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Explore your interests and find a program that puts you on the path to a bright future. Tri-C offers both credit and non-credit courses as well as certificate programs in most career fields.

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More than 1,000 credit courses are offered each semester in more than 200 career and technical programs. Tri-C also grants short-term certificates, certificates of proficiency and post-degree professional certificates.

View A-Z Program List

Workforce Training & Professional Development

Tri-C's Workforce Training provides both non-credit and credit training for individuals and businesses to assist individuals with skills leading to employment. Tri-C's Corporate College provides professional development and corporate training opportunities.

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Credit for Prior Learning Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Appeals Process By-Pass Credit Career-Technical Assurance Guide (CTAG) Credit Challenge Exam Credit for Prior Learning Handbook Industry-Recognized Transfer Assurance Guides (ITAG) International Baccalaureate Diploma Program Credit Military Credit (MC) Tech Prep Credit (TPC)
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Appeals Process

Once a student is notified of the denial of Credit for Prior Learning (CPL), the student has 10 business days from time of notification of denial to submit a CPL Appeals Form. The basis of any appeal is limited to an examination of the process and exam score calculation. An appeal will not examine the specific subject matter.

The appropriate School Dean, within three business days of receiving a student’s CPL Appeals Form, will notify the appropriate associate dean of the student’s decision to appeal.

The Associate Dean, within 11 business days of notification from the academic dean, will appoint and convene a CPL Peer Review Panel and route the CPL Appeals Form to that panel.

The CPL Peer Review Panel will be composed of three tenured faculty members, preferably from at least two campuses. Faculty within the discipline are preferred but not required because the responsibility of the panel is to examine process and calculation, which do not involve subject matter expertise.

For this reason, in the case where no tenured faculty within the discipline are available, tenured faculty in other disciplines are preferred over tenure-track faculty within the discipline. The panel will select its chairperson, who may remove or replace panel members. All panel participant members must adhere to the timeline.

The CPL Peer Review Panel, within 10 business days of receiving the CPL Appeals Form, will notify the associate dean of its final decision.

The School Dean, within three business days of receiving the panel’s final decision, will notify the student via Tri-C email and U.S. mail.

If the appeal is denied, the student may not appeal the decision. If the appeal is granted, credit will
be posted to the student’s transcript within five business days (during peak enrollment,
time may be longer).

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Important Contacts

School Deans:
Liberal Arts and Sciences: Abigail Dohanos or 216-987-4537
Adv. Manufacturing/Engineering: Ray Nejadfard or 216-987-4265
Computer Science: Charles Dull or 216-987-4677
Nursing: Wendy Batch-Wilson or 216-987-4468
Health Professions: Michael Kenney or 216-987-4497
Creative Arts: Gabriel Swarts or 216-987-0271
Business, Legal Professions, and Hospitality: TBD

Counseling Offices: 216-987-6000, Option 4
Admissions and Financial Services: 216-987-6000, Option 3

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