TALLAHASSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

'Tallahassee Community College', founded in 1966, is a community college in Tallahassee, Florida that feeds into Florida State University and Florida A&M University. It mainly serves the Florida counties of Leon, in which it is located, Gadsden, and Wakulla.
Most of TCC's enrollment take part in its Associate in Arts transfer program, and TCC is listed as one the nation's top producers of A.A. graduates at 22nd. The college is often used as a stepping stone to other local universities, such as Florida State University and Florida A&M University.

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Student life

Athletics

Other schools utilizing TCC

External links

Student life

TCC annually hosts the Big Bend Brain Bowl academic tournament sponsored by the Tallahassee Democrat. Students also participate in Forensics(Debate), Model UN, the Honors Program, Phi Theta Kappa. A student newspaper, the Talon, is published at least 5 times a semester by the students of a journalism class, and a literary magazine, The Eyrie, is published yearly.
Other student opportunities include "TheatreTCC", the Capital Band of Tallahassee Community College, the TCC Jazz Band, and the Tallahassee Civic Chorale. A Student Government Association is open for student involvement, and the Office of Student Volunteerism encourages students to engage in community service
The student government association at TCC consists of an Executive branch run by President Julia Rose Turner and Vice President Maite Garcia along with an Executive Board; and a Bicameral legislature led by Speaker of the House Merick Lewin and Senate President William Hawks.

Athletics

TCC's Athletic teams are nicknamed the Eagles and participate in softball, baseball, women's basketball, and men's basketball.
The softball program, having won three conference championships, won a state and national title in 1994. The baseball team finished 2004 with the winning of its fourth conference title. The men's basketball has won three conference titles, and the women's has one. Both basketball teams have each finished third in the NJCAA Tournament within the past eight years.
Currently Mike McLeod is the Baseball coach and is in his 17 season at the helm. McLeod has guided the Eagles to three outright Panhandle Conference Championships, winning the title in 1995, 1999, and 2004, while being named Co-Champions in 2002. His teams have made a total of six trips to the Florida Community College Activities Association Tournament. McLeod has been named Panhandle Conference Coach of the Year three times, receiving the award in each of TCC's championship seasons (1995, 1999, 2004).
The 2007 Eagles Baseball team is anchored by:
Sophomores
3B/DH- [Jeremie Tice] signed with (College of Charleston)
IF/OF- [Brandon Sizemore] signed with (College of Charleston)
OF- [Lucas Rutherford] signed with (Georgia Southern)
P- [Derrick Conatser] signed with (Eastern Carolina)
P- [Josh Rose]
Key Transfers:
Chris Borgognoni (Miami)
Andrew Schmidt (Pensacola Junior College)
Brad Griffiths (Polk Community College)
Along with a strong freshmen class the TCC Eagles look to have a strong run at the Panhandle Conference this year.
Official Website
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Other schools utilizing TCC

TCC also houses the panhandle campuses of Flagler College and Barry University.

External links

★ Official Website

★ Student Wiki