Community College Workforce Alliance

John Tyler Community College (JTTC) and J. Sargeant Reynodls Community College (JSRCC) are joining forces to create a new workforce development entity that will provide business, industry and government in the greater Richmond area with a single source for workforce development. The new organization is named the Community College Workforce Alliance.

The vision behind the alliance is to maximize the talents and resources of both institutions’ current workforce development centers in an effort to provide the greater Richmond area with a world-class regional workforce development organization.

“JTCC is looking forward to working closely with our colleagues at JSRCC in an effort to better serve the business community through one workforce development unit,” said Dr. Marshall Smith, president of JTCC. “Combining the talents and resources of both institutions makes good business sense, especially in a time of shrinking budgets and state support.”

The Community College Workforce Alliance will provide a variety of advantages to the business community, including:

• Business and government will have a single source for workforce development in the greater Richmond area
• Economic development can promote and draw upon regional workforce supports
• The strengths of each institution will be combined to serve customers
  Programs, services and the talents of faculty and staff will be optimized

The alliance will offer classes and operate out of the existing workforce development centers at JTCC and JSRCC. The head of the alliance and interim vice president of workforce development is Ron Laux. Laux’s previous position was dean of workforce development at JTCC. In his interim position, he will report to both the president of JSRCC and the president of JTCC. In the 11 years that Laux has served at JTCC, he has developed a successful workforce development center that currently serves approximately 11,000 students and 1,400 companies annually.

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. From campuses in Chester and Midlothian and off-campus classrooms throughout the area, JTCC offers quality and economical opportunities in workforce development and training, transfer to four-year institutions and recreation and personal interest. The College serves more than 8,500 for-credit and 11,000 non-credit students each year and offers 28 associate degrees and 44 certificates.

For more information, please contact Linnie Carter at (804) 706-5006 or lcarter@jtcc.edu