Learning Centered Focus

• Students are top priority at the Western Campus.Our ultimate goal is to help them succeed.We make learning available to anyone, anytime, anywhere.

Accessible and Affordable

• Located at Pleasant Valley and York Road, the Western Campus is convenient to those living in the western suburbs of Cuyahoga, Medina and Summit Counties.To serve the varying schedules of our students, classes are offered from early morning to late evening, on Saturday and Sunday, as well as through distance learning.
• In addition, Tri-C’s tuition is the lowest in Northeast Ohio.Many of our students take advantage of our transfer program, which allows them to complete the first two years of a baccalaureate degree at a third of the cost of most public institutions in our area.Tri-C offers more than 100 scholarship opportunities through the CCC Foundation to further assist our students.

Emphasize Community and Educational Partnerships
We create an atmosphere that fosters community collaboration.The college actively seeks partnership opportunities with the educational, business and government communities.

Accountable
Our guarantee to our community is to develop the potential of our students, preparing them for the significant challenges and work environments they will face outside the classroom.

Leaders in Classroom Technology
The ability to access information 24/7 is vitally important to student success.We house a state-of-the-art Technology Learning Center with 800 computer stations that provide Internet access to all types of scholastic information.A large number of specialized classrooms are also equipped with state-of-the-art technology to visually demonstrate educational concepts and provide an interactive classroom atmosphere.

Economic Development
We believe that a well-educated citizenry contributes to a thriving economy.Our commitment is to respond to employer needs to create a strong, talented workforce, which, in turn, supports a strong, growing and vibrant community.

Leadership
Ultimately, we are responsible for providing community leadership and developing leaders for the community.We expect our graduates to lead socially, economically and culturally.

The Western Campus, A Closer Look…

The Western Campus, opened in 1966, is situated on the former site of the Crile General Hospital in Parma.The campus delivers high quality credit, transfer, honors and technical courses to meet the needs of its growing and vibrant community.

Programs housed at the campus include:

• An extensive Liberal Arts/Transfer program
• Automotive Technology
• Court Reporting and Captioning
• Early Childhood Education
• International Business
• Paralegal Studies
• Physician Assistant
• Many Health Careers Program
• Plus, a variety of one and two-year certifications in various disciplines, including information systems and computer systems options.

Who are our students?

Each semester, the Western Campus welcomes approximately 12,000 students.They come to us with the intent of transferring their junior year to a four-year institution or acquiring the skills necessary to secure a path to a well-paved career.

After obtaining their Associate Degree, some of our students have continued to pursue four-year degrees at Ohio universities including:

• Baldwin-Wallace College
• Case Western Reserve University
• John Carroll University
• Kent State University
• Miami University
• The Ohio State University
• University of Toledo

And…out-of-state universities such as:

• Boston College
• Carnegie Mellon University
• Cornell University
• Georgetown University
• Harvard Law School
• Johnson & Wales University
• Northwestern University
• The University of California
• The University of Michigan

Who are our faculty?

Our faculty members are eager to share their enthusiasm for learning.Students come to us looking for a high quality education.We provide it through an outstanding faculty with credentials from some of the most prestigious institutions from around the world, including:

• The Berklee College of Music
• Case Western Reserve University
• Columbia University
• John Carroll University
• Kharkov Pedagogical Institute, Ukraine
• Nanjing Normal University, China
• The Ohio State University
• Penn State University
• Purdue University
• Technion, Israel
• The University of California
• The University of Delhi
• The University of Michigan
• Wilberforce University

Degrees earned by our full-time faculty members:

Doctorate Degree – 26%

Master’s Degree – 69%

Did you know…

• Out of 1,200 colleges across the country, Tri-C is one of 20 that have been selected and nationally recognized, as a League of Innovation college.We were chosen because of the ingenuity our faculty demonstrates in developing programs that make us a benchmark institution.
• Students graduating from Tri-C’s Nursing Program have a 98% pass rate on the National Nursing Licensure Examination and students graduating from our Radiography Program have a 100% pass rate on the American Registry Exam.
• Evidence suggests that students who transfer to four-year universities from two-year institutions perform about as well in their junior year as students who continuously have attended four-year universities.(Source:Ohio Board of Regents: The Performance Report For Ohio’s Colleges and Universities, 2003).
• Visual Communication and Scientific Imaging Photography graduates work in varied areas such as the County Coroner’s Office or photography studios.
• The Western Campus houses the only Physician Assistant Program in a community college in Ohio, preparing students for medical careers in general medicine or surgery.
• Our Veterinary Technology Program accepts students from throughout Ohio.
• Students from the Western Campus represent over 28 countries from around the world.Most of our international students come from South Korea, Lebanon, Eastern Europe and South America.