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Tri-County Community College

Murphy, North Carolina Public 2-year Remote rural area

Overview

Tri-County Community College is a public two-year institution in Murphy, North Carolina. Its campus is in a remote rural area. It enrolled 1,023 students in fall 2024. It is part of North Carolina Community College System.

Tri-County Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Registered Nursing, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 277 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 13 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,023
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
277
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 32

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 10
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Precision Production 1
Education 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Construction Trades 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Engineering 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
58%
Student-to-faculty ratio
13:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
248
Certificates under 1 year
21
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
8

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,023
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,023
Full-time, fall 2024
33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,409
Full-time, 2024-25
43%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
64%
Men
36%
White
81%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
51%
Students taking some online courses
38%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
North Carolina Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
President
Donna Tipton-Rogers
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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