For Immediate Release: October 22, 2009

CHESTER and MIDLOTHIAN, Va. – The public is invited to attend the upcoming meeting of the John Tyler Community College Board on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 3:00 p.m. The meeting will take place at the College’s Midlothian Campus, located at 800 Charter Colony Parkway, in the Administration Building, room B207. A sign-up sheet will be made available 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting for those persons interested in addressing the board.

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 12,600 students during the 2008 – 09 academic year, offers 18 associate degrees, six certificates and 36 career studies certificates. The institution also serves 22,000 non-credit students and more than 800 companies and government agencies annually through the Community College Workforce Alliance. John Tyler Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.