Three Rivers Community College (Connecticut)

Connecticut State Community College Three Rivers

Type	Public community college [1]
Established	1992 [2]
Parent institution	Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
Academic affiliation	Space-grant
President	Mary Ellen Jukoski [3]
Total staff	301
Students	2,937
Location	Norwich , Connecticut , United States
Campus	Suburban, Thames Valley campus: 22.7 acres (9.2 ha) Mohegan Campus: 40.7 acres (16.5 ha)
Website	threerivers.edu

Three Rivers Community College
Clock Tower

Connecticut State Community College Three Rivers (formerly Three Rivers Community College) is a public community college in Norwich, Connecticut. It was formed in 1992 by the merger of Mohegan Community College and Thames Valley State Technical College ^[2] and is named after the three major rivers in the region: the Shetucket, the Yantic and the Thames. ^[4] It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education. ^[5]

Mohegan Community College was formed in 1970 by Founding President, Dr. Robert N. Rue. Mohegan opened to students in September of 1970 (1) and the inaugural address was given by Dr. Gorton Riethmiller, President Emeritus at Olivet College (Olivet, MI) (2), where Dr. Rue's administrative career had begun. There were initially two campuses of Mohegan in Norwich and New London. Mohegan developed a strong nursing program, which began in 1971 (3); It was awarded funds by the CT State Health, Education and Welfare Department for scholarships and loans to students in 1977 (3b).The first commencement for Mohegan took place in May of 1972, with State Representative Thomas Sweeney delivering the commencement address and Dr. Rue individually handing out Associate Degrees in the Arts and in the Sciences to students (4). A permanent new home for Mohegan on Mahan Drive in Norwich was also announced in May of 1972, when the State Bond Commission issued more than $3 million to purchase what was then the Notre Dame Girls High School, with state and community support by then Governor Thomas Meskill, Donald Oat (President, Norwich Area Chamber of Commerce), and State Representative Thomas Sweeney, who had written the bill to establish a community college in SE CT and later oversaw the site selection process. (5).

1 Norwich Bulletin/Norwich, CT 2/2/70 - Page 1, cont. p. B10;

2 Norwich Bulletin/Norwich, CT 10/29/70 - Page 1, cont. p. 16.

3 Norwich Bulletin/Norwich, CT 9/5/71 - Page 32.

3b Norwich Bulletin/Norwich, CT 8/8/77 - Page 28.

4 Norwich Bulletin/Norwich, CT 5/22/72 - Page 1, cont. p. 36.

5 Norwich Bulletin/Norwich, CT 5/27/72 - Page 1, cont. p. 25

Merged into Connecticut State Community College

2023 was the last commencement under the name "Three Rivers Community College." As of July 1, 2023, it, along with the other 11 community colleges, merged into a single state institution. ^[6] It is now the Three Rivers campus of Connecticut State Community College. ^[7]

Three Rivers Community College also offers an honors program for students who meet the prerequisites. ^[8]

Campus

The Three Rivers college was originally two separate community colleges of Mohegan and Thames Valley, which were on opposite sides of Norwich. In 2003, the state legislature approved funding to consolidate the college at the Thames Valley campus. In 2009, the college finally consolidated into the one campus on New London Turnpike. There are also two off-campus instructional centers, one at the nearby Naval Submarine Base, the other at Ella Grasso Technical School in Groton. ^[4]

Three Rivers Middle College

Three Rivers Community College is also the home of Three Rivers Middle College (TRMC), a dual-enrollment magnet high school. ^[9] TRMC students combine the last two years of high school with up to one full year of college courses, giving them a head start on their associate degrees.

References

1. The College Board. "Three Rivers Community College: At a Glance" . Retrieved February 8, 2007.
2. "1992 merger marked start of consolidation dreams". Norwich Bulletin. July 9, 2003. Retrieved February 8, 2007.
3. "TRCC - About the President".
4. "TRCC > About". Archived from the original on January 3, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2007.
5. New England Association of Schools & Colleges. "Postsecondary Institutions – Connecticut". Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved February 8, 2007.
6. "After 58 years, Three Rivers Community College graduates its final class" . Retrieved October 12, 2023.
7. "Three Rivers Campus" . Retrieved October 12, 2023.
8. https://ctstate.edu/honors
9. "Home".

External links

• Official website

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