University of Northern Virginia

The University of Northern Virginia or UNVA is an unaccredited for-profit private undergraduate and graduate university located in Northern Virginia. Founded in 1998, the university offers bachelors, Masters and doctoral degrees. The school has locations in Annandale, Manassas, and Centreville, Virginia, as well as international locations in Prague, Hong Kong, and London.

Although UNVA is not well known within the United States, it calls itself the most popular American university for students from India. However, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided UNVA offices and informed school officials on July 28, 2011, that the government was ending UNVA's authorization to admit foreign students.

Ownership and governance

UNVA's founder and majority owner is Daniel Ho, an entrepreneur who owns Super Q Mart International Food, which operates three grocery stores in the Washington, DC, area. It is headed by a chancellor, David V. Lee.

Enrollment

A March 2011 article in The Chronicle of Higher Education compared UNVA's enrollment practices and business model to those of Tri-Valley University, a California institution that was forced to close after facing an investigation for visa fraud.Tom Bartlett, Karin Fischer,...
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