In the Tulsa metro area, research shows that 29,000 people have developmental disabilities or autism. Of those individuals, eighty-five percent are unemployed, with 74% living with their families for their entire lives. Mary Ogle, CEO of A New Leaf, saw a need to develop real-life skills for individuals with developmental disabilities or autism. The Hardesty […]
Cyber Skills Center’s “Afrofuturism” and The Path to a Tech-Immersed Tulsa
On July 8, 2022, Tulsa Community College (TCC) and Tulsa Innovation Labs (TIL), in partnership with edX, the global online learning platform from 2U, Inc., and SkillStorm opened the Cyber Skills Center (CSC) in Tulsa. The center will serve as an educational facility for adult students seeking cyber security and data science careers at no […]
Shannon Schwaebler is here for adult students entering the Tulsa workforce
Shannon Schwaebler felt “lost” in college, and now as the new Director of Continuing Education, she wants to accommodate adult students in achieving their dreams at Tulsa Community College (TCC). On July 25, Schwaebler became the new director of Continuing Education. In a small hallway past the Starbucks Cafe on the Northeast Campus, the Continuing Education […]
Review: “Shrek the Musical” brings laughs, message of hope
If you are reading this, I’m going to assume you know who Shrek is. But have you heard him sing? That is what audience members were treated to at performances of “Shrek the Musical” put on by CRAFT Productions of Oklahoma at Tulsa Community College’s VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education (PACE). The show ran […]
A stunning new chapter begins for the Northeast Campus Fuel Pantry
Students at the Northeast Campus of Tulsa Community College (TCC) may now turn to the Northeast Fuel Pantry (NFP) for food assistance. As the March Madness Food Drive Week ended, the gathered donations of dry and refrigerated goods, toiletries, household supplies, and clothing served as an opportunity for the food insecure students of TCC. An […]
How Bikes for Students is helping students inside and outside the classroom
Associate Professor of Science and Mathematics Don Crall at the Northeast Campus is on a mission to give bikes and teach his students about manufacturing in the process. Because they had to walk to the Northeast campus every day, and faced cat calling while walking, Aidan Finnell, an engineering student at Tulsa Community College (TCC), […]
Looking Back at 2021: TCC hosts Halloween contest
: Tulsa Community College (TCC) hosted a Halloween costume contest at the Northeast Campus. The event was sponsored by Student Life.
Student Life coordinates fall activities
Fall semester at Tulsa Community College (TCC) is in full swing! Student Life is preparing for some fun and innovative fall events. “We started planning in mid-July,” Troy Dunbar, Student Life Program coordinator, said. “I have started programming in a more college-wide mode instead of individual campus programming.” Dunbar said each month Student Life begins planning for the next month’s events. “Our […]
Northeast Campus reopens enrollment, advising and other services face-to-face
On July 20, Tulsa Community College (TCC) Northeast Campus (NEC) reopened its doors for multiple face-to-face services after being closed due to COVID-19. Students are able now to walk into the campus and obtain in-person consultations at enrollment, advisement, financial aid and the Bursar offices. However, some things are not the same as earlier. These […]
TCC learns new ways to reopen school
At Tulsa Community College, some services have reopened for the fall semester while other facilities will remain closed.