Cuyahoga Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Cuyahoga Community College, also known as Tri-C, was established in 1962. The main campus is located in Cleveland, Ohio. The Western Campus is located in Parma and the Eastern Campus is located in Highland Hills.

The college offers more than 1,000 associate degree programs. Some of the departments of Tri-C include applied industrial technology, business management, construction engineering technology, electrical/electronic engineering technology, and hospitality management. The college also offers a number of scholarships including the merit-based awards and awards to students who play on a Tri-C athletic team.

Some of the famous alumni of Cuyahoga Community College are Joseph Koskovics, the 2003 and 2006 Emmy-nominated television producer; Peter M. Sikora, the judge of the Juvenile Division of Cuyahoga County Courts; and Halle Berry, the Academy Award-winning actress.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, law, and photography and commercial art.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High female/male ratio.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 23,234 in 2009-2010 (16,386 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 51% of the student body. About 17% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (1 awarded)

• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (147 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business Administration and Management
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Purchasing, Procurement/Acquisitions and Contracts Management
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (35 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Information Science/Studies

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (1 awarded)

• Carpentry/Carpenter

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (11 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training
• Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (14 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Interior Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (45 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Construction Engineering
• Industrial Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (75 awarded)

• Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician
• Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (1 awarded)

• Public Administration

HOSPITALITY (14 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
• Restaurant/Food Services Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (1 awarded)

• Plant Sciences

LAW (52 awarded)

• Court Reporting/Court Reporter
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal
• Legal Professions and Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (614 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sign Language Interpretation and Translation

MEDIA (9 awarded)

• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (43 awarded)

• Environmental Health
• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (271 awarded)

• Allied Health Diagnostic/Intervention/Treatment Professions, Oth
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant
• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Tech/Tech
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist
• Ophthalmic Technician/Technologist
• Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician
• Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
• Surgical Technology/Technologist
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (360 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (23 awarded)

• Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (30 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (39 awarded)

• Commercial Photography
• Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (1 awarded)

• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Real Estate

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (46 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Protection and Safety Technology/Technician
• Security and Loss Prevention Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (38 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
• Physical Therapist Assistant