Three Rivers College (Missouri)

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Three Rivers College
Type Public community college
Established1966 [1]
President Wesley Payne
Undergraduates 2,965 (Fall 2019) [2] [3] [4]
Location, ,
United States

36°46′37″N90°25′49″W / 36.77682°N 90.43038°W / 36.77682; -90.43038
Campus Rural
Colors Black and Gold    
Nickname Raiders
Sporting affiliations
NJCAAMCCAC
MascotRocky Raider
Website www.trcc.edu

Three Rivers College is a public community college in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. It was founded in 1966 when voters in the counties of Butler, Carter, Ripley, and Wayne approved the taxing district of Butler, Carter, Ripley, and Wayne counties. [5]

Contents

Three Rivers is governed by a six-person board of trustees elected by residents in the college's taxing district. The college has an 80-acre (32.4 ha) campus in Poplar Bluff, Missouri with full-service locations in Dexter, Kennett, and Sikeston, and in-district locations in Doniphan, Caruthersville, Piedmont, Portageville, New Madrid, and Van Buren, and offers classes at various sites and high schools throughout the region. [6] Three Rivers also participates in the Cape College Center alongside Mineral Area College and Southeast Missouri State University. [7] The school is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

The college officially changed its name from Three Rivers Community College to Three Rivers College in 2017. It enrolled 2,965 in 2019. [2]

Athletics

Three Rivers competes as a member of the NJCAA in the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference.

Its most famous athletic alumnus is Latrell Sprewell, who played basketball for Three Rivers before playing Division I basketball at Alabama. Notable mention is Justas Furmanavičius who later played at Ole Miss Rebels (NCAA). He is playing in Lithuanians first division now.

Gene Bess, the men's basketball coach, has the most wins of any junior college basketball coach.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Trends in Headcount Enrollment, 2013-2019". Missouri Department of Higher Education . Retrieved June 22, 2020.
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