Type Public Students 14,522 (2010-2011) Total enrollment 14,895 (2011) | Established 1967 (1967) Phone +1 804-796-4000 Founded 1967 | |
President Dr. Edward "Ted" Raspiller Location Chester, Virginia, United States Affiliations Virginia Community College System Address 13101 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Chester, VA 23831, USA Undergraduate tuition and fees Local tuition: 4,150 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 9,988 USD (2015) Similar J Sargeant Reynolds Communi, Richard Bland College, Southside Virginia Communi, Germanna Community College, Rappahannock Community College Profiles | ||
John tyler community college
John Tyler Community College is a two-year, public institution of higher education and is the fifth largest of the 23 community colleges in Virginia. John Tyler is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and offers 17 associate degree programs, eight certificate programs, and 36 career studies certificate programs. During the 2010-2011 academic year, the college served more than 14,500 students. The institution also serves 15,000 non-credit students and more than 1,000 companies and government agencies annually through the Community College Workforce Alliance. John Tyler is the first college in the Virginia Community College System to be recognized for its sustainability efforts. In July 2010, it received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification for its Midlothian Campus Science Building. The college, which opened in 1967, is named after Virginia native John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States. It serves the cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg and the counties of Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry and Sussex.
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John Tyler Community College has two campuses - one in Chester, Virginia, and one in Midlothian, Virginia. The college's Nursing Education Center is located on the Johnston-Willis Campus of CJW Medical Center.