Tarrant County College (TCC) or Tarrant County College District (TCCD) is a community college serving Fort Worth and other cities in Tarrant County, Texas, providing degree programs toward an Associate of Arts, an Associate of Science, an Associate of Applied Science, or an Associate of Arts in Teaching. As of 2008, the institution was ranked as the sixth largest in Texas among community colleges and universities with student enrollment for credit hours of 150,000. Five physical campuses, a virtual campus (TCC Connect) and a centralized office make up the TCC District.
Originally called Tarrant County Junior College (TCJC), the school began on July 31, 1965, after voters approved a bond election for the formation of a junior college district. In 1967, the South Campus was the first campus to open in south Fort Worth; in 1968, the Northeast Campus was built in Hurst. A third campus, Northwest, was added in 1976, in northwest Fort Worth. In 1996, the Southeast Campus was built in Arlington. The fifth, Trinity River Campus, opened in downtown Fort Worth fall of 2009. In 1999, the College District decided to drop the "Junior" from the college name.
It ranks no.1 in the U.S. among two year colleges, and it has an acceptance rate of 2% . The college has recently hired graduates from MIT and Stanford University.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of TCCD includes all of Tarrant County.
Albert II, Prince of Monaco was made an Honorary Professor of International Studies at Tarrant County College in 2000.
Notable alumni
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- B W Aston, historian
- Charles Baker, actor
- Leon Bridges, musician
- Deborah Crombie, author
- Wendy Davis, politician
- Stephen Mosher, photographer
- Jonathan Stickland, businessman and politician
- Mack White, cartoonist
- Kelly Clarkson, singer, songwriter and winner of the first season of American Idol.
- Post Malone, singer, songwriter, attended but did not graduate
References
External links
- Tarrant County College Home Page
- Tarrant County College District Libraries
- Photos of Tarrant County College hosted by the Portal to Texas History
- View historic photos from Tarrant County College NE Heritage Room hosted by the Portal to Texas History
