History Cuyahoga Community College, Ohio's first public community college, is a two-year institution serving Greater Cleveland and environs. The College was chartered by the State of Ohio on Dec. 5, 1962, following the creation of a Community College District by the Cuyahoga County Commissioners. Tri-C became both the first public institution of higher learning in this densely populated area, and the first public college established in this state since Kent and Bowling Green State Universities were chartered in 1910.
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