Colleges in and near Northern Virginia

George Mason University is one of the largest and most popular schools in Northern Virginia. The campus is located in Fairfax. Northern Virginia Community College has various locations but does not have the residential campus like the other colleges. Many of the other listed schools are in Washington, DC, Maryland and parts outside of Northern Virginia. James Madision and Virginia Tech are within a couple hours of Northern Virginia, closer to the Shenandoah Mountains and also very popular. Virginia Tech is known by many as a great football school where such names as Michael Vick graduated. Marymount is also a popular college located in Arlington, which is closer to D.C.