TMCC Mission
Truckee Meadows Community College provides access for lifelong learning opportunities to improve the quality of life for our diverse community. The college anticipates and responds to educational needs of individuals to achieve their goals, aspirations and dreams.
TMCC creates a supportive, intellectually and culturally dynamic environment by offering the following:
* General education programs
* Transfer degree programs
* Developmental education programs
* Occupational/technical degrees and programs
* Customized job training
* Continuing education
* Recreational programs and cultural events
* Student and academic support services
TMCC Strategic Goals
1. Achieving Student Success:
To foster an institutional culture that ensures easy access to and participation in programs and services essential to students' academic and personal achievement.
2. Achieving Academic Excellence:
To foster an institutional culture that values, demands and supports excellence in teaching and learning.
3. Diversity:
To foster a mutually respectful academic community inclusive of men and women of all generations and ability levels, diverse ideological perspectives, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and sexual orientations that is dedicated to equitable practices and values diversity.
4. Technology:
To develop a technology infrastructure that provides faculty, staff and students with the best practices of the industry.
5. Strategic Partnerships:
To expand and to forge new, mutually beneficial partnerships, ensuring the vitality and relevance of our curriculum and programs, distinguishing TMCC as an integral and influential member of the community.
6. Facilities:
To develop and maintain aesthetically pleasing, safe and environmentally friendly facilities and physical resources supportive of the teaching and learning experience.
7. Welcoming and Supportive Environment:
To enhance and ensure a welcoming environment that is socially supportive and physically pleasing and provides opportunities for personal growth.
8. Finance and Institutional Effectiveness:
To achieve college goals through responsible human and fiscal resource development and management.
Truckee Meadows Community College is a community college located in the U.S. state of Nevada primarily in the city of Reno. From 1971 to 1979 the college was known as Western Nevada Community College. Its current name is based on its primary service area, Truckee Meadows in Washoe County, Nevada. The college president is Philip M. Ringle. The college has over 250 faculty and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on College and Universities.
The college offers a university-transfer program and a wide variety of occupational and applied technical programs.
The college's Workforce Development & Continuing Education department offers short non-credit courses in a variety of subject areas. The college encourages non-faculty community members to propose interesting non-credit courses; potential instructors aere "interviewed and selected for their confidence in their subject and their willingness to share their expertise." Thus, for example, Elizabeth Beyer teaches a course on Kabbalah, prominent Hindu chaplain Rajan Zed leads an introduction to Bhagavad-gita, while Abdul Barghouthi teaches a three-evening introduction to Islam. Longer non-credit courses (14 to 16 sessions each) are also offered: Ida Williams, for example, teaches Italian for Travellers, and Jean Woo teaches Mandarin Chinese. Jean Gage teaches digital camera basics, while Michael Janik teaches fruit tree pruning.
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| Percent of Students International: | 1% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 1,642 | $ 6,557 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 1,522 | $ 6,437 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 120 | $ 120 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,868 | 27% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 901 | 50% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 680 | 8% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,759 | 11% | |
Any Aid: |
69% |
