with fairfax university or with george mason university also located in fairfax virginia . university of fairfax type private industry higher education founded 2002 founder potomac educational foundation headquarters vienna virginia owner the university of fairfax inc 1 website ufairfax.edu the university of fairfax is an institution of higher education headquartered in vienna virginia . it offers cybersecurity graduate degrees master of science doctor of science and doctor of information assurance as well as graduate certificates in information systems . 2 the entire program is provided via instructor led conference calls and online instruction . the certification training center for continuing professional education was established to support the continuing professional education needs of students and alumni . through this center the university provides support by co sponsoring information security certification training and provides complimentary online tools to aid in preparing for the cissp certification exam . citation needed university of fairfax is accredited by the distance education accrediting commission deac an accrediting commission recognized by the united states department of education . 3 history edit the university of fairfax was founded by the non profit potomac education foundation in 2002 . 4 the institution received approval from virginia authorities in 2002 and started classes in 2003 . virginia regulations allow new institutions to operate for up to 10 years while seeking accreditation with an accreditor recognized by the u.s. department of education . 5 before attaining full accreditation in 2012 it had approval to operate from the state council of higher education for virginia as a non accredited university . 6 along with the northern virginia technology council and the professional services council the university cosponsored a conference on the shortage of cleared information security professionals in january 2003 highlighting the national need . this conference generated support for the university from employers including accenture northrop grumman ernst & young and saic . citation needed the university enrolled its first cohort of graduate students from the washington metropolitan area in july 2003 and initiated online instructional delivery via the ecollege platform in april 2004 . citation needed the first graduates of the university of fairfax earned their master of science degrees in october 2004 ; the university awarded its first doctoral degrees in february 2007 . citation needed in november 2007 fairfax announced that beginning in january 2008 it would collaborate with jones international university s school of business to offer a dual degree program leading to both a master s or doctoral degree from fairfax and a master of business administration in information security management from jones international . 7 its first president was dr. victor berlin an educator who earlier had operated or established three other post secondary educational institutions . 8 the university was established for the purpose of assuring a supply of qualified information security personnel ; consistent with that purpose its motto is secure your future latin munite futurum . 2 it operates as a non profit entity . 4 not in citation given david oxenhandler was elected president of the university in 2010 . 9 the current president is dr. dominic boakye boamah . 10 in 2010 the distance education accrediting commission deac listed the school as an applicant for accreditation 11 and in january 2012 the deac approved it for full accreditation . 12 13 the foundation had previously founded potomac college in 1989 which subsequently received accreditation under acics in 1994 also under the tenure of dr. berlin as president . later in 1994 maryland state officials determined that it would only be able to operate if dr. berlin and his wife had neither an ownership stake in nor decision making powers over that institution . 8 in addition the foundation has had several different presidents and deans in recent years . clarification needed references edit university of fairfax inc retrieved 2012 02 16 a b about the university page university of fairfax website accessed august 12 2007 report from the accrediting commission pdf detc bulletin distance education and training council number 3 2 february 9 2012 a b about us university of fairfax retrieved february 12 2012 regulations governing the approval of certain institutions to confer degrees diplomas and certificates state council of higher education for virginia accessed september 5 2007 archived february 15 2005 at the wayback machine . private & out of state colleges & universities certified to operate in virginia state council of higher education for virginia schev website accessed september 10 2010 jones international university to expand online information security mba degree in collaboration with the university of fairfax press release november 21 2007 a b to berlin college is big business by ellen mccarthy the washington post monday december 8 2003 ; page e01 dead link university of fairfax announces new president pdf . university of fairfax . 17 september 2010 . retrieved 11 february 2011 . meet the president university of fairfax . detc bulletin number 3 february 2 2010 page 8 report from the accrediting commission pdf deac bulletin distance education and training council number 3 2 february 9 2012 university of fairfax press release pdf february 10 2012 external links edit university of fairfax official website v t e fairfax county virginia northern virginia washington metropolitan area baltimore washington metropolitan area administration fairfax county public schools fairfax county board of supervisors fairfax county park authority fairfax county economic development authority fairfax county public library fairfax county fire and rescue department fairfax county police department fairfax county sheriff s office organizations fairfax county chamber of commerce fairfax symphony orchestra landmarks fairfax county government center wolf trap national park for the performing arts inova fairfax hospital mount vernon gunston hall tysons corner center washington & old dominion railroad regional park great falls park steven f. udvar hazy center washington and old dominion railway fort belvoir transportation air manassas regional airport washington dulles international airport roads fairfax county parkway springfield interchange virginia state route 123 dulles toll road va 267 transit fairfax connector silver line virginia railway express manassas line fredericksburg line culture battles battle of chantilly first battle of bull run second battle of bull run events celebrate fairfax education george mason university university of fairfax northern virginia community college coordinates 37 17 34 n 79 59 29 w 37.29278 n 79.99139 w 37.29278 ; 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