Tompkins Cortland Community College
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Tompkins Cortland Community College is a public two-year college supported by Cortland
and Tompkins
Counties. The main college campus is located in the Town of Dryden
. Extension sites are located in Cortland, New York
and Ithaca, New York
. Tompkins Cortland Community College is one of 64-member institutions of the State University of New York
system.
, New York. The College moved to its current Dryden, New York campus in 1974. A multi-million dollar construction project complete in 2007 recently added a new athletics facility, a student center, and expanded and enhanced the college's library.
, Cornell University
, Cortland State
, Ithaca College
, Niagara University
, and the Rochester Institute of Technology
being some of more popular transfer options.
(NJCAA) and as part of the Mid-State Athletic Conference
. TC3 offers men's soccer, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, and golf and women's soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball, and golf. The College offers a lighted turf soccer/lacrosse field, a 1,500-seat gymnasium, an 18000 square feet (1,672.3 m²) field house, and on-campus baseball and softball parks. The men's soccer and golf programs and the women's soccer and softball programs are routinely nationally ranked. Dozens of former TC3 student-athletes have gone on to play at four-year institutions, often earning scholarships. Former Panthers have continued their playing careers at places like Drake University
, Wofford College
, Post University
, SUNY New Paltz
, Cortland State
, and Ithaca College
. In 2009 the softball team won the NJCAA Division III National Championship. In 2008, men's golfer Kris Boyes won the NJCAA Division III Individual National Championship.
at TC3 for two semesters, either in the summer or during the traditional academic year. Through a combination of transfer credits and study in the United States students may receive complementary degrees from their home university and TC3. All courses at TC3 are taught in English.
Tompkins Cortland students have the opportunity to learn in a different culture through a handful of study abroad options. Students and community members have the chance to take faculty-led trips to Costa Rica
, Guatemala
, Ireland
, Nicaragua
, Russia
, and Ukraine
.
The College received an outstanding review from Middle State Commission on Higher Education
in 2008, earning a full 10-year reaccreditation.
College President Carl E. Haynes was selected as a recipient of the Chair Academy's Paul A. Elsner International Excellence in Leadership Award in 2008. The honor is bestowed upon select leaders from throughout the world who exemplify and support academic and administrative leadership.
Golfer Kris Boyes won the 2008 NJCAA Division III Individual National Championship. It was the first national championship of any kind in any sport for the TC3.
TC3 was named the top digital community college for its size for 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2011 by the Center for Digital Education.
In 2001, President Haynes was one of just 40 people from around the world asked to speak at the Second Oxford International Round Table for Community College Presidents.
Cortland County, New York
Cortland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, named after Federico Van Cortlandt, president of the convention at Kingston that wrote the first New York State Constitution in 1777, and first lieutenant governor of the state. The county seat is Cortland...
and Tompkins
Tompkins County, New York
Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and comprises the whole of the Ithaca metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,564. The county seat is Ithaca, and the county is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community...
Counties. The main college campus is located in the Town of Dryden
Dryden (town), New York
Dryden is a town in Tompkins County, New York, USA. The population was 13,532 at the 2000 census. The town contains two villages: one also named Dryden and one named Freeville...
. Extension sites are located in Cortland, New York
Cortland, New York
Cortland is a city in Cortland County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a population of 18,740. It is the county seat of Cortland County.The City of Cortland, near the west border of the county, is surrounded by the Town of Cortlandville....
and Ithaca, New York
Ithaca, New York
The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
. Tompkins Cortland Community College is one of 64-member institutions of the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
system.
History
The College was founded in 1967 and opened in 1968 in GrotonGroton (town), New York
Groton is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 5,794 at the 2000 census. The name is taken from Groton, Connecticut.The Town of Groton contains a village, also called Groton...
, New York. The College moved to its current Dryden, New York campus in 1974. A multi-million dollar construction project complete in 2007 recently added a new athletics facility, a student center, and expanded and enhanced the college's library.
Students
The College has seen a steady increase in enrollment over the past decade, with now more than 3,800 students. The student body typically includes students from all parts of New York, a dozen other states, and more than 50 foreign countries.Academics
Tompkins Cortland Community College offers more than 50 degree and certificate programs, including biotechnology, business administration, communication and media arts, computer sciences, construction technology, creative writing, criminal justice, engineering science, hotel and restaurant management, liberal arts and sciences, nursing, paralegal, photography, sport management, and wine marketing. About half of the Tompkins Cortland students transfer to a four-year college, with Binghamton UniversityBinghamton University
Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...
, Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, Cortland State
State University of New York at Cortland
The State University of New York College at Cortland, also officially called SUNY Cortland or informally known as Cortland State, is a coeducational university located in Cortland, New York...
, Ithaca College
Ithaca College
Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is...
