Editing Fairfax County, Virginia (section)

===Colleges and universities===
{{Further|George Mason University|University of Fairfax|VCU School of Medicine}}
[[George Mason University]] is just outside the city of [[Fairfax, Virginia|Fairfax]], near the geographic center of Fairfax County. [[Northern Virginia Community College]] (NVCC) serves Fairfax County with campuses in [[Annandale, Virginia|Annandale]] and [[Springfield, Virginia|Springfield]] and a center in [[Reston, Virginia|Reston]] that is a satellite branch of the Loudoun campus. The NVCC [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]] campus borders Fairfax County. The [[CIA University|Central Intelligence Agency University]] and its [[Sherman Kent School for Intelligence Analysis]] are both located in Fairfax County, specifically in [[Chantilly, Virginia|Chantilly]] and [[Reston, Virginia|Reston]] respectively. 
George Mason University faculty have twice won the [[Nobel Prize in Economics]]. George Mason University economics professors [[James M. Buchanan]] and [[Vernon L. Smith]] won it in 1986 and 2002, respectively.<ref>[http://walterewilliams.com/another-nobel-laureate/ Another Nobel Laureate] Walter E. Williams, GMU, Department of Economics, October 14, 2002</ref>

The [[University of Fairfax]], a for-profit [[proprietary college]] and alleged [[diploma mill]] was once headquartered in [[Vienna, Virginia]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=List of Black Listed Universities in USA |url=http://www.msinus.com/content/427-black-listed-universities-usa/comments3.html |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=MS in US |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=du Plessis |first=Carien |date=March 1, 2015 |title=SA's US ambassador in new 'dodgy degree' drama |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/sas-us-ambassador-in-new-dodgy-degree-drama-20150301 |access-date=June 4, 2023 |website=News24 |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Virginia Commonwealth University]]'s [[VCU School of Medicine|School of Medicine]] recently constructed a medical campus wing at [[Inova Fairfax Hospital]] in order to allow third- and fourth-year medical students to study at other state-of-the-art facilities in [[Northern Virginia]].<ref name="vcu inova">{{cite web|url=http://www.inova.org/clinical-education-and-research/education/education-for-students/vcu-school-of-medicine-inova-campus/index.jsp|title=VCU School of Medicine – Inova Campus|publisher=Virginia Commonwealth University|access-date=April 30, 2009|archive-date=May 13, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090513124519/http://www.inova.org/clinical-education-and-research/education/education-for-students/vcu-school-of-medicine-inova-campus/index.jsp|url-status=dead}}</ref>