Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) opened in 1963 as Ohio's first community college and remains Ohio's oldest and largest public community college. For more than 50 years Tri-C has provided high quality, affordable education and programs to more than 900,000 members of our community. Tuition at Tri-C is the lowest in the state of Ohio. Each semester Tri-C offers more than 1,000 credit courses in more than 190 career and technical programs and liberal arts curricula. Tri-C also grantShort-Term Certificates, Certificates of Proficiency and Post-Degree Professional Certificates. More than 600 non-credit workforce and professional development courses are offered each year. The College serves more than 50,000 credit and non-credit students annually and offers day, evening and weekend classes; classes via television, the Internet, and independent learning. Tri-C offers more than 800 Distance Learning courses and more than 130 courses at various locations throughout the community, close to home and work.