Three Rivers Community College
Top Ranked (2021): View Rankings
Tel:
(860) 215-9000
- With 78 different degree and certificate programs, Three Rivers can be the starting point for any path you plan. The excellent faculty, range of programs and flexible scheduling will help you achieve your goals.
- You can earn a career-ready associates degree at Three Rivers or save tens of thousands of dollars by completing an associates degree here, than transferring to a four-year university to complete a bachelors degree in two years. And with small class sizes, you`ll get hands on attention from a faculty that wants you to succeed.
School Highlights
Three Rivers Community College serves 3,997 students (32% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is lower than the state community college average of 19:1.
Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 53%.
Top Placements
Three Rivers Community College places among the top 20% of community colleges in Connecticut for:
- Category Attribute
- Student Earnings Highest graduate earnings (10 years post graduation)
School Overview
The teacher population of 253 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Three Rivers Community College | (CT) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 253 staff | 154 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Three Rivers Community College is a commuter college that serves Southeastern Connecticut and eastern regions of the state. The student population consists of more than 4,300 enrolled students each semester. Knowing that the educational goals of our students are as diverse as their backgrounds, Three Rivers provides a broad range of credit and non-credit liberal arts, sciences, career and technical courses.
- With 78 different degree and certificate programs, Three Rivers can be the starting point for any path you plan. Three Rivers has transfer agreements that can lead to more than 500 different four-year degrees. These options include guaranteed admission programs with several public and private colleges and universities in Connecticut.
- Three Rivers also offers Workforce & Community Education programs that provide flexible options to take non-credit classes for personal enrichment or to advance job skills. Students may be as focused as the lasers in our Engineering Technologies lab, or have tastes as varied as the art on display in the student gallery.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Three Rivers Community College is Mitchell College (12.5 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Mitchell CollegePrivate not-for-profit665 students | 12.50 Mi437 Pequot Avenue
New London, CT 06320
(860) 701-5000 12.50665 - 1,335 students | 24.30 Mi742 Upper Maple St
Danielson, CT 06239
(860) 932-4000 24.301,335 - 2,547 students | 26.30 Mi100 Training Hill Rd
Middletown, CT 06457
(860) 343-5701 26.302,547 - 6,003 students | 28.40 MiGreat Path
Manchester, CT 06040
(860) 512-3000 28.406,003 - Goodwin CollegePrivate not-for-profit3,397 students | 30.90 MiOne Riverside Drive
East Hartford, CT 06118
(860) 528-4111 30.903,397
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