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Whether you want to prepare for a specific career, increase your skills or enter the workforce quickly, at Tri-C you will find innovative, high-quality and affordable educational opportunities.

Choose from more than 1,000 credit courses in 140+ career, certificate and university transfer programs to jump start your future.

At Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®), you will find innovative courses of study designed to help you reach your career goals. With small classes led by knowledgeable faculty members, you will learn in a supportive environment. Convenient locations at four campuses and various off-campus learning sites mean that you can study close to your home or work. With our flexible options, you can take courses during the day, in the evenings and on weekends. You can also earn credits from more than 700 Distance Learning courses in more than 300 subjects.

It’s a smart choice.

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Earn an associate degree in two years.Learn skills to move into the workforce at a fraction of the cost of most four-year schools with the following degrees:

•AssociateofArts•AssociateofScience•AssociateofAppliedBusiness•AssociateofAppliedScience•AssociateofTechnicalStudy

Build a Foundation for University Transfer.AtTri-C®,youcanexploreavarietyofcareeroptionsbytakingthesamegeneraleducationcourses offered at most four-year institutions of higherlearning.Studentsmayelecttoenrollinstate-approvedTransferAssuranceGuide(TAG)courses,whichwilltransferandapplytowardamajoratanyofOhio’spublicinstitutionsofhighereducation.WithanAssociateofArtsorAssociateofSciencedegree,youcantransfertoanothercollegeoruniversitytocompleteabachelor’sdegree.

Formoreinformationandacompletelistofapplicablecoursesandpartnerships,visittheTri-CTransferCenteratwww.tri-c.edu/welcome/transfer.

Update your skills, change your career or upgrade your professional capabilities.

For more information about these and other course offerings, visit www.tri-c.edu

It’s a smart choice.You can select a range of educational options among the following career clusters:

Health Care and Public Service Creative Arts

Business, Engineering & other TechnologiesLiberal Arts & Sciences

Liberal Arts and SciencesTheCollege’slargestacademicdivisionoffersmorethan600courseseachsemester.Tri-Cistheidealplacetolaunchyoureducation.YoucanearnanAssociateofArtsorAssociateofSciencedegree and then continue your studies at a four-year college or university with significant cost savings.LiberalArtsandSciencescoursesarealsopartofanapplieddegreeprogram.

Aliberalartsandscienceseducationisthefoundationforawiderangeofcareers.Itteachesyouhowtothinkcritically–essentialpreparationforeveryjob.Intoday’sjobmarket,technicalskillsarenotenough.Tobeasuccess,youmustbeabletocommunicatewell,solveproblemsandworkwithotherstoaccomplishgoalsanddevelopeffectiveleadershipskills.

Thetransfercurriculumisdesignedtoparallelcoursestakenatfour-yearcollegesoruniversitiesinthefirsttwoyears.Youcanusethisfoundationoflearningasasteppingstonetotheuniversityof your choice and the career that fits your interests.

Humanities• History• Humanities• Philosophy• ReligiousStudies

Communications• DeafInterpretiveServices• English• English-as-a-SecondLanguage• SpeechCommunications

Foreign Languages• AmericanSignLanguage• Chinese• French• German• Italian• Japanese• Latin• Russian• Spanish

General Studies

Mathematics

Natural Sciences• Biology• Chemistry• EarthScience• PhysicalScience• Physics

Social and Behavioral Sciences• Anthropology• ConflictResolution• Economics• Education• Geography• ConflictResolution andPeaceStudies¹

• PoliticalScience• Psychology• Sociology• UrbanStudies• Women’sStudies

1-CertificateofProficiency 2-Short-TermCertificateProgram 3-Post-DegreeCertificateProgram 4-Pre-ApprenticeshipProgram 5-DegreeandCertificateProgramsAvailable

Formoreinformationaboutourgraduationrates,themediandebtofstudentswhocompletedtheprogramandotherimportantinformation,pleasevisitwww.tri-c.edu/gainfulemployment.

For more information about these and other course offerings, visit www.tri-c.edu

Business, Engineering and other TechnologiesIfacareerinbusinessisyourgoal,CuyahogaCommunityCollegeprovidesawiderangeofstudiestoputyouonthepathtosuccess.Theseincludebusinessmanagement,engineeringandinformationtechnology,marketingandhospitalityandtradeapprenticeships.

Duringyourstudies,youwilllearnbasicbusinesstheoriesandtesttheminandoutoftheclassroom.Ourcurriculumisdesignedtoprepareyouforthejobmarket.Wealsooffershort-termprogramsandindustry certifications.

Intoday’srapidlychangingeconomy,mathematics,problemsolvingandquantitativeanalysisarefundamentalskillsforasuccessfulbusinessortechnicalcareer.AtTri-C,youcantakecoursesoncampusaswellasonlinetofityourlifestyle.

