Thomas Nelson Community College
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Thomas Nelson Community College (abbreviated form: TNCC) is a two-year college located in Virginia
. It has two campuses - one located in Hampton
, and the other in James City County
near Williamsburg
. It also has two education centers The Southeast Higher Education Center in Newport News
and the Williamsburg Discovery Center in Williamsburg
.http://tncc.edu/campuses-centers/ The institution is one of the twenty-three colleges in the Virginia Community College System
. It mostly serves students living on the Peninsula region of Hampton Roads
, but it also has students from other parts of southeastern Virginia.
who represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and was its Governor in 1781. He is regarded as one of the U.S. Founding Fathers since he signed the Declaration of Independence as a member of the Virginia delegation Declaration of Independence
http://tncc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1441&Itemid=384. He served as Governor of Virginia in 1781. Nelson County, Virginia
and Nelson County, Kentucky
are also named in his honor. The construction of TNCC began in August 1967. Four buildings were planned for construction, and the cornerstone was laid in December 1967. More than 1,200 Students began classes on September 20th, 1968, and the first class of students graduated with associate degrees on June 13th, 1970http://tncc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1441&Itemid=384.
Dr. Schexnider earned a B.A. degree in Political Science at Grambling State University. He received the M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University where he held Norman Wait Harris, Ford Foundation and Woodrow Wilson fellowships.
He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including the J. Sergeant Reynolds Award for Outstanding Service in Public Administration, The Grambling State University Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Alpha Phi Alpha Distinguished Educator of the Year Award, and the Grambling State University Hall of Fame.
Dr. Schexnider is a co-author of Blacks and the Military (Brookings Institution) and has written extensively on public management and higher education. He has served on the editorial boards of Public Administration Review and the Journal of Power and Ethics. He was featured in two documentaries regarding construction of the Alaska Canada Highway, one produced for American Legacy in 2003 and another produced for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) American Experience Series in 2005.
He serves on several boards including the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Board of Trustees of Excelsior College (New York), Chairman of the Innovation Integration Board of South Carolina, the Board of Governors of the Town Point Club, the Board of the United Way and the Board of Smart Beginnings of South Hampton Roads. He is also a former trustee of Marketwatch Funds and Wachovia Funds and Municipal Funds. http://www.tncc.edu/about/about_president.php
Thomas Nelson Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools http://tncc.edu/about-2/general-information-2/
The completion rate is approx 17%.
2010-2011: 16,306 (2.9 % increase)
2009-2010: 15,834, (2 % increase)
2008-2009: 15,512 students (10.2 % increase)
2007-2008: 13,932 students (1.6 % decrease)
2006-2007: 14,170, (7.4 % increase)
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. It has two campuses - one located in Hampton
Hampton, Virginia
Hampton is an independent city that is not part of any county in Southeast Virginia. Its population is 137,436. As one of the seven major cities that compose the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, it is on the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula. Located on the Hampton Roads Beltway, it hosts...
, and the other in James City County
James City County, Virginia
James City County is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Its population was 67,009 , and it is often associated with Williamsburg, an independent city, and Jamestown which is within the...
near Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
. It also has two education centers The Southeast Higher Education Center in Newport News
Newport News, Virginia
Newport News is an independent city located in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia. It is at the southeastern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending southeast from Skiffe's Creek along many miles of waterfront to the river's mouth at Newport News...
and the Williamsburg Discovery Center in Williamsburg
Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg is an independent city located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of Virginia, USA. As of the 2010 Census, the city had an estimated population of 14,068. It is bordered by James City County and York County, and is an independent city...
.http://tncc.edu/campuses-centers/ The institution is one of the twenty-three colleges in the Virginia Community College System
Virginia Community College System
The Virginia Community College System oversees a network of 23 community colleges in Virginia, which serve residents of Virginia and provide 2-year degrees and various specialty training and certifications. In 2006, the Virginia Community College System's annual enrollment rate topped 233,00...
. It mostly serves students living on the Peninsula region of Hampton Roads
Virginia Peninsula
The Virginia Peninsula is a peninsula in southeast Virginia, USA, bounded by the York River, James River, Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay.Hampton Roads is the common name for the metropolitan area that surrounds the body of water of the same name...
