NRCC Homeschool and Private School Advising

08/17/2026

Still looking for elective courses for your homeschooled junior or senior? Online introductory courses still available in: Criminal Justice, Psychology, Business, Computer Science, Community Health, Welding, and more. Classes begin Monday! Contact [email protected] to enroll your student now.

08/13/2026

Save the Dates! More details coming soon, but go ahead and save the dates for any field trips of interest! Spread the word!

08/05/2026

It's not too late to add Dual Enrollment classes to your junior or senior year HS curriculum! Earn college credit and complete your HS diploma at the same time. Classes begin 8/24! Click below to access information about Independent Dual Enrollment at NRCC.

New River Community College (NRCC) is a comprehensive community college located in the New River Valley of Virginia. At NRCC you can prepare for the future with any of our various occupational programs or college transfer courses.

08/04/2026

SAVE THE DATE! The VACRAO College Fair will be at NRCC on Friday, 9/4 from 9:30-11:30AM. HS sophomores through seniors should stop by to meet with dozens of college representatives from schools all over the state of Virginia and beyond!

07/13/2026

Want to go ahead and get college biology out of the way while still in HS? Register today for BIO 101 through NRCC and count it as your junior or senior lab science while also earning transferable college credit. Bio 101+lab is available both in-person and online for the fall semester. Email [email protected] to learn more!

07/09/2026

Have a HS junior or senior who might be interested in earning an EMT certification? NRCC and our partner CVCC could make it happen through DE coursework. Email [email protected] to learn more.

07/08/2026

Have a HS junior or senior who is thinking they may want to study Psychology in college? Why wait? Introduce them to the field now with a DE class or two through NRCC. Principles of Psychology, Psychopathology, and Developmental Psychology are all offered online this fall! Contact [email protected] to enroll for the Fall semester.

06/30/2026

Have a HS junior or senior interested in pursuing the Nursing AAS degree? Consider adding BIO 101 (General Bio 1) or NAS-2 (Foundations of Life Science) to their HS curriculum so that they'll meet prerequisite requirements for the BIO 141 course required in the first semester of the nursing program. Contact [email protected] to enroll for the Fall semester.

06/25/2026

Have a HS junior or senior interested in studying Business? Add a course to their curriculum next year to help them gain exposure. Available online this fall: Introduction to Business, Foundations of Entrepreneurship, Organizational Behavior, and Introduction to Business Law. Contact [email protected] to enroll!

06/17/2026

Has your just-graduated HS senior sent final transcripts to their next institution? It's that time of year for NRCC and most other colleges as well. Be sure to include a graduation date!