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Apprenticeship Programs(Theseprogramsareinpartnershipwithvarioustradeunions.Admissionrequiresstudentstobecurrentlyworkinginaregisteredapprenticeshipprogramthroughatradeunion)

•Bricklaying•Carpentry•CementMasonry•CNCMachiningandCompositeManufacturing4

•ConstructionTendingandHazardous MaterialAbatement•DrywallFinishing•ElectricalConstruction•FloorInstallation•Glazing• IronWorking•Maintenance•ManufacturingTechnology•Millwrighting•OperatingEngineers•Painting•PileDriving•Pipefitting•Plumbing•SheetmetalWorking•SignandDisplay•Teledata

Automotive Programs•AutomotiveTechnology5

•AutomotiveMaintenanceGeneralService2

Business Management •BusinessManagement•AdministrativeOfficeSystems•HumanResourcesManagement• InternationalBusiness•PublicAdministration2

•PurchasingandSupplyManagement•SmallBusinessManagement•StrategicLeadership1

Captioning and Court Reporting

Engineering Programs•Computer-AidedDrafting(CAD)1

•Computer-IntegratedManufacturing(CIM)1

•ComputerMaintenanceTechnology1

•ComputerNetworkingHardware5

•ConstructionEngineeringTechnology•Electrical/ElectronicEngineering Technology(Bio-Medical)• IntegratedSystemsEngineeringTechnology•MachineTools1

•ManufacturingIndustrialEngineeringTechnology5

•MechanicalEngineeringTechnology•QualityControl1

Hospitality Management Programs*

••CulinaryArt5

•EventPlanning2

•FoodandBeverageOperations1

•Lodging/RoomsDivision1

•Lodging-TourismManagement5

•ProfessionalBaking1

•PersonalChef2

•ProfessionalCulinarian/Cook1

•Restaurant/FoodServiceManagement5

Information Technology Programs•BasicOfficeSkills2

•BusinessSolutions5

•NetworkingSoftware•ProgrammingandDevelopment5

•WebApplicationDevelopment2

Interior Design

Marketing

Plant Science and Landscaping Programs•LandscapeTechnician1

•PlantScienceandLandscapingTechnology

Paralegal Programs•LegalNurseConsultant3

•ParalegalStudies5

1-CertificateofProficiency 2-Short-TermCertificateProgram 3-Post-DegreeCertificateProgram 4-Pre-ApprenticeshipProgram 5-DegreeandCertificateProgramsAvailable

*ClassesalsobeingofferedattheCuyahogaValleyCareerCenter Visitwww.tri-c.edu/cvcc

Health Care and Public Service ProgramsCuyahogaCommunityCollegeisaleaderinhealthcareereducation,rankingthirdinthenationinconferringdegreesinhealthprofessionsandrelatedsciences.*Tri-Coffersmorethan30programsandeducatesthemajorityoftheregion’shighlyskilledhealthcareandnursingprofessionals.Gainvaluableexperienceusingthelatesttechnologyincampus-basedclinicsandlaboratories.Mostimportantly,youwillreceivehands-onclinicalexperiencehereinClevelandatsomeoftheworld’sleadinghealthsystems.

MosthealthcareerprogramsaretwoyearsinlengthandleadtoanAssociateofAppliedSciencedegree. Tri-Calsoofferscertificatesandpost-degreecertificatesinmanyhealthcareerprograms.

Ifyouplantocontinueyoureducationinhealthsciencestoearnabaccalaureatedegreeorhigherin selectedcareers,theassociatedegreewillbeginyourpreparation.

Diagnostic Health Services Programs• DiagnosticMedicalSonography• ElectroneurodiagnosticTechnology• LaboratoryPhlebotomy2

• Mammography2

• MedicalLaboratoryTechnology• MRI2

• NuclearMedicine• Polysomnography:SleepDisorders1

• Radiography

Direct Patient Care Programs• AdvancedMassageTherapy2

• DentalAssisting2

• DentalHygiene• DentalOfficeManagement2

• DietaryManagement1

• DieteticTechnology• EmergencyMedicalTechnology• EMT-Basic2

• EMT-Paramedic2

• GeneralNutrition1

• HumanServices• MassageTherapy5 • OccupationalTherapyAssistant• OpticalTechnology5

• PhysicalTherapyAssistantTechnology• PhysicianAssistant3

• RespiratoryCare• SportandExerciseScience

Veterinary Technology

Nursing• RegisteredNurse• RegisteredNurse(AcceleratedProgram)• PracticalNurse1

Supportive Health Services Programs• HealthInformationManagement• HealthUnitCoordinator2

• MedicalAssisting• MedicalBillingSpecialist2

• OphthalmicMedicalAssisting2

• PharmacyTechnician1

• PharmacyTechnology• SterileProcessingandDistribution2

• SurgicalTechnology

Related Health and Science Subject Areas• Biology• Chemistry• Health• HealthTechnologies• PhysicalEducation• PhysicalScience• Physics

