by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
John Tyler Community College was awarded 5 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is visual & performing arts.
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John Tyler Community College is ranked #1,365 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when John Tyler Community College held the #1,395 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
John Tyler Community College is also ranked #36 out of 57 schools in Virginia.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that John Tyler Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At John Tyler Community College, this rate is 22 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at John Tyler Community College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at John Tyler Community College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,440 undergraduates at John Tyler Community College with 2,173 being full-time and 7,267 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $4,337 | $5,549 | $6,882 | $8,959 | $11,113 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of John Tyler Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At John Tyler Community College, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $4,828 a year. That adds up to $19,312 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for John Tyler Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 13101 Route 1, Chester, VA 23831-5316 |
| Phone: | 804-796-4000 |
| Website: | https://www.brightpoint.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 425 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 132 | NA |
| Health Sciences & Services | 120 | NA |
| Nursing | 117 | NA |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 109 | NA |
| Other Visual Art | 73 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 50 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 49 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 46 | NA |
| Computer Science | 40 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 4,727 students took at least one online class at John Tyler Community College. This is a decrease from the 4,825 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,727 | 2,591 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,825 | 2,820 |
| 2020-2021 | 5,718 | 3,537 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,385 | 1,381 |
Learn more about online learning at John Tyler Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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