Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is a public community college in Tallahassee, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. As of fall 2017, TCC reported 24,639 students.
History
Tallahassee Junior College was founded in 1966 by the Florida Legislature; it was rebranded as Tallahassee Community College (TCC) in 1970. Prior to completion of the main campus, classes were held at Godby High School.
The campus was built on what had been Tallahassee's airport, Dale Mabry Field, prior to the opening of the Tallahassee Municipal Airport in 1961. The former runways of the airport are still visible, and these paved areas are used primarily for parking.
There have been six presidents in the history of the college:
Tallahassee Community College had an annual economic impact of $387.7 million .
Locations
Tallahassee Community College serves Leon, Gadsden, and Wakulla counties as well as students from around the state, nation, and world.
The main campus is located 1.9 miles from Florida State University. The surrounding area is primarily made up of student housing and commercial amenities that cater to college students. Besides being the capital of the state of Florida, Tallahassee is also a college town, with a total of more than 63,000 students studying at Florida State University, Florida A&M University, and Tallahassee Community College.
Campuses
Main Campus, located on the west side of Tallahassee, opened in 1967. The campus serves as the main campus for the college.
Centers
Center for Innovation is located in downtown Tallahassee across the street from the Florida Capitol. The 34,00-square foot space brings together the public sector, private businesses, and nonprofit organizations in one space. It is also home to the Institute for Nonprofit Innovation and Excellence (INIE). Florida Public Safety Institute (FPSI), located in Gadsden County, was established in 2009 to train the best and brightest in public safety careers such as law enforcement, corrections, criminal justice, security, and firefighting. The facility first opened in 1977 as the Law Enforcement Training and Education Center. It was renamed the Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Academy in 1996. FPSI sits on almost 1,500 acres of diverse grounds which includes thick wooded terrain, wetlands, streams, and bodies of water and is home 12 buildings, a 200-room housing facility, a large conference center, and multiple specialized training sites and facilities. Gadsden Center, located in nearby Quincy, Florida, opened in 2016. Ghazvini Center for Healthcare Education, located in Tallahassee's medical corridor, opened in 2011. The Ghazvini Center offers over 85,000 square feet of space entirely devoted to programs in the healthcare field. Wakulla Center, located in Crawfordville, Florida, opened in 2006. The Center gives the students of Wakulla County opportunities to earn initial credits before continuing their studies on the main campus. Wakulla Environmental Institute (WEI), located in nearby Crawfordville, Florida, opened in 2016. It is home to the Oyster Aquaculture Certificate Program, an Unmanned Vehicle Systems National Training Center, and the Urban Farming and Entrepreneurship Training Program.
Academics
TCC is consistently ranked as one of the top community colleges in the nation offering seamless transfer opportunities and in-demand career training.
The Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree is the most popular degree program, allowing students to transfer to a university to pursue a bachelor's degree or higher.
TCC also offers nearly 100 degrees, certificates, and job-training programs. It also offers four bachelor's degrees.
Enrollment
As of the Fall of 2022: 41% of students came to TCC from outside the service district of Leon, Gadsden, and Wakulla counties. Top Florida counties for enrollment include Broward, Miami-Dade, Hillsborough, Orange, and Palm Beach. 71% white; 9% Black, 14% Hispanic, 4% Multi-Racial 62% female; 28% male 66% full-time course load; 34% part-time course load
Student life
TCC is home to many student clubs, organizations, academic programs, and teams that provide students the opportunity to get involved on campus.A student newspaper, the Talon, is published at least five times a semester by the students of a journalism class, and a literary magazine, The Eyrie, is published annually.