Tri County Community College
Tri-County Community College is a public community college in Murphy, North Carolina. It was founded in 1964 to serve Cherokee, Clay, and Graham counties and is part of the North Carolina Community College System.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $7,905
- Undergraduate enrollment: 1,342
- Graduation rate (150%): 54%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 31%
- Student to faculty ratio: 13:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $32,232
- Median earnings (8 years): $30,263
- Median earnings (6 years): $27,374
- Control: Public
- Locale: Rural, remote
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Murphy, NC
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Tri County Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Information Technology.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (180 associate)
- Nursing (13 associate)
- Information Technology (8 associate)
- Aesthetician (7 bachelor's)
- Electrical (6 associate)
- Electrician (6 associate)
- Automobile (8 associate)
- Welding Technology (13 bachelor's)
- Emergency Medical Technology (6 associate)
- Accounting and Finance (6 associate)
Degree mix: Business 25%, Computer Science 16%, Health 58%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Tri County Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $7,220 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $7,220
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $7,224
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $8,984
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $10,013
- In-state tuition and fees: $2,636
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $8,780
- Books and supplies: $1,470
- Off-campus room and board: $17,488
- Off-campus with family: $7,922
- Typical cost of attendance: $18,830
- Sticker vs net gap: 58%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 29%
- Federal loan recipients: 0%
- Average institutional grant: $1,250
Admissions
Tri County Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 1,342
- Women: 60%
- Part-time undergraduates: 59%
- Age 25 and older: 20%
- Graduation rate: 54%
- Come back after freshman year: 76%
- First-generation: 46%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 24%
- Student to faculty: 13:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Tri County Community College acceptance rate? Tri County Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Tri County Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $7,220 a year after aid. Average net price is $7,905.
What majors does Tri County Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nursing, Information Technology, Aesthetician, Electrical.
What is the average salary after Tri County Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $32,232 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Tri County Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 31% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 54%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Tri County Community College official site: https://www.tricountycc.edu.