Your On Ramp To College

www.TC3.edu/AdultLearning

Your On Ramp to College.

Wondering how you’ll juggle school and your other responsibilities?

School might seem like too much.But we know adult students.And we can make it work for you.

‘TC3 has been so helpful in allowing me to arrange my schedule. If I want to wake up at 3 a.m. to do homework, I can.’Carrie Burlingame-Powers, TC3 student, mother of two

Wondering how you’ll juggle school and your other responsibilities?

Flexibility, with you in mind.Evening and day time classes

Hundreds of online classes

Ten programs offered fully online

Credit for experiential learning

Convenient locations in Ithaca, Dryden, and Cortland

‘My adult students come with a sense of what a good work ethic means. It is such a good influence on the younger students to witness a strong work ethic first hand rather than just to be told to “work hard.” ’

William Kleitz, Chair of the Electrical Engineering Technology Program

We’ll walk you through the enrollment process. And once you’re enrolled, you’ll join hundreds of other adult students who have taken advantage of support services, such as

Professional tutoring Counseling, Career, and Transfer Services Childcare Technology support Health services

Wondering if you can do it? Yes, you can! and we’ll provide the support you need

‘I promised myself if I were actually ever in a situation and able to get an education, I would do it.

And now, knowing that I’ve done as well as I’ve done here ... it gives me such personal satisfaction.’

Stephen Whiting | Class of 2012 Graduate of Note | Creative Writing

Not sure about your math or reading skills?

Once you’re admitted you’ll take placement tests so we can assess your skills and plan for your success. We have classes specially designed for students who need to brush up on English, math, and reading skills.

First, apply online at TC3.edu

We’ll need transcripts from the high school you attended

as well as any colleges. Schools keep these on file,

and they’re usually only a phone call away.

Have your doctor send us your immunization records

(if you were born after 1957).

Apply for financial aid at FAFSA.ed.gov.

It’s required for receiving financial aid and scholarships.

For more information visit TC3.edu/AdultLearning

or e-mail us at AdultLearning@TC3.edu.

Getting Started

YOu WON’T BE ALONEAbout 1/3 of all TC3 students are over the age of 24

WHERE YOU LIVEDay and evening classes at all three locations in Dryden, Ithaca, and Cortland.

Nancy S. Lieberman Extension Center in Ithaca | 607.272.3025

TC3 Cortland Extension Center 607.756.5275

Online courses | Credit for experience | Three convenient locations

COLLEGE

Tompkins Cortland Community College

With more than 40 academic programs,Tompkins Cortland Community College is the ideal place to discover talents you might have never known you possessed.

Degree Programs

Career (A.A.S.)• Accounting• Broadcast Production – Radio Concentration – Television Concentration• Business Administration• Chemical Dependency Counseling • Computer Forensics• Computer Information Systems • Computer Support Specialist• Construction Technology – Building Construction• Criminal Justice• Early Childhood – General Sequence – Transfer Sequence• Electrical Engineering Technology – Electronics and Computer Systems• Entrepreneurship• Hotel and Restaurant Management• Human Services• Nursing• Office Management and Administration• Paralegal• Web Design • Wine Marketing

Transfer (A.A.)• Creative Writing – Prose, Poetry, and Drama Concentration – Screenwriting Concentration• Liberal Arts and Sciences – Humanities

Transfer (A.S.)• Accounting• Biotechnology• Business Administration• Communication and Media Arts – Broadcast Journalism Emphasis• Computer Science – General Sequence – Engineering Sequence• Criminal Justice • Digital Cinema• Engineering Science

• Environmental Studies• Graphic Design• International Business • Liberal Arts and Sciences – Adolescence Education – Childhood Education – Early Childhood Education • Liberal Arts and Sciences – General Studies – Exploratory sequence – Individual studies sequence• Liberal Arts and Sciences – Math/Science• Liberal Arts and Sciences – Social Science• Liberal Arts and Sciences – Women and Gender Studies• New Media• Outdoor Recreation• Photography – Digital Emphasis – Fine Arts Emphasis• Recreation: Exercise Studies• Recreation Leadership• Sport Management

Certificates• Accounting• Biotechnology• Business Management• Chemical Dependency Counseling• Construction and Environmental Technology• Creative Writing: Poetry and Prose• Creative Writing: Screenwriting• Criminal Justice• Electrical Engineering Technology• Electrical Engineering Technology Level I• Electrical Engineering Technology Level II• Human Services• Liberal Arts and Sciences – General Studies• Executive Office Assistant• Paralegal Studies• Wine Marketing

The TC3 Pathways Scholarship supports adult students who have never been to college, or who have been out of school for some time.

TC3 FACT

‘Adult students bring a wealth of experience to our classrooms,

which helps to enrich discussions and the learning that occurs

for all students.’John Conners, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President of the College

The numbers are hard to ignore:

The unemployment rate for college grads is half the general rate.

College graduates with associate’s degrees earn approximately $400,000 more over the course of their working lifetimes than high school graduates with no college, according to u.S. Census data.

Students who continue on to earn a bachelor’s degree can expect to earn about $1 million more than their counterparts.

From Electrical Engineering Technology to computer-related fields, to Nursing, Business Administration, and more, TC3 provides you with the programs and tools you need to succeed.

And, if you plan to continue your education, TC3 is a leader in four-year transfer.

TC3 students transfer to four-year institutions throughout our area including: Cornell university, Ithaca College, SuNY Cortland, Binghamton university, Rochester Institute of Technology, and more. They also transfer to four-year schools throughout the nation and world.

Wondering what your future holds?

‘I go out of my way to hire TC3 grads. I know their commitment to professionalism,

and I know what kind of skills they’ve been taught.’

Melissa MillerRN, MS, Practice Coordinator at Northeast Pediatrics

and Adolescent Medicine in Ithaca | Class of 2003

from an employer

Financial Support for the Adult StudentThe TC3 Pathways Scholarship can help fund your education at TC3, with a maximum award of $7,000 – and the scholarship is available to part-time students as well. For more information, visit: TC3.edu/enroll_svc/f_other.asp#pathways

“Going back to school as an adult can seem overwhelming, but you CAN do it! My staff and I are ready to connect you with the resources and information you need. E-mail us at AdultLearning@TC3.edu so we can help you begin your journey.”

Martha Hubbard, Director of the Center for Adult Learning and Training

Dryden 607.844.6586 | Nancy S. Lieberman Extension Center in Ithaca 607.272.3025 | TC3 Cortland Extension Center 607.756.5275