CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – John Tyler Community College will hold its 47th annual commencement ceremony on Friday, May 15, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. The ceremony will take place at the College’s Chester Campus, located at 13101 Jefferson Davis Highway. The graduating class will be approximately 1,014 strong.
The commencement address will be delivered by Chesterfield County Director of Economic Development E. Wilson Davis, Jr. Before joining Chesterfield in 2006, Davis worked for American Electric Power in Roanoke, where he served as state manager of economic development. Prior to that, he was the director of international marketing for the Virginia Department of Economic Development. In that role, he was responsible for the Commonwealth’s international and trades programs, as well as its overseas offices. Davis is past president of the Virginia Economic Developers Association and past chair of the Economic Development Committee of the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce. He is also past chair of the John Tyler Community College Foundation Board, on which he still serves as a board member. He also is presently on the boards of Virginia Capital, the Japan-Virginia Society, and the Chesterfield Chamber of Commerce.
John Tyler Community College is the fifth largest of the 23 community colleges in Virginia. With campuses in Chester and Midlothian and off-campus classrooms throughout the area, John Tyler offers quality and economical opportunities for students who want to earn a degree or certificate, transfer to a four-year college or university, train for the workforce, or switch careers. The College, which served nearly 14,000 students during the 2013-14 academic year, offers 18 associate degrees, seven certificates, and 36 career studies certificates. The institution also serves more than 13,000 non-credit trainees and over 1,000 companies and government agencies annually through the Community College Workforce Alliance.