CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – A special meeting of the John Tyler Community College Board has been called to discuss a personnel matter concerning John Tyler Community College’s presidential search. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 3:30 p.m. It will take place at the College’s Chester Campus, located at 13101 Jefferson Davis Highway, in Bird Hall, room B123. The College Board still will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on May 9, 2013.
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. 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 more than 14,895 students during the 2011-12 academic year, offers 18 associate degrees, eight certificates, and 35 career studies certificates. 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. The College also is committed to sustainability. In July 2010, it received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification for Hamel Hall on its Midlothian Campus, becoming the first in the Virginia Community College System to receive such recognition. John Tyler Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.