Cuyahoga Community College

Cuyahoga Community College opened in 1963 and was Ohio's first community college. It now serves more than 55,000 credit and non-credit students each year at three traditional campuses, two Corporate College locations, over 50 off-campus sites, and via television and the Internet. More than 700,000 county residents have passed through Tri-C's doors, representing one out of every five county residents. Tri-C, Ohio's largest community college, offers associate degrees, certificate programs and the first two years of a baccalaureate degree. Students can choose from nearly 1,000 credit courses in more than 70 career, certificate and university transfer programs. Approximately 80 off-campus credit courses are available at various locations near home, at work sites, on cable television, and via the Internet; and more than 500 non-credit workforce and professional development courses are offered each semester through Corporate College and Workforce Development. Tri-C offers a top quality education and flexible learning options at the lowest tuition in Northeast Ohio. The College also generates spending of about $500 million annually in Northeast Ohio and sustains more than 25,000 jobs. In addition, more than 500,000 Northeast Ohio residents attend college-sponsored cultural, community and sports programs each year. The College is home to Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland, the nation's premier educational jazz festival, and also hosts popular cultural arts programs at Playhouse Square and at campus theaters.