General Information
The safety of students, faculty and staff is of the utmost importance to John Tyler Community College. When inclement weather is expected or has affected the service area, the College will make every effort to report closings in a timely and accurate manner. The challenge faced by the College is that weather and conditions often change throughout the day and evening. The College will make every effort to notify students, faculty and staff of closing information at the times indicated below.

Please note: Driving conditions within the College’s service area may vary because of differences in weather patterns. Students should exercise their own judgment when determining if it is prudent to attend classes.

John Tyler Community College Service Area
The service area consists of the cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell, and Petersburg; and the counties of Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry, and Sussex. If one campus must close due to inclement weather, both campuses (Chester and Midlothian) will close. In addition, the JTCC Nursing Education Center and the Community College Workforce Alliance (CCWA) at the Featherstone Professional Center also will close.

College Closed
When the College announces that it is closed, all day and evening classes are cancelled and administrative offices are closed. This decision is generally made between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., and calls are made to local television and radio stations immediately thereafter. This applies to weekday and weekend classes.

Day Classes
When the College announces that day classes are cancelled, all classes that start between 8:00 a.m. and 4:59 p.m. are cancelled, and administrative offices are closed as well. The decision is generally made between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., and calls are made to local television and radio stations immediately thereafter. This applies to weekday and weekend classes.

Evening Classes
When the College announces that evening classes are cancelled, all classes that start at 5:00 p.m. or later are cancelled, and administrative offices are closed as well. The decision is generally made between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., and calls are made to local television and radio stations immediately thereafter. This applies to weekday and weekend classes.

Delayed Openings
When the College announces it is opening late, classes scheduled to begin before the delayed opening time will not meet.

Services Available
When the College is open, it is assumed that all scheduled services are available. For example, if the College cancels day classes but decides to open for evening classes, all offices and services normally available in the evening are to be made available.

Notifying Classes in Progress
If the College must close after day or evening classes already have begun, John Tyler security and other College personnel will notify faculty, staff, and students in administrative and instructional areas. An announcement will be made to local television and radio stations immediately thereafter.

Notification of Closings and Delays
The College will use the following to notify the public of any closings or delays:

• Local television and radio stations announcements.
• The following television stations will be notified by the College:
• WTVR Channel 6
• WRIC Channel 8
• WWBT Channel 12
• The following radio stations will be notified by the College:
• 88.9 FM – WCVE
• 92.1 FM – WCDX
• 94.5 FM – WRVQ
• 95.3 FM – WKHK
• 96.5 FM – WKLR
• 98.1 FM – WTVR
• 99.3 FM – WKJS
• 101.1 FM – WDYL
• 102.1 FM – WRXL
• 103.7 FM – WMXB
• 104.7 FM – WPZZ
• 105.7 FM – WKJM
• 106.5 FM – WBTJ
• 910 AM – WRNL
• 1140 AM – WRVA
• 1240 AM - WROU
• Message will appear on the homepage of the College’s web site.
  Please Note: If the College’s computer network is down, the College's web site cannot be updated.
• Recorded message will be placed on the following College telephone numbers:
  1-800-552-3490 and 804-796-4000.