Active | 1964–Present |
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President | Donna Tipton-Rogers, Ed.D |
Students | 4715 (2012 academic year) |
Location | Murphy, North Carolina, United States |
Colors |
Navy and gold
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Website | www.tricountycc.edu |
Tri-County Community College, founded in 1964, is a community college located in the westernmost tip of North Carolina. It is a member of the North Carolina Community College System.
Tri-County Community College serves the counties of:
There are three campus locations, the Main Campus in Murphy, and the Graham County Center in Robbinsville, and the Cherokee County Center of Applied Technology in Marble. The main campus has three buildings; named McSwain, in honor of Holland McSwain, Tri-County Community College’s First President; West, for Herman West, a State Legislator and entrepreneur; and Crisp, for Vincent Crisp, Tri-County Community College President from 1972–1992.
The Tri-County Communicator is the student newspaper of TCCC
Coordinates: 35°04′02″N 83°57′58″W / 35.0671°N 83.9661°W