About Us 

Facts about Cuyahoga Community College:

 
  • Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) opened in 1963 as Ohio's first community college and remains Ohio's oldest and largest public community college.
  • For 46 years Tri-C has provided high quality, affordable education and programs to more than 800,000 members of our community.
  • Tuition at Tri-C is the lowest in Northeast Ohio and among the lowest of all colleges in the state of Ohio.
  • Each semester Tri-C offers more than 1,000 credit courses in more than 140 career and technical programs and liberal arts curricula. 
  • More than 600 non-credit workforce and professional development courses are offered each year.
  • The College serves more than 55,000 credit and non-credit students annually and offers day, evening and weekend classes; classes via television, the internet, and independent learning.
  • Tri-C offers more than 700 Distance Learning courses and more than 130 courses at various locations throughout the community, close to home and work.
  • Tri-C's campuses in Parma, Highland Hills, and downtown Cleveland, and its Corporate College locations in Warrensville Heights and Westlake, provide state of the art facilities and equipment.
  • The College ranks 1st in Ohio and 45th in the nation in conferring associate degrees - all disciplines.

 Student Profile

  • Average age is 29 years old 
  • Student ages range from 15 to 75-plus
  • 62% are women
  • 35% are from minority groups
  • 59% study part-time
  • 59% are enrolled in technical job training courses
  • 34% are taking courses to prepare for transfer to a four-year institution
  • 23% attend classes only in the evening and on weekends 
  • Overall student-teacher ratio is 18:1.

Alumni Profile

  • During the 2006-2007 academic year, the College awarded 1,829 degrees and certificates.
  • Over 85% of Tri-C graduates find jobs in Northeast Ohio.
  • 62% earn a degree in a technical area.
  • 38% graduate in liberal arts.
  • Of the 86% of graduates from career programs who find employment, 83 percent are in jobs that relate to their field of study.
  • 87% of graduates would recommend or strongly recommend Tri-C to someone seeking the same kind of program they studied.