1-CertificateofProficiency 2-Short-TermCertificateProgram 3-Post-DegreeCertificateProgram 4-Pre-ApprenticeshipProgram 5-DegreeandCertificateProgramsAvailable

*AccordingtoCommunityCollegeWeekDepartmentofEducationstatistics

For more information about these and other course offerings, visit www.tri-c.edu

Community and Public Service Programs• BasicPoliceAcademy• Corrections• CriminalJustice• DeafInterpretiveServices• EarlyChildhoodEducation• Education(TransferProgram)• EnvironmentalHealthandSafetyTechnology1,4

• FireTechnology• Infant/Toddler2

• SecurityAdministration

Workforce Solutions Non-credit • FireTrainingAcademy• PoliceAcademy

For more information about these and other course offerings, visit www.tri-c.edu

Creative Arts Ifyouenjoyfindingcreativesolutionsusingyourartistictalents,youmaybeinterestedinpursuingacareerinCreativeArts.Whetheryouwouldliketostudyfineorperformingartsorlearnaskillsuchasadvertisingorgraphicdesign,Tri-Chasaprogramforyou.TheCollegealsooffersanexciting,cross-disciplinaryapproachtohoningyourtalentsinawidevarietyofcreativepaths.State-of-thearttechnicalfacilitiesandreal-worldexperienceswillhelpdevelopyourtalents.

Tommy LiPuma Center for Creative ArtsThisexcitingnewcenteristhepremieraudio,video,music,theaterandcreativeartseducationalfacilityintheregion.Thisone-of-a-kindbuildingisalsothehomeoftheRockandRollHallofFameandMuseumLibraryandArchives.

Applied Degree Programs• MediaArtsandStudies• RecordingArtsandTechnology• VisualCommunicationandDesign

–3DAnimation2

–3DDesign2

–DigitalFilmmakingandDigitalVideo–GraphicDesign5

– Illustration–Photography–Web&InteractiveMedia

Associate of Arts*

• Art• Dance• JournalismandMassCommunication (transferprogramwithKentState Universityavailable)

• Music• TheatreArts

–Acting/Performance–TechnicalTheatre

1-CertificateofProficiency 2-Short-TermCertificateProgram 3-Post-DegreeCertificateProgram 4-Pre-ApprenticeshipProgram 5-DegreeandCertificateProgramsAvailable

*TheAssociateofArtsdegreeistransferabletoafour-year degreeprogram.Studentsshouldmeetwithanadvisertoplanfortransferringtoaspecificfour-yeardegreeprogram.

Workforce and Economic Development DivisionTri-C’sWorkforceandEconomicDevelopment Divisionprovidescreditandnon-creditprogramsforindividualsandbusinesses.Programsareavailablewith fast training in mind for individuals who need toentertheworkforcequickly.Programsincludeadvanced manufacturing; health care; alternative energy; information technology; truck driving; firefighter/EMS;andlawenforcement.Financialassistanceandjobplacementarealsoavailable.

For more information, visit www.tri-c.edu/workforce

Corporate College CorporateCollege,adivisionofCuyahogaCommunityCollege,isfocusedoncertification,licensureandprofessionaldevelopmentprogramsthatmeetindividuals’needsforupgradingskillsandemployers’demandsforatalentedandtrainedworkforce.ThefacilitiesatourCorporateCollegeinWarrensvilleHeightsandWestlakeprovidecomfortablemeetingandconferencespace,catering,freeparkingandmuchmoreforthebusinessprofessional.

For more information, visit www.corporatecollege.com

Admissions PartnershipsTheCollegealsooffersaninnovativeadmissionspartnershipprogramthatallowsyoutocompleteanassociatedegreeatCuyahogaCommunityCollegewhilepreparingfortransfertoafour-yearcollegeoruniversitysuchasBaldwinWallaceUniversity,CentralStateUniversity,ClevelandStateUniversityorKentStateUniversitytopursueabachelor’sdegree.

Locations

Metropolitan Campus 2900 Community College Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115

Western Campus 11000 Pleasant Valley Road Parma, OH 44130

Eastern Campus 4250 Richmond Road Highland Hills, OH 44122

Westshore Campus 31001 Clemens Road Westlake, OH 44145

Corporate College® East 4400 Richmond Road Warrensville Heights, OH 44128

Corporate College® West 25425 Center Ridge Road Westlake, OH 44145

Brunswick University Center 3605 Center Road Brunswick, OH 44212

Advanced Technology Training Center 3409 Woodland Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Unified Technologies Center 2415 Woodland Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Hospitality Management Center at Public Square 180 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114

800-954-8742

www.tri-c.edu

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