Tri-County Community College

Type	Public community college
Active	1964–Present
Parent institution	North Carolina Community College System
President	Donna Tipton-Rogers
Students	4715 (2012 academic year)
Location	Murphy , North Carolina , United States
Colors	Navy and gold
Website	www.tricountycc.edu

Tri-County Community College is a public community college in Murphy, North Carolina. It was founded in 1964 and is part of the North Carolina Community College System.

History

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1964: North Carolina Board of Education approved Tri-County Industrial Education Center operation
1965: Cherokee County Board of Education negotiates lease agreement for occupation by college of the abandoned Cherokee County Prison Camp
1970s: Renovation and construction of three buildings on the Murphy campus (now renamed Tri-County Community College) completed
1984: NC Legislature allocation of funds for construction of new multi-purpose building
1989: Complete of new multi-purpose building named the Enloe building (named for state legislator Jeff Enloe, whose support of the college enabled successful appropriation of funds for building construction)
1993: Passing of a statewide bond referendum to fund the Graham County Center
1995: Land and buildings provided for Graham County Center
1998: Opening of Graham County Center
1998: Dedication of a new building for dual use as a student activities center and an early childhood education center, both named to honor school supporters. Then-president Norman Oglesby named one building for himself. The student activities wing is named for Sarah Easley Harper, originator of the Student Support Center. The early childhood education wing is named the Jarrett/Oglesby Center.

Presidents

Holland McSwain (1964 - 1972)
Vincent Crisp (1972 - 1992)
Harry Jarrett (1992 - 1995)
Norman Oglesby (1996 - 2006) During his presidency hundreds of thousands of dollars of state funds went unaccounted for^[2]
Donna Tipton-Rogers (2008 - present)

Accreditations

Commission on College of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees.
Approved by the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Arts
Approved by the North Carolina Board of Nursing

Service area

Tri-County Community College serves the counties of:

Local Cities

Campus

There are three campus locations, the Main Campus in Murphy, and the Graham County Center in Robbinsville, and the Cherokee County Center of Applied Technology in Marble. The main campus has buildings named McSwain, in honor of Holland McSwain, Tri-County Community College's First President; West, for Herman West, a State Legislator and entrepreneur; and Crisp, for Vincent Crisp, Tri-County Community College President from 1972 to 1992.