Tarrant County College

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Tarrant County College
Tarrant County College District seal.svg
Former names
Tarrant County Junior College (1965–1999)
MottoSuccess Within Reach
Type Public community college
Established1965
Chancellor Elva LeBlanc [1]
Administrative staff
1,616
Students46,561 (fall 2020) [2]
Location
Campus Urban
Website www.tccd.edu
Tarrant County College Vector logo.jpeg

Tarrant County College (TCC) or Tarrant County College District (TCCD) is a public community college in Tarrant County, Texas. It offers five transferrable degrees as well as degrees and certificates in occupational and technical programs. The district consists of five physical campuses, a virtual campus (TCC Connect) and a centralized office. [3]

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The school began on July 31, 1965 after voters approved a bond election for the formation of a junior college district. In 1967, the South Campus was the first campus to open in south Fort Worth; in 1967, the Northeast Campus was built in Hurst. A third campus, Northwest, was added in 1976, in northwest Fort Worth. In 1996, the Southeast Campus was built in Arlington. The fifth, Trinity River Campus, opened in downtown Fort Worth fall of 2009.

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of TCCD includes all of Tarrant County. [4]

Notable alumni

Collegiate high schools

Tarrant County College offers several dual-credit programs, known as collegiate high schools, that offer an associate degree along with a high school diploma.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Quick Facts". Tarrant County College. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Locations". Tarrant County College District. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tarrant County Junior College District Service Area". Texas Education Code. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
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