Brightpoint Community College
Brightpoint Community College, formerly John Tyler Community College, is a public community college in central Virginia. It has two campuses: one in Chester, Virginia, and one in Midlothian, Virginia.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $5,950
- Undergraduate enrollment: 12,096
- Graduation rate (150%): 38%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 31%
- Student to faculty ratio: 23:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $41,223
- Median earnings (8 years): $37,040
- Median earnings (6 years): $35,568
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Chester, VA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Brightpoint Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Nursing, Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other (194 bachelor's)
- Nursing (144 associate)
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology (122 bachelor's)
- General Studies (97 associate)
- Health Services (94 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (73 associate)
- Psychology (48 associate)
- Biological and Physical Sciences (47 associate)
- Funeral Service and Mortuary Science (45 associate)
- Computer Science (88 associate)
Degree mix: Business 20%, Engineering 6%, Computer Science 17%, Health 48%, Psychology 7%, Communication 2%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Brightpoint Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,150 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $4,150
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $4,803
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $6,376
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $8,764
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $11,669
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,082
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $11,520
- Books and supplies: $1,470
- Off-campus room and board: $9,970
- Off-campus with family: $4,430
- Typical cost of attendance: $12,196
- Sticker vs net gap: 51%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 23%
- Federal loan recipients: 3%
- Average institutional grant: $1,646
- Average federal loan: $5,443
- Median debt at graduation: $9,500
Admissions
Brightpoint Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 12,096
- Women: 58%
- Part-time undergraduates: 65%
- Age 25 and older: 22%
- Graduation rate: 38%
- Come back after freshman year: 68%
- First-generation: 42%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 32%
- Student to faculty: 23:1
- Professor salary: $84,575
- Associate professor salary: $79,698
- Assistant professor salary: $75,187
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Brightpoint Community College acceptance rate? Brightpoint Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Brightpoint Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,150 a year after aid. Average net price is $5,950.
What majors does Brightpoint Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Nursing, Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology, General Studies, Health Services.
What is the average salary after Brightpoint Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $41,223 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Brightpoint Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 31% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 38%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Brightpoint Community College official site: see the campus website.