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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.

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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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Benefits of Degree Completion

Finishing your associate degree before transferring from Tri-C® can increase your likelihood of earning a bachelor’s degree and save you time and money.

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Did you know that Tri-C students who earn an associate degree prior to transferring to a four-year institution are nearly 60% more likely to graduate with a bachelor’s degree? Source.

Nationally, 64% of associate degree graduates go on to attend four-year schools.* In Ohio, these transfer students are twice as likely to complete their bachelor’s degree if they attend a four-year school within the region.** This makes Tri-C’s regional university partnerships  a perfect pathway toward bachelor’s degree completion.

Bachelor's Earned*** Associate Earned Associate Not Earned
Within Six Years 48% 35%
Within 10 Years 72% 56%


*National Student Clearinghouse Research Center Snapshot Report, Summer 2016 (2009-10)
**Ohio Department of Higher Education, September 2016 report (2008-09)
***Community College Research Center (Jenkins & Fink, 2016). (Shapiro et al., 2013)

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Following an articulation agreement or transfer pathway can ensure that your associate degree credits count toward a bachelor’s degree. Meeting with a Tri-C counselor, a campus transfer specialist and representatives from four-year institutions will help you plan for degree completion and ensure the best use of your time and money.

Make a Tri-C associate degree part of an efficient, affordable path toward bachelor’s degree completion!

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