, Niagara University
Niagara University
Niagara University is a Catholic university in the Vincentian tradition, located in the Town of Lewiston in Niagara County, New York. Originally founded by the Congregation of the Mission in 1856 as Our Lady of Angels Seminary, it became Niagara University in 1883. The University is still run by...
, and the Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
being some of more popular transfer options.
Athletics
The College sponsors ten intercollegiate athletic teams. The Panthers compete as a Division III member of the National Junior College Athletic AssociationNational Junior College Athletic Association
The National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States. It is held as Divisions and Regions. The current NJCAA holds 24 separate regions.-History:The idea for the NJCAA was...
(NJCAA) and as part of the Mid-State Athletic Conference
Mid-State Athletic Conference
Located within Region III of the National Junior College Athletic Association, the Mid-State Athletic Conference is a junior college conference with 7 member schools, all located in Upstate New York...
. TC3 offers men's soccer, basketball, baseball, lacrosse, and golf and women's soccer, volleyball, basketball, softball, and golf. The College offers a lighted turf soccer/lacrosse field, a 1,500-seat gymnasium, an 18000 square feet (1,672.3 m²) field house, and on-campus baseball and softball parks. The men's soccer and golf programs and the women's soccer and softball programs are routinely nationally ranked. Dozens of former TC3 student-athletes have gone on to play at four-year institutions, often earning scholarships. Former Panthers have continued their playing careers at places like Drake University
Drake University
Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....
, Wofford College
Wofford College
Established in 1854 and related to the United Methodist Church, Wofford College is an independent, Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts college of 1,525 students located in downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. The historic campus is recognized as a national arboretum and features “The...
, Post University
Post University
Post University is a small university located in Waterbury, Connecticut. Post University was established in 1890. Prior to May 1990, it was known as Post College...
, SUNY New Paltz
State University of New York at New Paltz
The State University of New York at New Paltz, known as SUNY New Paltz for short, is a public university in New Paltz, New York. It was founded in 1828 as the School for teaching of classics. In 1885, the New Paltz Normal and Training School was established as a school to prepare teachers for the...
, Cortland State
State University of New York at Cortland
The State University of New York College at Cortland, also officially called SUNY Cortland or informally known as Cortland State, is a coeducational university located in Cortland, New York...
, and Ithaca College
Ithaca College
Ithaca College is a private college located on the South Hill of Ithaca, New York. The school was founded by William Egbert in 1892 as a conservatory of music. The college has a strong liberal arts core, but also offers several pre-professional programs and some graduate programs. The college is...
. In 2009 the softball team won the NJCAA Division III National Championship. In 2008, men's golfer Kris Boyes won the NJCAA Division III Individual National Championship.
Business Development
TC3.biz is the College's business development and training center. TC3.biz works with regional businesses and organizations to design and develop training programs, often helping secure funding for the training. In addition to customized training, a complete schedule of dozens of non-credit professional development programs is offered to individuals. Both on-campus and online classes are offered to help people learn skills needed to improve their positions in the workforce.Campus Housing
Tompkins Cortland was one of the first community colleges in New York to offer on-campus housing, beginning its residential life program in 1999 with two buildings. The program has grown to now include seven buildings and more than 800 bedrooms. The residence halls are all apartment style, with each apartment including three or four private bedrooms, a kitchen, bathroom, and living room area.Concurrent Enrollment
CollegeNow@TC3 is the College's concurrent enrollment program. TC3 works with school districts in Central New York allowing high school students to earn college credit while taking classes in high school.TC3 Global
The College partners with several institutions in foreign countries to provide educational opportunities on our campus to their students through the Global Connections program. The agreements allow international students the opportunity to study in their home institution during the regular academic year and in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
at TC3 for two semesters, either in the summer or during the traditional academic year. Through a combination of transfer credits and study in the United States students may receive complementary degrees from their home university and TC3. All courses at TC3 are taught in English.
Tompkins Cortland students have the opportunity to learn in a different culture through a handful of study abroad options. Students and community members have the chance to take faculty-led trips to Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, and Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
Honors
The TC3 women's softball team won the 2009 NJCAA Division III National Championship. It was the first team national title in any sport for TC3.The College received an outstanding review from Middle State Commission on Higher Education
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools
The Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools is a voluntary, peer-based, non-profit association dedicated to educational excellence and improvement through peer evaluation and accreditation...
in 2008, earning a full 10-year reaccreditation.
College President Carl E. Haynes was selected as a recipient of the Chair Academy's Paul A. Elsner International Excellence in Leadership Award in 2008. The honor is bestowed upon select leaders from throughout the world who exemplify and support academic and administrative leadership.
Golfer Kris Boyes won the 2008 NJCAA Division III Individual National Championship. It was the first national championship of any kind in any sport for the TC3.
TC3 was named the top digital community college for its size for 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2011 by the Center for Digital Education.
In 2001, President Haynes was one of just 40 people from around the world asked to speak at the Second Oxford International Round Table for Community College Presidents.