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On this page below the city data, you’ll also find a list of the Universities and Colleges in Chester. Clicking on the Colleges's name will take you to a profile containing contact information, program facts, tuition and fees, affiliation and accreditation, admission requirements, information on student enrollment, and much more. Being able to see all the college options in a city can help you decide whether college or university study in Chester is right for you.
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CHESTER, VIRGINIA QUICK STATSCounty: Chesterfield
Elevation: 150 feet
Land Area: 13.0 square miles
Population Density: 1579 people per square mile
Population: 20,507
Races (City): White Non-Hispanic (79.6%), Black (13.4%), Hispanic (3.1%), Two or more races (1.5%), Other race (1.1%), American Indian (0.9%), Korean (0.8%)
Ancestries (City): United States (14.4%), English (13.8%), German (12.2%), Irish (10.1%), Italian (3.4%), Scottish (2.2%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Richmond, VA (12.9 miles , pop. 197,790)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Norfolk, VA (72.5 miles , pop. 234,403)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (220.8 miles , pop. 1,517,550)
Nearest cities: Bellwood, VA (1.9 miles ), Chesterfield Court House, VA (2.0 miles ), Colonial Heights, VA (2.6 miles ), Bensley, VA (2.6 miles ), Ettrick, VA (2.8 miles ), Hopewell, VA (2.9 miles ), Matoaca, VA (3.0 miles ), Fort Lee, VA (3.0 miles )
Chester Compared to State Average: Black race population percentage below state average. Hispanic race population percentage below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average. Renting percentage below state average. House age below state average.
CHESTER, VIRGINIA EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 85.90%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 27.70%
Graduate or professional degree: 9.00%
Colleges/Universities in Chester:
JOHN TYLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE Full-time enrollment: 2,520, Location: 13101 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, Public, Website: www.jt.cc.va.us ATLANTIC BAPTIST BIBLE COLLEGE INC Location: 500 BAPTIST DR, Private, not-for-profit, Website: www.abbc.edu, Offers Master's degree)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Chester:
VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY about 11 miles, PETERSBURG, VA, Full-time enrollment: 3,641 UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND about 13 miles, RICHMOND, VA, FT enrollment: 3,756 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY about 14 miles, RICHMOND, VA, FT enrollment: 18,753 J SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 19 miles, RICHMOND, VA, FT enrollment: 4,906 COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY about 39 miles, WILLIAMSBURG, VA, FT enrollment: 7,133 LONGWOOD COLLEGE about 53 miles, FARMVILLE, VA, FT enrollment: 3,557 CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY about 56 miles, NEWPORT NEWS, VA, FT enrollment: 4,432
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