Fairfax University, founded in 1970, is located in Fairfax Town, northern Virginia. Lord Fairfax Community College (Middleton) is a comprehensive institution of higher learning with multiple campuses. Lord Fairfax Community College (Middleton) offers more than 75 AD (certificate of two-year university courses) and certificates in various disciplines, and also offers the opportunity to obtain credit transfer courses, so that graduates can transfer to four-year universities.