About Us 

Facts about Cuyahoga Community College:

Tri-C is Ohio's oldest and largest public community college, opening in 1963. The College serves more than 55,000 credit and non-credit students annually. More than 700,000 area residents have attended Tri-C. 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. 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.

 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% 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.