Our Vision
TCC will excel as an inclusive, engaged center of life-long learning that transforms the world by empowering learners intellectually, culturally, economically, and socially.
Our Mission
Tulsa Community College betters its community through the intellectual achievement, creative energy, and responsible citizenship of its students, faculty, and staff by their engagement in teaching, learning, and service opportunities that transform and enrich lives. Tulsa Community College commits to innovative, flexible, and affordable public higher education that responds to a dynamic global environment.
In order to fulfill both the TCC vision and mission statements, TulsaCommunity College is committed to a strong engagement in the economic vitality of its community. That commitment is reflected in the following partnerships and learning centered efforts.
Health Sciences and Biotechnology Learning Center
Preparing for the future needs of employers is a priority at TCC. The Health Sciences and Biotechnology Learning Center is TCC’s component in Tulsa’s Vision 2025 effort, which was created to grow the area’s economic and community infrastructure. The new Center, opened in Spring 2007, supports the College mission by preparing future scientists, health care workers, and researchers with the knowledge they need in order to complete in complex health care fields. The Center houses programs dedicated to the emerging biotechnology industry, nursing, and medical laboratory technology. The development of the facility and its programs has already yielded involvement in industry and education grants from the National Science Foundation and the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education. The Center will engage in cooperative research and academic collaboration in biotechnology, molecular bioprocessing and nanotechnology with the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa, the University of Tulsa, and Oklahoma State University-Tulsa. Such collaborations are expected to attract industries to the region and create better paying jobs.
The Corporate Learning Center at TCC
TCC’s Continuing Education division is the preferred provider of exceptional training and development services. As a stable community resource, Continuing Education offers a variety of innovative and responsive educational opportunities, including the Corporate Learning Center. The Corporate Learning Center at TCC is designed to provide the local corporate and business community with high quality, economical, customized training and open enrollment programs. The Center can quickly set up a variety of programs with a trainer who has both experience in the field and in working with adult learners. The Corporate Learning Center has regularly scheduled courses open to the public in addition to extensive supportive training and development services for businesses operating locally and/or globally.
Course delivery options vary from traditional to online to onsite to meet customer needs
- Certifications, licenses, and test prep are available in a variety of areas
- Customized training, from needs assessments to training delivery all in one stop
- WorkKeys assessments, job profiling, and remediation with KeyTrain curriculum is also available
Tulsa Business Assistance Center
The Tulsa Business Assistance Center is operated as a partnership between Tulsa Community College and Tulsa Technology Center. The Center is designed to provide training, consulting, and technical assistance to clients covering a broad spectrum of economic activity. Major programs include the Small Business Management Program and the Self Employment Preparedness Program.
The Small Business Management Program equips the small business owner with the skills and knowledge essential to success in the business world. Topics covered include
- Business Planning
- Hiring Employees
- Marketing
- Advertising
- Record keeping
- Financial Analysis
- Legal Issues
- Time Management
- Training Employees
- Market Research
- Sales & Customer Service
- Cash Flow Management
- Financing the Business
- Tests and Measures
The Self Employment Preparedness Program is designed for those interested in starting and running their own businesses. This program has two main objectives:
- A full evaluation of the proposed business idea
- Acquainting program participants with the challenges of starting and operating a small business
The Oklahoma Center for Information Assurance and Forensics Education
Tulsa Community College is a founding member of a consortium called The Oklahoma Center for Information Assurance and Forensics Education (OCIAFE). The OCIAFE website is at http://www.ociafe.org/ . The consortium is a partnership representing the State's CareerTech centers, four community colleges, and The University of Tulsa, a recognized national leader in cyber security education. The consortium received a $3 million dollar National Science Foundation grant that allows the development of the new program in Oklahoma.
The major goals of the OCIAFE are to:
- Develop and disseminate information assurance and forensic curriculum regionally and nationally
- Provide professional development training and technical support to Oklahoma technology centers, community colleges, and like entities from bordering states
- Design and implement workforce development programs that contribute to economic development and the national homeland security effort
TCC’s Information Security/CyberSecurity Program includes both an Associate in Applied Science and a Certificate of Completion option. The program prepares students for entry-level jobs in business, industry and government. It also prepares them to take several certification exams, including COMPTIA’s Security Plus exam, Security Certified Network Architect (SCNA) exam and Security Certified Network Professional (SCNP) exam.
Areas covered include secure electronic commerce, network security, principles of information assurance, enterprise security, and cyber forensics. Students who wish to be admitted to the program must pass an OSBI background check and apply for admission to the program, which includes an interview with an instructor in the program.
Business – Hospitality and Gaming Operations
The hospitality and tourism industry is one of the fastest growing career areas in Oklahoma and the nation. Across the board, graduates in these fields can expect employment opportunities virtually anywhere in the world. In Oklahoma, tourism ranks third among the state’s largest industries. In fact, the top five employers in Oklahoma’s hospitality, recreation and tourism industry employ more than 22,000 people. TCC works closely with employers in these industries to provide training for current employees and to provide a prospective workforce of skilled program graduates ready to enter this growing Oklahoma industry. Associate in Science, Associate in Applied Science and Certificates of Achievement are available in the curriculum. Transfer options are available for students who desire to complete a bachelor’s degree.
