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GermanNa.edu college student informaion for germanna
Germanna Community College is a public institution of higher education in Virginia's community college system. It serves residents of Fredericksburg and eight surrounding counties with accessible, affordable educational programs.
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2013 · one registrar since Jan 30, 2025 · no registrant change on record since 2010 · last checked Sep 26, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageNov 12, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described germanna.edu from Nov 12, 2013 to Nov 12, 2013 (1 edit).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2013Jul 1, 2013“Germanna Community College is a public institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System. As a comprehensive community college, Ger...”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2013
Registrar
EducauseJan 30, 2025 – Apr 26, 2025 (latest)Registrar Educause (IANA 365) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for germanna.edu, from Jan 30, 2025 to Apr 26, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Registrant
Registrant recordsJan 21, 2010 – May 17, 2026Registration records for germanna.edu are held from Jan 21, 2010 to May 17, 2026 (66 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No registrant changes recorded, 2010–2026
Zone file
No nameserver records held, May 2013 – Jan 2014Nameservers: va.usNameservers: va.usJan 21, 2010 – Apr 30, 2013Registration records listed va.us nameservers (ns1.cc.va.us, ns2.cc.va.us) for germanna.edu from Jan 21, 2010 to Apr 30, 2013.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
DigiCert IncDigiCert IncJul 9, 2025 – Nov 1, 2026 (latest)DigiCert Inc issued 32 certificates for germanna.edu from Jul 9, 2025, the latest valid until May 5, 2027. Seen in use on Sep 26, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Sep 26, 2026Entrust Limited
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (13)
Jan 21, 2010 – May 17, 2026Registrant: Registration records for germanna.edu are held from Jan 21, 2010 to May 17, 2026 (66 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jan 21, 2010 – Apr 30, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed va.us nameservers (ns1.cc.va.us, ns2.cc.va.us) for germanna.edu from Jan 21, 2010 to Apr 30, 2013.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jul 1, 2013AboutUs record: “Germanna Community College is a public institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System. As a comprehensive community college, Ger...”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2013
Nov 12, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described germanna.edu from Nov 12, 2013 to Nov 12, 2013 (1 edit).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jan 17, 2014 – May 17, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed vccs.edu nameservers (ns1.vccs.edu, ns2.vccs.edu) for germanna.edu from Jan 17, 2014 to May 17, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
All 4 safety checks passed (Nov 1, 2026).
Automated safety checks
DNS (passed)
HTTPS (passed)
Page metadata (passed)
Security headers (passed)
Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
not yet retrieved
Registrar and registration date not retrieved yet — we retry on every view.
latest result
HTTPS request succeeded for germanna.edu.
Current AboutUs record
Jul 15, 2026 – Aug 25, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 25, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Nameservers: vccs.edu
Nameservers: vccs.eduJan 17, 2014 – May 17, 2026Registration records listed vccs.edu nameservers (ns1.vccs.edu, ns2.vccs.edu) for germanna.edu from Jan 17, 2014 to May 17, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to vccs.eduJan 17, 2014germanna.edu's nameservers moved from va.us to vccs.edu at some point between Apr 30, 2013 and Jan 17, 2014. Last seen at va.us: Apr 30, 2013 (registration record). First seen at vccs.edu: Jan 17, 2014 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 9 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Entrust LimitedSep 18, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026Entrust Limited issued 3 certificates for germanna.edu from Sep 18, 2025, the latest valid until Oct 19, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Let's EncryptApr 2, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 4 certificates for germanna.edu from Apr 2, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 31, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sectigo LimitedSep 22, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Sectigo Limited issued 2 certificates for germanna.edu from Sep 22, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 23, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
AmazonSep 30, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Amazon issued 1 certificate for germanna.edu from Sep 30, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 15, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jan 17, 2014
Zone file: germanna.edu's nameservers moved from va.us to vccs.edu at some point between Apr 30, 2013 and Jan 17, 2014. Last seen at va.us: Apr 30, 2013 (registration record). First seen at vccs.edu: Jan 17, 2014 (registration record). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 9 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jan 30, 2025 – Apr 26, 2025Registrar: Registrar Educause (IANA 365) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for germanna.edu, from Jan 30, 2025 to Apr 26, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 9, 2025 – Nov 1, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 32 certificates for germanna.edu from Jul 9, 2025, the latest valid until May 5, 2027. Seen in use on Sep 26, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Sep 26, 2026
Sep 18, 2025 – Oct 19, 2026Certificate: Entrust Limited issued 3 certificates for germanna.edu from Sep 18, 2025, the latest valid until Oct 19, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Apr 2, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 4 certificates for germanna.edu from Apr 2, 2026, the latest valid until Dec 31, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jul 15, 2026 – Aug 25, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 25, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 22, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Certificate: Sectigo Limited issued 2 certificates for germanna.edu from Sep 22, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 23, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sep 30, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 1 certificate for germanna.edu from Sep 30, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 15, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
checked Sep 30, 2026
The site names Germanna Community College as the organisation behind it.
checked Sep 30, 2026
The live front page reads as an education or reference site that is a public service, mainly for students and teachers.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 67 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 67 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What germanna.edu said about itself, 2013
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2013
Germanna Community College is a public institution of higher education in the Virginia Community College System. As a comprehensive community college, Ger...
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.