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EDUCATION

Goochland County Public Schools      Click here for to go to the School Board web site

Public Schools

Number Enrollment Student to Teacher Ratio
Elementary 3 1203 preK-5  17-19:1
Middle 1 538 6-8  20-22:1
High 1 770 9-12  20-22:1

Superintendent:
Linda Underwood, Ed.D. Phone: (804) 556-5601, P.O. Box 169 Goochland, Virginia 23063
SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS
Mr. James L. Haskell - District 1
Mr. Raymond A. Miller (Chair) - District 2
Mr. Ivan Mattox, Sr. - District 3
Mr. Andrew A. Meng, III - District 4
Mr. Maxwell Cisne (Vice-Chair) - District 5

GOOCHLAND COUNTY LIBRARY
3075 River Road West, Goochland, Virginia 23063
(804) 556-4774


COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

Virginia Commonwealth University/Medical College of Virginia
The Medical College of Virginia campus conducts highly recognized medical research that places VCU in the nation's top seventy research universities. Phone: (804) 828-9800
www.vcu.edu

University of Virginia(UVA), located in Charlottesville, UVA is considered to have one of the most beautiful campuses in the country. Phone: (434) 622-7464
www.virginia.edu

University of Richmond (U of R), a private, liberal arts school in the West End of Richmond has two residential colleges for undergraduates; Richmond College for men and the Westhampton College for women, also grants graduate degrees and is home to T. C. Williams School of Law. Phone: (804) 289-8000
www.urich.edu

Virginia Union University (VUU), offers undergraduate degrees in business with majors in accounting, business administration and business education. Phone: (804) 257-5881
www.vuu.edu

Virginia State University (VSU), the University offers its more than 4,000 students close to 50 degrees in the schools of agriculture, science and technology, business, liberal arts and education, graduate studies, and continuing education. Phone: (804) 524-5902
www.vsu.edu

College of William & Mary (W&M), in Williamsburg, offers graduate degrees specializing in Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Law Marine Science Public Policy. Undergraduate degrees are Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, and Education. Phone: (757) 221-4000
www.wm.edu

Randolph-Macon College (R-MC), in Ashland is a coeducational, residential liberal arts college. The college offers 30 major areas of study, including computer science, business/economics, international studies, international relations and environmental studies. Phone: (804) 752-7305
www.rmc.edu

Hampden-Sydney College (H-SC)A four-year liberal arts college for men, has been in continuous operation since January 1776, six months before Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. Phone: 1-800-755-0733
www.hsc.edu

Longwood University (LU), is a coeducational, comprehensive institution where scholarly teaching and close faculty interaction is valued. Phone: (804) 395-2000
www.longwood.edu

James Madison University (JMU), 4 year institution located at 800 S. Main St. Harrisonburg, VA 22807. Phone (540) 568-6211
www.jmu.edu

Christopher Newport University (CNU), 4 year institution located at 1 University Place, Newport News, VA 23606, Phone (757) 594-7000
www.cnu.edu

Old Dominion University (ODU), 4 year institution. The University offers 67 undergraduate, 68 graduate, 26 doctoral and two educational specialist degree programs. Many of the academic programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level are nationally ranked. Located in Norfolk, VA 23529
www.odu.edu

John Tyler Community College (JTCC) John Tyler Community College is a public two-year institution of higher education that has been serving the community since 1967. The College offers a variety of programs and services to primarily the residents of the cities of Colonial Heights, Hopewell and Petersburg; and the counties of Amelia, Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Surry and Sussex. John Tyler Community college, 13101 Jefferson Davis Highway, Chester, VA 23831-5316
Chester Campus: (804) 796-4000
Midlothian Campus: (804) 594-1400
Toll free in Virginia: (800) 552-3490
www.jtcc.edu

J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC), is a two-year public institution operating three campuses located in the Richmond area.
Downtown Campus in the city of Richmond (804- 786-6791)
Parham Road Campus in Henrico County (804-371-3270)
Western Campus in Goochland County (804- 371-3667)
www.jsr.cc.va.us

J. SARGEANT REYNOLDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE WESTERN CAMPUS J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (western campus) is located in the Courthouse area of Goochland on a 100 acre tract. The highly specialized programs are in agricultural and mechanical academics. These specialized programs are as follows: Automotive Technology, Diesel Mechanics Technology, Equine Management, Floral Design, Horticulture and Welding. The campus also offers general education courses in English, math, history, business management and administration and information systems technology, liberal arts, business administration and management degree programs.

In 2000 a new 45,700 square foot addition was opened. This facility includes a student center, new library facilities, science/computer laboratories, a compressed video television studio, *additional general education courses, and additional classroom and meeting facilities for community residents, and athletic/recreational facilities already available to the public. Phone (804)371-3667


PRIVATE SCHOOLS

The Collegiate School (*4 miles) North Moreland Road, Richmond,Virginia 23229
Phone: (804) 741-9722   www.collegiate-va.org

Fork Union Military Academy (*10 miles) P.O. Box RTD-2, Fork Union, Virginia 23055,
Phone: 1-800-GO-2-FUMA
   www.forkunion.com

St Catherine`s School (*8 miles) 6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226,
Phone: (804) 288-2804   www.st.catherines.org

St. Mary`s School (*5 miles) 9501 Gayton Road, Richmond,
Phone (804) 740-1048   www.saintmary.org

The Steward School (*5 miles) 11600 Gayton Road, Richmond, VA 23233,
Phone: 804-740-3394, Fax: 804-740-1464.

Benedictine High School (*9 miles) 304 N. Sheppard Street, Richmond, VA 23221
Phone 804-342-1304    www.benedictinehighschool.org

St. Gertrude High School (* 9 Miles) 3215 Stuart Avenue, Richmond, VA 23221,
Phone 804-358-9114   www.saintgertrude.org

The Miller School (*39 miles) 1000 Samuel Miller Loop, Charlottesville, VA 22903,
Phone 434-823-4805   www.millerschool.org

Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Academy (*10 miles) 2501 Academy Road, Powhatan,
Phone: (804) 598-4211    www.blessedsacramenthugenot.com

Rudlin Torah Academy (*0 miles) 6801 Patterson Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226.
Phone: (804)288-7610   www.geocities.com/rudlintorah/index.html

The Stony Point School (*9 miles) 3400 Stony Point Road.
Phone: (804) 272-1341

Trinity Episcopal 9-12 (*11 miles) 3850 Pittaway Drive, Richmond, VA 23235.
Phone (804) 272-5864    www.trinityes.org

Millwood School k-8 (*18 miles) 15100 Millwood School Lane, Midlothian, VA 23112.
Phone (804) (804) 639-3200    www.millwoodschool.org

* miles from Goochland County

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