Three Rivers College (Missouri)

Three Rivers College
TypePublic community college
Established1966[1]
PresidentWesley Payne
Undergraduates2,965 (Fall 2019) [2][3][4]
Location
Poplar Bluff
,
Missouri
,
United States

36°46′37″N 90°25′49″W / 36.77682°N 90.43038°W / 36.77682; -90.43038
CampusRural
ColorsBlack and Gold    
NicknameRaiders
Sporting affiliations
NJCAA – MCCAC
MascotRocky Raider
Websitewww.trcc.edu

Three Rivers College is a public community college in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. It was founded in 1966 when voters in the counties of Butler, Carter, Ripley, and Wayne approved the taxing district of Butler, Carter, Ripley, and Wayne counties.[5]

Three Rivers is governed by a six-person board of trustees elected by residents in the college's taxing district. The college has an 80-acre (32.4 ha) campus in Poplar Bluff, Missouri with full-service locations in Dexter, Kennett, and Sikeston, and in-district locations in Doniphan, Caruthersville, Piedmont, Portageville, New Madrid, and Van Buren, and offers classes at various sites and high schools throughout the region.[6] Three Rivers also participates in the Cape College Center alongside Mineral Area College and Southeast Missouri State University.[7] The school is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

The college officially changed its name from Three Rivers Community College to Three Rivers College in 2017. It enrolled 2,965 in 2019.[2]

Athletics

Three Rivers competes as a member of the NJCAA in the Missouri Community College Athletic Conference. Gene Bess, the men's basketball coach, has the most wins of any junior college basketball coach. The school's most famous athletic alumnus is Latrell Sprewell, who played basketball for Three Rivers before playing Division I basketball at Alabama.

References

  1. ^ Three Rivers College. "About Us". Archived from the original on 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
  2. ^ a b "Trends in Headcount Enrollment, 2013-2019". Missouri Department of Higher Education. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  3. ^ "Enrollment History (Springfield Campus)".
  4. ^ The College Board. "Three Rivers Community College: At a Glance". Retrieved 2007-02-08.
  5. ^ "Three Rivers College - History". Three Rivers College. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  6. ^ "Three Rivers College - About Us". Three Rivers College. Retrieved 2018-05-25.
  7. ^ "Three Rivers College - Cape Girardeau Partnership for Higher Education". Three Rivers College. Retrieved 2018-05-25.