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.

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.