Tyler Junior College

Located in Tyler, Texas, Tyler Junior College occupies a 145-acre campus with classrooms, residential facilities, athletics, fine and performing arts, clubs, and student organizations. The College has served East Texas since 1926 and enrolls nearly 20,000 students annually, supported by 1,300 employees. Its graduates contribute to the regional economy, and 75% of alumni remain in the region.

Academic options include more than 135 degree and certificate programs, along with training and technical programs. Seven learning pathways cover business and entrepreneurship, creative and communication arts, general studies, healthcare professions, manufacturing, transportation and industry, public service, and science and technology. Students can prepare for transfer through an Associate of Art in General Studies or pursue career-focused study in areas such as nursing, dental hygiene, automotive technology, computer science, engineering design technology, criminal justice, culinary arts, and welding. TJC also offers the only Bachelor of Science in Dental Hygiene offered by a Texas community college.

Campus life includes more than 40 student clubs and organizations, intramural sports, leadership programs, theatre, music, the Apache Band, Apache Belles, and Apache Athletics. TJC teams have won 70 NJCAA national championships. The College provides an International Student: Steps to Enrollment pathway through admissions. Students can also apply for dual enrollment, transfer, transient, returning-student, and continuing-education options, depending on their plans.