Tompkins-cortland Community College
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Tompkins Cortland Community College makes it possible for people to identify and achieve their educational goals by providing accessible, quality, post-secondary education and training....
School Overview:
- Community College Avg.
| County | Tompkins County, NY | - |
| Title IV Eligible | Yes | Yes |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate of Arts Colleges | Associate of Arts Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs | At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Full-Time Undergraduate | 2,105 students | 1,020 students |
| Part-Time Undergraduate | 904 students | 1,443 students |
| Total Enrollment | 3,009 students | 2,213 students |
| Total Dormitory Capacity | 522 students | 233 students |
| % Students Receiving Some Financial Aid | 79% | 78% |
| % Students Receiving Federal Grants | 46% | 46% |
| Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received | $2,772 | $2,845 |
| % Students Receiving State/Local Grants | 70% | 29% |
| Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received | $1,559 | $1,275 |
| % Students Receiving Institutional Grants | 4% | 12% |
| Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received | $1,354 | $1,147 |
| % Students Receiving Loans | 51% | 38% |
| Avg. Amount Of Loan Received | $3,312 | $3,143 |
School Notes:
- Founded in 1968, the Main Campus is in Dryden, New York, with Extension Centers in Ithaca and Cortland. TC3 also offers several online courses. The College offers 38 academic degree programs leading to an associate degree. Academic programs range from accounting to computer forensics to criminal justice to nursing to communication and media arts.
- Our curriculum prepares students for careers in the global marketplace, particularly in business administration, accounting, hotel and restaurant management, sport management, computer forensics, engineering science, communications, electronics, and computer information systems. We recognize that skills learned here must be applied successfully around the world. Many of our 38 degree programs prepare students for transfer to a four-year college or university. Transfer agreements spell out specific requirements to over 35 institutions.
- The main Dryden campus encompasses 220 acres and features one unique two-story structure. Located inside the building are the gymnasium, pool, computer labs, child care center, library, and classrooms.
- Tompkins Cortland is a college of the State University of New York (SUNY). The college is accredited by the New York State Education Department and the Middle States Association.
- Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.
In the News:
- TC3 off to snappy start in defense of national softball title (The Ithaca Journal)
posted on March 17, 2010 at 02:45:51 am
The Tompkins Cortland Community College softball team opened the defense of its national championship by winning its first three games of its season in Titusville, Fla. - TC3 unveils Cortland Extension Center expansion (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
posted on March 8, 2010 at 01:00:32 am
Dryden Tompkins Cortland Community College officials unveiled its preliminary plan for a new extension center in Cortland. - Hometown Briefs: youth sports news from around the region (The Ithaca Journal)
posted on March 6, 2010 at 01:09:44 am
The Southern Tier Warriors Football Club will hold an informational meeting at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Montour Falls Moose Club, 2096 State Route 14. Practice begins April 18. Regular season runs from July to September. - Marcellus Shale: Spills of drilling chemicals worry experts (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
posted on February 24, 2010 at 04:48:44 am
DRYDEN -- Two chemists and an endocrinologist spoke Tuesday night about the science and potential health effects of unconventional natural gas drilling to roughly 100 people at Tompkins Cortland Community College. - Broome Community College men fall in basketball title game (Press & Sun-Bulletin)
posted on February 22, 2010 at 04:37:15 am
DRYDEN -- Binghamton High graduate Chris Cartwright scored 26 points to lead five players in double-digits as host Tompkins Cortland Community College rolled to a 95-76 victory over Broome CC in the Mid-State Athletic Conference men's basketball title game on Sunday.
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