Workforce Tulsa
Workforce Tulsa is a non-profit corporation charged with functioning as Tulsa’s local Workforce Investment Board under the guidelines of the federal Workforce Investment Act. As such, it oversees federal job training programs for Tulsa, Creek, Osage, and Pawnee Counties, as well as implementing a long-term strategic plan for regional workforce development. Tulsa Community College is an educational partner in Workforce Tulsa.
Oklahoma Alliance For Manufacturing Excellence, Inc.
The Oklahoma Alliance for Manufacturing Excellence, Inc., is a not-for-profit corporation that helps small- and medium-sized Oklahoma manufacturers become progressively more successful in their marketplace. Tulsa Community College is a member of the alliance that specializes in helping smaller manufacturer’s sharpen their competitive edge in these areas:
- Technology
- Marketing
- Human Resources
- Finances
- Collaboration
The 8th Floor
The Tulsa Area Professional Development Consortium, The Eighth Floor, supports collaboration to nurture and sustain education improvement to enhance the quality of life in the greater Tulsa metropolitan area. The Eighth Floor takes advantage of the diversity and expertise of instructors from a wide variety of disciplines, grade-levels, and institutions to develop
a community of learners. Instructors grow and classroom instruction improves through this exposure to collaboration. The Eighth Floor is a collaborative effort of the fourteen public schools, five public and private higher education institutions, and the career technology school in Tulsa County. The Eighth Floor operates out of the Tulsa Community College Conference Center at 6111 E. Skelly Drive in Tulsa.
Craftsmanship
A non-profit corporation, Craftsmanship is a partnership between industry, education, parents, and students to meet the growing industry needs of Tulsa. The program has operated since 1990, preparing a skilled workforce for Tulsa manufacturers. Tulsa Community College is one of the founding educational partners of this work-based learning partnership created to meet Tulsa’s future industry needs.
Customized Degrees for Tulsa Businesses
Employees of the Bama Companies Inc are the beneficiaries of an educational partnership with Tulsa Community College and their employer. Bama encourages its people to enroll in classes that lead to either a certificate of achievement or an associate degree. Many of Bama’s workers take Microsoft product courses at TCC’s Northeast Campus, which are taught by both TCC and Bama staff. In addition to the classes taught on campus, TCC’s Continuing Education Department trains Bama’s people in non-credit management, communications, and customer service strategy sessions at the College’s Conference Center. The company demonstrates its commitment to an educated workforce by ensuring the employees are able to balance their work and class schedules. TCC also facilitates the students’ enrollment by directly billing Bama for their tuition. The partnership between the Bama Companies and TCC continues to build a better workforce, benefiting both the employees and their employer.
Saint Francis Hospital employees are stepping into a Tulsa Community College classroom minutes after leaving their desks. A program of accelerated courses, taught on-site at the hospital, allows students to earn a Healthcare Administration associate degree from TCC in as little as 18 months. The program teaches students the administrative skills to improve their careers as well as providing formal training in business operations for the hospital’s supervisors. In addition to general education courses, the curriculum tackles healthcare administration issues such as risk management, medical and legal issues, financial accounting, business math, human resources and marketing. Although most courses are taught at the hospital, students may take some courses online. The partnership between Saint Francis and TCC began almost 20 years ago and continues as an example of the College’s commitment to serving the business community.
Employees at Visteon Glass (formally Ford Glass), a manufacturer of automobile windshields, are taking advantage of TCC’s on-site Learning Resource Center to earn a Computer User Certificate, pursue an associate degree, or check the value of their stock portfolio without leaving their work place. The ten-year-old program, jointly funded by Visteon and the United Auto Workers Union, brings TCC instructors to the LRC and Visteon’s employees. The instructors teach classes as well as tutor students enrolled in online courses. Students use the LRC’s computers throughout the day – during lunch breaks and before and after their work shift. One student who learned to create a Web site for his part-time business said “I didn’t know how to use a FAX machine much less a computer before taking the classes.” In 1996, the UAW-Ford joint governing body selected the program for the “Annual Rise Award” (Recognition of Innovation Support and Excellence) from more than 50 plants that had educational programs in place.
Cherokee Nation Enterprises (CNE) has partnered with TCC to create a degree program focused on creating a skilled workforce for the hospitality and gaming sectors. The partnership, first formed in 2004, has continued to grow and develop as curriculum for TCC’s new Business – Hospitality and Gaming Operations program has been developed. The partnership has included an Executive Interaction Committee to determine the workforce and education needs of this emerging Oklahoma industry, commitment of CNE time and resources in curriculum development, recruitment and development of part-time instructors for the program, development of an advisory committee made up of industry professionals for the degree and certificate program, and development of incentives for CNE employees to enroll in classes and further their educations at Tulsa Community College. In addition, CNE has partnered with TCC’s Corporate Learning Center to assist with the development and implementation of a Leadership Academy geared toward identifying and developing future leaders of the Cherokee Nation. TCC’s Corporate Learning Center also provides staff development opportunities to help the Cherokee Nation Enterprises training department provide well-balanced options to its employees.
Career Programs at TCC
Tulsa Community College provides educational opportunities that can lead to Associate Degrees in Arts, Science, or Applied Science and to Certificates of Achievement. The College offers more than 200 degree and certification programs. Students who expect to seek employment immediately may select from a broad range of career programs within the fields of business, engineering, health, and public service.
