Upfront

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

Cuyahoga Community College has been recognized as one of the nation’s “Best Community Colleges” by Intelligent.com. Tri-C ranked fifth on the research site’s list of top two-year schools across the country while also claiming first in the northeast region. Evaluations were based on curriculum quality, graduation rate, reputation and post-graduate employment. No other Ohio school earned recognition.

EQUITY IN OUTCOMES

Tri-C joined a select group of institutions across the country in the Equity Transfer Initiative, a program to increase bachelor’s degree attainment for underrepresented populations. Three dozen colleges and universities in 13 states are involved. The effort seeks to increase transfer rates between two-year and four-year schools for African American, Hispanic and first-generation learners. Tri-C is partnering with Lorain County Community College and Cleveland State University, with a goal of placing at least 300 students in two years.

SPRING 2021

DRIVING JOB GROWTH

A job hub bringing Tri-C programming to the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) will help the agency recruit new employees, upskill current workers and enhance leadership teams. The training partnership aims to increase workforce sustainability in the transportation industry while creating employment pipelines that lead residents toward RTA jobs with family-sustaining wages. The effort began in February as part of Tri-C’s Institute for Community Engagement and Development.