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College Factual ranked Tri-County Community College as #2,037 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 93 colleges in North Carolina, Tri-County Community College is ranked at #85.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Tri-County Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
At Tri-County Community College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 10 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Tri-County Community College is 23%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Tri-County Community College is 63%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 991 undergraduates at Tri-County Community College with 427 being full-time and 564 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Tri-County Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
See which majors at Tri-County Community College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Tri-County Community College.
Contact details for Tri-County Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 21 Campus Circle, Murphy, NC 28906 |
| Phone: | 828-837-6810 |
| Website: | https://www.tricountycc.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 145 | NA |
| Nursing | 18 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 13 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 13 | NA |
| Computer Information Systems | 11 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 9 | NA |
| Electrical & Power Transmission Installers | 7 | NA |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 7 | NA |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration | 7 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 7 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 675 students took at least one online class at Tri-County Community College. This is a decrease from the 962 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 675 | 429 |
| 2021-2022 | 962 | 961 |
| 2020-2021 | 990 | 981 |
| 2018-2019 | 743 | 370 |
Learn more about online learning at Tri-County Community College.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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