For specific questions which require us to access your academic record, you should use the meccounselor@nvcc.edu email. Please use your vccs student email and provide us with your question and EMPL ID number. For privacy reasons and a faster response, please refrain from using the MEC Blog to ask specific questions relating to your status. [...]
We understand that some students as well as counselors/faculty advisors may have difficulty explaining the differences between HIM, HIT and HIS programs. The following information was provided by Chidinma Onyedike-former Career Specialist in the HIS Department at the MEC Campus. H.I.M stands for Health Information Management. HIM is comprised of employees who manage healthcare information. [...]
I am reading some of the evaluations of my SDV 101 faculty and some students will make the comment that they have already taken SDV 100-College Success Skills. The following students are exempt from taking SDV 101 for program admission: You have already taken SDV 100 or another SDV course at NOVA You have transferred in [...]
We do not have wait lists for Nursing and Allied Health programs. Years and years ago some MEC programs did have wait lists (sometimes the wait would be over one year). Currently, students apply and are either accepted or denied admission into the entering class. Right now the following programs are competitive: Nursing, Dental Hygiene and Radiography. Sonography [...]
If you are a student who is interested in applying to either MEC Nursing or Allied Health programs, this workshop is for you! At this academic advising week workshop, we will: review admissions requirements, discuss how to prioritize pre-requisites/plan ahead for course selection, discuss frequently asked questions/common mistakes, and provide other program options (if not [...]
Students, faculty and staff! If you have not already noticed, there is no longer the two step process to apply for Allied Health Degree programs (at the present time this does not include Nursing). In the past students had to submit a checklist to MEC Student Services and an advisor would verify whether students met [...]
One of the biggest referrals we receive at MEC has to do with transcript evaluation and whether courses will transfer into Nursing and Allied Health programs. Please read the following below about the transcript evaluation process at MEC: Students should submit their official college transcript (sealed and unopened) to MEC Campus Student Services (Rm. 202). They [...]
Welcome to our NOVA Medical Education Campus Blog where we will be providing useful and up-to-date information to students, faculty, and staff on admissions, academic advising, counseling and student success initiatives. Unlike most disciplines at NOVA, students must apply and obtain admission to MEC Nursing and Allied Health programs. Therefore, students have to be successful in [...]
