John Tyler Community College, a public institution, was established in 1967. It has 3 campuses in Virginia in the cities of Chester, Midlothian and Richmond and enrols about 11,600 students. The College offers academic programs in the form of associate degrees, as well as shorter certificate and career studies certificate programs. The College has 3 divisions in the disciplines of Arts and Science, Professional and Technical studies, and Extended Learning and Distance Education and deal with subjects like Photography, Fine Arts, Visual Communication, Engineering, Nursing, Police Science and the like.