John Edward Tomlinson attended Tallahassee Community College from 2004-2013, earning an Associate of Arts degree. He transferred 89 credit hours to Florida State University. At FSU, he declared a major in Social Science and later changed to Geography. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Geography in August 2015, completing 64 credit hours at FSU with a cumulative GPA of 3.047. His total undergraduate record across both schools shows completion of 153 credit hours with a combined GPA of 3.331.