, but it also has students from other parts of southeastern Virginia.
History
The college was named after Thomas Nelson, Jr. (December 26, 1738 – January 4, 1789) was an American planter, soldier, and statesman from Yorktown, VirginiaYorktown, Virginia
Yorktown is a census-designated place in York County, Virginia, United States. The population was 220 in the 2000 census. It is the county seat of York County, one of the eight original shires formed in colonial Virginia in 1634....
who represented Virginia in the Continental Congress and was its Governor in 1781. He is regarded as one of the U.S. Founding Fathers since he signed the Declaration of Independence as a member of the Virginia delegation Declaration of Independence
United States Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. John Adams put forth a...
http://tncc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1441&Itemid=384. He served as Governor of Virginia in 1781. Nelson County, Virginia
Nelson County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 14,445 people, 5,887 households, and 4,144 families residing in the county. The population density was 31 people per square mile . There were 8,554 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile...
and Nelson County, Kentucky
Nelson County, Kentucky
Nelson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 43,437. Its county seat is Bardstown. The county is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
are also named in his honor. The construction of TNCC began in August 1967. Four buildings were planned for construction, and the cornerstone was laid in December 1967. More than 1,200 Students began classes on September 20th, 1968, and the first class of students graduated with associate degrees on June 13th, 1970http://tncc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1441&Itemid=384.
President
Alvin Shexnider, Ph.D., is President of Thomas Nelson Community College in Hampton, Virginia. Before retiring in April 2007, he was Executive Vice President of Norfolk State University where he also served as Acting President and Interim President. A former Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University, he has held faculty and administrative positions at Southern University, Syracuse University, The Federal Executive Institute, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Virginia Commonwealth University and Wake Forest University.Dr. Schexnider earned a B.A. degree in Political Science at Grambling State University. He received the M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University where he held Norman Wait Harris, Ford Foundation and Woodrow Wilson fellowships.
He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and is the recipient of numerous honors and awards including the J. Sergeant Reynolds Award for Outstanding Service in Public Administration, The Grambling State University Distinguished Alumni Award, and the Alpha Phi Alpha Distinguished Educator of the Year Award, and the Grambling State University Hall of Fame.
Dr. Schexnider is a co-author of Blacks and the Military (Brookings Institution) and has written extensively on public management and higher education. He has served on the editorial boards of Public Administration Review and the Journal of Power and Ethics. He was featured in two documentaries regarding construction of the Alaska Canada Highway, one produced for American Legacy in 2003 and another produced for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) American Experience Series in 2005.
He serves on several boards including the Board of Trustees of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Board of Trustees of Excelsior College (New York), Chairman of the Innovation Integration Board of South Carolina, the Board of Governors of the Town Point Club, the Board of the United Way and the Board of Smart Beginnings of South Hampton Roads. He is also a former trustee of Marketwatch Funds and Wachovia Funds and Municipal Funds. http://www.tncc.edu/about/about_president.php
Tuition & Accreditation
As of fall 2010, tuition for in-state students is $101.00 per credit hour. Tuition for out-of-state students is $279.60 per hour. Institutional fee for fall and spring is $10.50 per semester, and is $7.25 for summer semesters. The VCCS technology fee is $6.50 per credit hour. Out-of-state students must pay a capitol fee of $15.00 per credit hourhttp://www.tncc.edu/tuition/.Thomas Nelson Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools http://tncc.edu/about-2/general-information-2/
Programs
TNCC offers 50 associate degree programs, and has over 60 certificate programshttp://tncc.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1579&Itemid=242.The completion rate is approx 17%.
Enrollment
More than 16,300 students enrolled at Thomas Nelson Community College in 2010-2011, a 2.9 percent increase and a record high for the institution.http://www.dailypress.com/news/education/dp-nws-tncc-enrollment-20110730,0,2875643.story2010-2011: 16,306 (2.9 % increase)
2009-2010: 15,834, (2 % increase)
2008-2009: 15,512 students (10.2 % increase)
2007-2008: 13,932 students (1.6 % decrease)
2006-2007: 14,170, (7.4 % increase)