Charlottesville, Virginia

Located in Central Virginia just east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, and 100 miles south of Washington, D.C., Charlottesville offers stunning natural beauty, a thriving art, music, and food culture, and an ever-growing list of things to do.

In the span of a single day, you can hike part of the Appalachian trail, attend a concert, enjoy a memorable meal at one of Charlottesville’s many celebrated restaurants (we rank among the nation’s top 15 places with the most restaurants per capita), stroll the historic Downtown Mall, and explore Monticello, tour the Fralin Museum, visit the Jefferson School African American Heritage Center, or enjoy world-class wineries in some of the most beautiful landscapes on the East Coast.

Whatever you do, Charlottesville brings together the best of many worlds, offering the livability and community of a small city with the amenities and cultural attractions of a metropolis. For more information visit https://www.visitcharlottesville.org/.

UVA | Northern Virginia

In 2017, UVA’s Darden School of Business opened a new facility in the Washington, D.C. metro area. In 2021, the University announced its formal expansion into Northern Virginia through UVA|NOVA. The University’s expanded presence for both degree and non-degree workforce training programs will also operate out of the University’s Rosslyn location. Greg Fairchild is the Isidore Horween Research Professor of Business Administration and Dean and CEO of UVA | Northern Virginia. UVA|NOVA is the center point of UVA’s efforts to better serve the commonwealth by bringing new academic programming and research to Northern Virginia.

With expansive views of the capital region, proximity to businesses such as Amazon, government entities such as the Pentagon, and transportation hubs such as Reagan National Airport - UVA is working to coordinate and expand its already strong programs in NOVA. Several UVA schools currently offer programs that matriculate more than 500 students per year. To name a few examples: The Darden School of Business offers executive education programs, and Executive MBA.  The School of Education and Human Development offers certificate programs and coursework for educators seeking to sharpen their skills and advance their careers. McIntire School of Commerce offers a Master of Science in the management of IT. The School of Continuing and Professional Studies offers a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies degree. And the School of Data Science offers courses that cut across schools and are geared toward a range of professionals in the area, especially those who want to integrate their current skills with the accelerating need for data science skills.

Home to about 6.3 million residents, NOVA is a growing and diverse population that presents an extraordinary opportunity for UVA to offer education and training to residents who will go on to live and work in the region—and, in doing so, serve the Commonwealth and the nation.