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Name: Three Rivers Community College

Established: 1966

Location: Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Colors: Black and Gold

Mascot: Rocky Raider

Mission: Three Rivers provides quality, accessible, and affordable learning opportunities and services for academic scholarship and professional success.

Vision: Three Rivers College will be the preeminent, cutting-edge community of learners with a student-first focus, and will operate as a vibrant, dynamic catalyst for the creation of opportunities that foster learning and student success.

Purpose: Established in 1966, Three Rivers is a public, two-year institution that provides open-access higher education opportunities in Southeast Missouri.

Degrees Conferred:
- Associate of Arts
- Associate of Arts in Teaching
- Associate of Science
- Associate of Applied Science
- Certificates

Academic Divisions:
- Humanities and Social Sciences
- Health and Human Services
- Business, Education, Math, Science, and Technology

Faculty & Staff:
- Full-Time Faculty: 62
- Part-Time Faculty: 157
- Professional Staff: 58
- Support Staff: 49

Financial Aid:
- Scholarships: $1.1 million
- State Aid Programs: $1.2 million
- Loans: $5.8 million
- Federal Aid Programs: $11.5 million
- Total: 19.6 million

Enrollment (Fall 2011)
- Total served by Three Rivers: 7,606
- 4,364 students took 45,745 college credit hours
- 3,242 students took non-credit/workforce training classes

Gender: Male: 34% Female: 66%

Average Age: 25

Student Status: Full Time Students: 38% Part Time Students: 62%

Enrollment by Location:
- On-Campus: 51.3%
- Online: 19.1%
- Center at Sikeston: 9.2%
- Center at Kennett: 5.3%
- Other off-campus sites: 5.1%
- Center at Dexter: 3.8%
- Cape Girardeau: 3.3%
- Center at Malden: 2.8%

Top Ten Programs of Study by Enrollment:
1. General Education
2. Pre-Nursing
3. Elementary Education
4. Business Administration
5. Psychology
6. Early Childhood Education
7. Criminal Justice - Police
8. Business Management
9. Administration of Justice
10. Nursing

For more detailed facts, figures, and statistics, view our Factbook (PDF).