Tri-County Community College

Online Program Overview

Tri-County Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Murphy, North Carolina. The school offers undergraduate degree programs only. For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $2,363 for North Carolina residents and $8,507 for other students on average.

It offers 62 degree programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 8 programs - 4 Certificate, 4 Associates.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
Online Degree Programs
School Name	Tri-County Community College
Type	2-4 years, public
Address	21 Campus Circle, Murphy, NC
Online Students	429 Enrolled Online Exclusively 246 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	In-State$2,363 Out-of-State$8,507
Student to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)
Total	8 Programs
Certificate	4 Programs
Associates	4 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Tri-County Community College . Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For North Carolina residents, the tuition & fees are $2,363 and $8,507 for non-North Carolina residents.

The costs per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $76 for North Carolina residents and $268 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363	$2,363
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$8,507	$8,507	$8,507	$8,507	$8,507

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)	$76	$76	$76	$76	$76
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)	$268	$268	$268	$268	$268

Tuition & Fees Trends last 5 years

Online Programs By Area of Study

Tri-County Community College offers 62 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 8 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 4 Certificates, 4 Associates. The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Online Programs	4	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	34	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each online program with offered degrees. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program. It includes the completers through on-campus classes and hybrid on/offline classes as well as completely online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

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Education

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors	Masters	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	ONLY IN CLASSROOM	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Tri-County Community College, there are 888 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 675 students were attending classes through distance learning (429 students are enrolled exclusively and 246 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	888
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	429
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	246
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	213

By student location, out of a total of 429 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 422 North Carolina Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 7 students living in the U.S. States other than North Carolina, and 0 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.