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Discover Your TCC Path

Explore Endless Opportunities

This is your path to explore what TCC has to offer and discover what’s best for you. Maybe you have an educational or career goal but you don't know what degree to pursue. Perhaps you need support and guidance from TCC instructors and staff to help you find the best fit for your goals. Discover the right path for you, then take classes related to your interests, desired career, and educational goals, as well as reduce time spent in earning your degree, while saving money!
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Creating a Path to Success

Getting Started

Do you have the tools you need to succeed?
Do you need to get to college level?
High school completion information
Looking to improve your English skills?
English language acquisition
Have questions about transferring your prior credits?
Transferring credits
Want to earn college credits while in high school?
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Discover Learning at TCC

TCC aims to provide a wide range of opportunities in a variety of fields. Explore the 80+ different degree and certificate offerings at TCC and discover what you're passionate about.

Start off your first quarter with an Exploratory Learning Community, which offers many opportunities to research your options. These cohorts help set students up for success in navigating college, and could save you time and money by helping you identify your career and degree goals right away. You will have many opportunities to work with your academic advisor and knowledgable instructors to determine the right path for you.

 

Beyond This Pathway

 

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Earn a degree or a certificate. Explore all of our programs and find one that matches your interests and goals. An associate degree is a college degree that typically takes two years to complete for a full-time student. Associate degrees provide students with the skills and knowledge to enter the workforce or continue their education. A bachelor degree is a college degree that typically takes fours years to complete for a full-time student. TCC offers a variety of Bachelor of Applied Science degrees that are designed specifically for working professionals and offer training for advancement within specific career paths. Certificates help you prepare for a new career, advance your existing skills, or enter the job market. They can either be earned as stand-alone options or be applied to a college degree.

The Programs

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Support for Success & Well-Being

Tuition & Payment

TCC is typically 1/3 the cost of a state university. Find out about how much college costs so you can plan for your finances.

Financial Aid

Nearly 60 percent of all TCC students receive some kind of financial aid to help pay for school. We can help you make an investment in your education.

Ways to Pay

There are resources to help you pay for college, including scholarships, grants, workforce education funding, student emergency funds, and much more.

Veterans Benefits

Service members, military veterans, and their families have unique needs when it comes to furthering their educational goals.

All Student Support

Explore Other Pathways

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Business, Paralegal, and Technology

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Creative Arts, Literature, and Communication

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Education, Social & Behavioral Sciences

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Healthcare

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Science, Engineering, and Math

 

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