Whether you want to earn a degree, improve your skills, get certified, train for a new career, or explore a new hobby, you can choose from many programs and courses.
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.
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.
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.
Tri-C offers a variety of affordable and convenient community programs for both adults and youth. These programs are designed to promote individual development.
Permanent Residents, Asylee, Refugee and Other Visa Holders
Cuyahoga Community College welcomes students from across the globe to our diverse environment. The information on this page will help students pursuing degree or certifcate programs at Tri-C, including credit courses for English as a Second Language (ESL).
This information is for immigrant, refugee, asylee and other students who have been granted permanent residency in the United States by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). If your status is pending, see instructions below for Other Visa Holders.
Provide proof of immigration status to determine residency. Proof can include:
Permanent Resident/Green Card
I-94
Employment Authorization Card
Visa Stamp on Passport
Submit the document in person at a campus enrollment center or email a PDF copy of both sides of the document to the Registrar’s Office at registraroffice@tri-c.edu. Include your full name and Tri-C Student ID Number in the email.
Complete the ESL Placement Test. Visit the ESL Placement page for more information.
- If you have prior college transcripts to submit, see the instructions on the Transcripts page.
Depending on the results of the placement, students will participate in either the New Student Orientation or ESL Student Orientation.
Provide proof of immigration status to determine residency. Proof can include a copy of your I-797 Notice of Deferred Action from USCIS (approval notice). Submit the document in person at a campus enrollment center or email a PDF copy of both sides of the document to the Registrar’s Office at registraroffice@tri-c.edu. Include your full name and Tri-C Student ID Number in the email. If your DACA is expired, you can still be admitted, but you will be ineligible for the tuition rate for Ohio residents.
Complete the ESL placement test. Visit the ESL Placement page for more information.
- If you have prior college transcripts to submit, see the instructions on the Transcripts page.
Depending on the results of the placement, students will participate in either the New Student Orientation or ESL Student Orientation.
Registration and payment must be completed at the same time. Students applying for financial aid can complete the FAFSA and get assistance from the Tri-C office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships.
Visa Holders that are permitted to enroll in the College:
Individuals with valid non-immigrant visa status in the United States. This includes, but is not limited to, F-2, E-2, H1B, J-2, L-2, J-1, H2B, etc.
Individuals who are “undocumented” with no immigration status
Individuals under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS)
Individuals who are pending asylee or permanent resident status
Provide proof of immigration status to determine residency. Proof can include any current immigration documents:
Visa
Passport Page
I-94
DS-2019
Submit the document in person at a campus enrollment center or email a PDF copy of both sides of the document to the Registrar’s Office at registraroffice@tri-c.edu. Include your full name and Tri-C Student ID Number in the email.
Complete the ESL Placement Test. Visit the ESL Placement page for more information.
- If you have prior college transcripts to submit, see the instructions on the Transcripts page.
Depending on the results of the placement, students will participate in either the New Student Orientation or ESL Student Orientation.
The Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022, grants eligibility to Ukrainian citizens, nationals and persons habitually residing in Ukraine for federal entitlement programs and other benefits during their term of parole granted, unless terminated by the secretary of Homeland Security.
Ukrainian citizens, nationals and persons habitually residing in Ukraine are eligible for the benefits granted to refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which includes access to Federal Student Aid and participation in federal entitlement programs. This includes those paroled to the U.S. between Feb. 24, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2023. Eligibility for persons paroled into the U.S. after Sept. 30, 2023, are eligible for federal entitlement programs and Federal Student Aid beginning in the 2023-2024 aid year, if they are:
The spouse or child of a Ukrainian paroled between Feb. 24, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2023
The parent or legal guardian of an unaccompanied noncitizen child who was paroled between Feb. 24, 2022, and Sept. 30, 2023
Eligibility remains in place through the end of their parole, unless canceled by the secretary of Homeland Security. They will have a Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolee stamp on either their foreign passports or I-94 forms. These students may also have a Category 11 on their Employment Authorization Card.
For financial aid purposes, these students must submit their FAFSA. Once the record is received by Tri-C, verification of citizenship status will be required.
Students from Afghanistan who participated in Operation Welcome Allies (OWA) and helped the U.S. forces and military have been granted eligibility to use Federal Student Aid by the Department of Homeland Security. This is a very specific population of students who have specific categories that will be listed on immigration documents. These students will be identified by one of the following statuses:
Special Immigrant Lawful Permanent Resident (SI LPR)
Special Immigrant Conditional Permanent Resident (SI CPR)
Special Immigrant Parolee (SI Parolee)
Non-Special Immigrant Parolee, “Humanitarian Parolee” or “OAR” Parolee
Sometimes referred to as Special Immigrant Visa Holders (SIV). For Title IV aid purposes, these individuals must meet all other eligibility requirements for Title IV. General guidance from the Department of Homeland Security has been issued regarding student transcripts and acceptable documentation for equivalents.