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J. SARGEANT REYNOLDS AND JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGES SIGN ARTICULATION AGREEMENTS WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND SCHOOL OF CONTINUING STUDIES
RICHMOND, Va (July 24, 2006) - New agreements will help John Tyler Community College (JTCC) and J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC) students who meet certain criteria to seamlessly transition into a bachelor’s degree completion program at the University of Richmond School of Continuing Studies (SCS). The articulation agreements were signed on July 20 by Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Richmond June R. Aprille, J. Sargeant Reynolds President Gary L. Rhodes, and John Tyler President Marshall W. Smith.
Under the agreement, the SCS will guarantee acceptance to any JTCC or JSRCC student who has completed an associate of applied arts, associate of arts and sciences, or associate of applied science degree with an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.0 out of a possible 4.0 GPA from all college work attempted. Students from either JTCC or JSRCC will also have the option of applying to the SCS immediately after they begin their educations at either community college so that they may begin planning for their eventual transfer to the SCS. The agreement will allow credits from either community college to transfer to the SCS’ Emergency Services Management, Human Resource Management, Information Systems or IT Management, Liberal Arts (including preparation for the Teacher Licensure certificate and the Weekend College Program), or Paralegal Studies bachelor’s degree programs.
“John Tyler Community College has a longstanding positive relationship with the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Richmond,” says Dr. Smith. “This formal agreement solidifies and expands that relationship in a number of important academic areas. Our students have been warmly received and, in turn, have gained an outstanding education. This new arrangement will foster more success in educating people in the greater Richmond area and I am very pleased that John Tyler is a part of it.”
"We are very proud to join John Tyler Community College and the University of Richmond, School of Continuing Studies in a partnership that will continue to serve the life-long learning needs of individuals and organizations throughout the Greater-Richmond area," said Dr. Rhodes.
John Tyler Community College is a two-year, public institution of higher education and is the sixth largest of the 23 community colleges in Virginia. With campuses in Chester and Midlothian and off-campus classrooms throughout the area, John Tyler serves more than 8,500 students each year who are primarily from Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Dinwiddie, Hopewell, Petersburg, Prince George, Surry and Sussex.
Serving over 17,000 students annually, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College is the youngest and third largest of 23 community colleges in Virginia. The College consists of three campuses to serve residents in the City of Richmond and the counties of Henrico, Hanover, Goochland, Powhatan and Louisa.
