Trinity Valley Community College

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Trinity Valley Community College
Type Public community college
Established1946
Accreditation SACSCOC
President Jason Morrison
Undergraduates 5,426
Location
Athens (main campus)
, ,
United States

32°11′41″N95°51′28″W / 32.194814°N 95.857774°W / 32.194814; -95.857774
Campus Rural
Colors Red and white   
Mascot Cardinals
Website www.tvcc.edu
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Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) is a public community college based in Athens, Texas. It has six campuses serving five counties across the southeast and eastern parts of the state.

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History

TVCC was founded in 1946 as Henderson County Junior College (HCJC) in Athens, the county seat. The current name, adopted in September 1986, was taken from the Trinity River, which bisects the region. By that time it had expanded to serve residents of more than one county.

TVCC began its expansion to a multi-site campus in 1969 when it began to offer courses at a nearby Texas Department of Criminal Justice unit.

Campus locations and service area

TVCC operates six public campuses serving the Texas counties of Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt, Rains, and Kaufman, southeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex:

Athens
Palestine
Kaufman
Terrell
TDCJ

In addition, TVCC serves TDCJ Region II Students at prison units in Anderson County outside of Tennessee Colony.

Service Area

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of TVCC is the following: [1]

Entrance to Cardinal Grill. Entrance to 'Cardinal Grill' located in the Student union.jpg
Entrance to Cardinal Grill.

Athletics

Trinity Valley has an athletics program offering the following sports: Football, Cheer, Dance, Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, and Soccer. The Trinity Valley mascot is the Cardinals. [2] An eSports program was also added in the 2019-2020 School Year. [3]

Notable alumni and persons affiliated with TVCC

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