May 2008
Scholarship fund honors Green Guide graduate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee Community College’s Wakulla Center, through its Green Guide Program, has collected $1,500 for a newly established scholarship fund honoring one of the program’s first graduates.
TCC Softball set to embark on quest for championship
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tallahassee Community College is one of eight schools on its way to Auburndale, Fla., to compete in the Florida Community College Activities Association/National Junior College Athletic Association (FCCAA/NJCAA) Gulf District Tournament. Action begins with opening round games on Friday, May 2 and concludes with Sunday’s 10 a.m. championship tilt.
Flagler-Tallahassee holds commencement
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Flagler College’s Tallahassee campus will hold its spring 2008 commencement ceremony at 4 p.m., Sunday, May 4 at Chiles High School.
TCC to increase tuition
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tallahassee Community College’s District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a five-percent tuition increase of $3 per credit hour during April’s monthly board meeting.
TCC Softball wins NJCAA Gulf District Championship
AUBURNDALE, Fla. - Call ‘em Drama Queens. Call ‘em the Comeback Kids. Call ‘em the Cardiac Eagles. All of the above apply to the 2008 Tallahassee Community College softball team. Now, following a postseason run for the ages, you can also call the 2008 Eagles NJCAA Gulf District Champions.
Senate bill reinforces PTLEA’s efforts to prep Gadsden County students for the workforce
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Florida Legislature, during its 2008 session, passed Senate Bill 1694, designated as the “Denise Amber Lee Act,” one requiring the Department of Health (DOH) to establish criteria for the certification of 911 emergency dispatchers.
TheatreTCC! students offer services to City of Tallahassee
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The City of Tallahassee is celebrating National Drinking Water Week with the help of students from Tallahassee Community College’s theatre program.
Capital Health Plan Announces Investment in Nursing Education
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Capital Health Plan (CHP) announced it will invest over the next five years a total of $1.5 million in nursing education programs at Tallahassee Community College, Florida State University and Florida A&M University.
TCC partnership with United Way, Leon Schools boosts Whole Child Leon
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tallahassee Community College and its Foundation are key partners of Whole Child Leon, the community-based initiative to link resources available to the county’s 0-5 age group – and that partnership is paying off in record outreach to local families.
TCC Speech and Debate again returns from Nationals with Gold
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - For the fifth time in six years, Tallahassee Community College’s Speech and Debate Team captured an Overall Gold Team Sweepstakes award at the Phi Rho Pi National Tournament.
Taiwanese dance troupe makes stop at TCC
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Tallahassee Community College, the TCC Foundation and the Taiwanese American Association of Tallahassee will welcome the Formosan Aboriginal Dance and Song Troupe of National Pingtung University of Education to campus at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 13.
TCC Fine Art Gallery set to unveil new exhibit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Tallahassee Community College Fine Art Gallery will unveil “Story Art,” a K-12 Student Art Exhibit, on May 12.
TCC earns No. 5 seed, opens with San Jacinto
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Tallahassee Community College softball team received the No. 5 seed in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I Fast Pitch Championships and will open play against No. 12 seed San Jacinto (Texas) College-South at 11 a.m., Thursday, May 15 in Plant City, Fla.
TCC opens doors to Tallahassee Film Festival
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tallahassee Community College’s Turner Auditorium will open its doors to a pair of events during the upcoming Tallahassee Film Festival, presented by Florida Commerce Credit Union.
Young Black Male Discovery Students Put to the Tech Test
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Having the tools and knowledge they need to succeed is the key to safe and productive lives for at-risk children. On Monday, May 12, Young Black Male Discovery Program (YBMD) participants from Tallahassee’s nine middle schools will begin showing what they have learned this semester in specialized technology education programs developed by the Go Beyond Foundation, the Tallahassee Technology (TalTech) Alliance and Tallahassee Community College (TCC).
TCC Softball arrives in Plant City, begins title chase on Thursday
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Tallahassee Community College arrived in Plant City, Fla., on Wednesday afternoon for the 2008 NJCAA Division I Fast Pitch Championships. The Eagles open play in the tournament at 11 a.m. Thursday morning against San Jacinto (Texas) College-South. Follow the action online at www.TCCeagles.com.
TCC beats Western Nebraska, stays alive at NJCAAs
PLANT CITY, Fla. (May 15, 2008) -- Tallahassee Community College stayed alive in the NJCAA Division I Fast Pitch Championships, posting an 8-0 victory over NJCAA No. 19 Western Nebraska Community College on Thursday evening in a loser’s bracket contest.
TCC’s season ends with loss to College of Southern Idaho
PLANT CITY, Fla. (May 16, 2008) – Tallahassee Community College’s softball season came to an end on Friday, but the Eagles went down fighting in their elimination game against the College of Southern Idaho at the NJCAA’s Division I Fast Pitch Championships.
TCC welcomes new Student Judicial Officer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- Tallahassee Community College would like to welcome Anthony "Tony" Hosein as the College’s new Student Judicial Officer.
High school girls to receive MAGIC-al experience at TCC
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Tallahassee Chapter of the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) and Tallahassee Community College are partnering to host Mentoring a Girl in Construction (MAGIC) on June 2-6.






