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Active
  
1964–Present

Website
  
www.tricountycc.edu

Total enrollment
  
1,504 (2012)

Colors
  
Navy and gold

Phone
  
+1 828-837-6810

Graduation rate
  
21% (2014)

President
  
Donna Tipton-Rogers, Ed.D

Students
  
4715 (2012 academic year)

Location
  
Murphy, North Carolina, United States

Address
  
21 Campus Circle, Murphy, NC 28906, USA

Undergraduate tuition and fees
  
Local tuition: 2,363 USD (2015), Domestic tuition: 8,507 USD (2015)

Similar
  
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Tri-County Community College, founded in 1964, is a community college located in the westernmost tip of North Carolina. It is a member of the North Carolina Community College System.

Contents

  • 1964: North Carolina Board of Education approved Tri-County Industrial Education Center operation
  • 1965: Cherokee County Board of Education negotiates lease agreement for occupation by college of the abandoned Cherokee County Prison Camp
  • 1970s: Renovation and construction of three buildings on the Murphy campus (now renamed Tri-County Community College) completed.
  • 1984: NC Legislature allocation of funds for construction of new multi-purpose building
  • 1989: Complete of new multi-purpose building named the Enloe building (named for State Legislature Jeff Enloe, whose support of the college enabled successful appropriate of funds for building construction)
  • 1993: Passing of a Statewide Bond Referendum to fund the Graham County Center.
  • 1995: Land and buildings conveyed for Graham County Center.
  • 1998: Opening of Graham County Center.
  • 1998: Dedication of a new building for dual use as a Student Activities Center and an early childhood education center both aptly named to honor worthy school supporters. Then president Norman Oglesby named one building for himself. Student Activities wing is named for Sarah Easley Harper originator of the Student Support Center. Early childhood education wing is named the Jarrett/Oglesby Center.

    • Presidents

  • Holland McSwain — First President
  • Vincent Crisp – President from 1972-1992
  • Dr. Henry Jarrett - President from 1992 to 1995
  • Dr. Norman Oglesby - President from 1996 to 2006. During his presidency hundreds of thousands of dollars of state funds went unaccounted for
  • Dr. Donna Tipton-Rogers (2008 - )

    • Accreditations

  • Commission on College of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees.
  • Approved by the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Arts
  • Approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing

    • Service area

    Tri-County Community College serves the counties of:

  • Cherokee
  • Clay
  • Graham

    • Local Cities

  • Andrews
  • Hayesville
  • Murphy
  • Robbinsville

    • Campus Locations

    There are three campus locations, the Main Campus in Murphy, and the Graham County Center in Robbinsville, and the Cherokee County Center of Applied Technology in Marble. The main campus has three buildings; named McSwain, in honor of Holland McSwain, Tri-County Community College’s First President; West, for Herman West, a State Legislator and entrepreneur; and Crisp, for Vincent Crisp, Tri-County Community College President from 1972–1992.

    Programs of study

  • College transfer
  • Vocational
  • Technical
  • Adult Education

    • Programs of study at the Graham County Center

  • Computer science
  • College transfer
  • Business administration
  • Office Systems Technology
  • Accounting
  • Criminal Justice
  • Plumbing
  • Welding

    • College publications

    The Tri-County Communicator is the student newspaper of TCCC

    References

    Tri-County Community College Wikipedia
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