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| Tallahassee County Community College Seal | |
| Motto | It's For You |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1966 |
| President | Dr. Bill Law |
Academic staff | 159 |
| Undergraduates | 14,014 (Fall 2007) [1] |
| Location | , , |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Athletics | 4 major sports teams |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Website | www.tcc.fl.edu |
| Tallahassee County Community College Logo | |
Tallahassee Community College (TCC) is a community college located in Tallahassee, Florida, and is a member institution of the Florida College System. It mainly serves the Florida counties of Leon, in which it is located, Gadsden, and Wakulla, feeding mainly into Florida State University and Florida A&M University. The college was founded in 1966.
Most of TCC's enrollment take part in its Associate in Arts transfer program, and TCC is listed as one the nation's top producers of A.A. graduates at 22nd. The college is often used as a stepping stone to transfer to institutions within the State University System of Florida.
Student life
TCC annually hosts the Big Bend Brain Bowl academic tournament sponsored by the Tallahassee Democrat. Students also participate in Forensics(Debate), Model UN, the Honors Program, Phi Theta Kappa. A student newspaper, the Talon, is published at least 5 times a semester by the students of a journalism class, and a literary magazine, The Eyrie, is published yearly.
Other student opportunities include "TheatreTCC", the Capital Band of Tallahassee Community College, the TCC Jazz Band, and the Tallahassee Civic Chorale. A Student Government Association is open for student involvement, and the Office of Student Volunteerism encourages students to engage in community service
Athletics
TCC Athletics include softball, baseball, basketball, lacrosse and track and field. Their mascot is the eagle.
The softball program, having won three conference championships, won a state and national title in 1994. The baseball team finished 2004 with its fourth conference title. The men's basketball team has three conference titles, and the women's has one. Both basketball teams have each finished third in the NJCAA Tournament within the past eight years.
Currently, Mike McLeod is the Baseball coach and is in his seventeenth season at the helm. McLeod has guided the Eagles to Panhandle Conference Championships in 1995, 1999, 2002, 2004, and 2009 . His teams have made seven trips to the Florida Community College Activities Association Tournament. McLeod has been named Panhandle Conference Coach of the Year four times (1995, 1999, 2004, 2009).
Other schools utilizing TCC
TCC also houses the panhandle campuses of Flagler College and Barry University. Embry Riddle and Saint Leo University also house classes on the TCC campus. These additions brings the amount of students using TCC up by several thousand.
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