Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is a

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Cuyahoga County, Ohio Cuyahoga County ( or ) is a large urban county located in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is situated on the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S.-Canada maritime border. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1, ...

. Founded in 1963, it is the oldest and largest public community college within the state. Tri-C schedules on the semester basis, and offers over 1,000 courses in

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programs through traditional classroom settings as well as

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services and its flagship offering known as Cable College. Cable College has offered classes live through the Cleveland area cable companies since the early 1990s. The institution promotes academic advancement through transfer articulation agreements with four-year colleges and universities. Tri-C is accredited by the

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Locations

Cuyahoga Community College, Highland Hills

Cuyahoga Community College operates a multi-campus college district in Northeast Ohio. With Cuyahoga County as its primary service area, Tri-C serves Cleveland and the surrounding communities. The campuses include the Eastern Campus in Highland Hills, the Metropolitan Campus of

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's Campus District, Western Campus in

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and Parma Heights, the Brunswick Campus in Brunswick, and the Westshore campus in Westlake. Tri-C houses its district administrative services at a separate location in Cleveland. The college also operates two Corporate College business training facilities: Corporate College East in Warrensville Heights and Corporate College West in Westlake. Other locations in downtown Cleveland include the Tri-C's Workforce and Economic Development Division (based in the Unified Technologies Center) and the Hospitality Management Center at Public Square. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's Library and Archives are located at the Metropolitan Campus' Gill and Tommy LiPuma Center for Creative Arts.

Athletics and student life

Cuyahoga Community College has the following sports activities. *Men's Baseball *Men's Basketball *Women's Basketball *Women's Cross Country & Track *Women's Softball *Women's Volleyball *Men's Soccer The college also has a variety of activities ranging from involvement in the campus governance systems to fine arts and entertainment programming, and membership in student organizations and clubs. Cuyahoga Community College has won the following

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national titles: *Men's

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: 1976 *Men's

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: 2004 (Division II)

Arts

Since 1980 Cuyahoga Community College has hosted the Tri-C JazzFest.

Presidents

*Charles Chapman (1962-1973) *Nolen Ellison (1974-1991) *Jerry Sue Thornton (1992-2013) *Alex Johnson (2013-2022) *Michael A. Baston

Notable alumni

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Winning actress *

Shontel Brown Shontel Monique Brown (born June 24, 1975) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as a member of the Cuyaho ...

, U.S. Congresswoman * Jerome Caja, Performance artist * Darrin Chapin, Major League Baseball player * Wayne Dawson, News Broadcaster * Frank G. Jackson, Mayor of Cleveland *

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, 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist * Dale Mohorcic, Major League Baseball player *

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, Author and illustrator *

Jeff Shaw Jeffrey Lee Shaw (born July 7, 1966) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox of the American League (AL), and the Montreal Expos, C ...

, Major League Baseball player * Ben Wallace,

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