Students at convocation booth.

Clubs and Organizations

Get Involved

TCC is home to many student clubs and organizations that provide students the opportunity to get involved on campus.

If you don’t see a club or organization you’re interested in joining, you can start your own. Contact the Office of Student Life for information. The organization registration deadline is October 1 for the Fall and February 1 for the Spring.

*Membership and participation in approved TCC student clubs, organizations, and academic teams is open to all currently enrolled students who have paid the Student Activity and Service Fee for the current semester in which the student is a member or requests to become a member of the student organization.

Clubs & Organizations 

Big Sister Little Sister

Big Sister Little Sister Mentoring Program (BSLS) is a nonprofit organization with the mission of impacting women, youth, and communities. Through a wide range of programs that are designed to educate and empower, we strive to make a positive and long-lasting contribution to K - 12 and on campuses nationwide.

Contact Us:
President – Samantha Mesidor mesid042@mymail.tcc.fl.edu
Advisor – Alysia Pringle Alysia.Pringle@tcc.fl.edu
Join BSLS

Black Student Union

We educate students on cultural awareness, celebrate diversity, and promote Black excellence. Our close-knit community provides a supportive environment for individuals from diverse backgrounds to come together, share experiences, and work towards a common goal of cultural appreciation and personal growth.

Contact Us:
President - Ojore Sheapard - shepe3ag@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Dr. Kermit Harrison - kermit.harrison@mymail.tcc.fl.edu

Code Busters

Code Busters is a club for anyone interested in learning code languages and creating programs such as webpages, games, simple programs, and more. This club aims to expose students to coding and show it can be easy and fun.

Contact Us:
President - Sally Clavell - clave081@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Sue Bickford - sue.bickford@tcc.fl.edu 

Creative Writing Club

The Creative Writing Club is a supportive community for students interested in writing, reading, and reflecting. Meetings include sharing new work, responding to creative prompts, and participating in writing-inspired events and activities.

Contact Us:
President - Llyana Maul - maulx222@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Alexa Doran - alexa.doran@tcc.fl.edu 

Curtain Call

Curtain Call works with the theatre director and technical director in the growth and mission of Theatre TCC!

Participants can gain experience with onstage performance or technical aspects, including costuming, props, lighting, and many more.

Contact Us:
Advisor - Eva Nielsen - eva.nielsen@tcc.fl.edu 

Engineering Club

The Engineering Club promotes engagement, education, and advisement for STEM students and students considering careers in STEM-related fields. Academic activities include engineering design contests, research experience with TCC faculty and staff members, help sessions and study advice, and a community atmosphere to best prepare students for their upcoming STEM endeavors.

Contact Us:
President - Abdul Moiz - moizx680@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Joseph McNeil - joseph.mcneil@tcc.fl.edu

Environmen-Talons

Environmen-Talons exists to educate and raise awareness of environmental issues in our campus community and to take part in activities that can benefit our campus and local environment.

Contact Us:
President - Zeena Murad - murad163@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Nancy Domm - nancy.domm@tcc.fl.edu 
Join Environmen-Talons

Esports Club

Join our Esports Club and get access to our Esports Arena, located in the Lifetime Sports Complex.

The Esports Arena is open 2 - 5 p.m. on Monday through Friday for club members.

Main Games: 

  • Overwatch 2
  • Super Smash Bro's Ultimate
  • Valorant
  • League of Legends
  • Rocket League
  • Warzone 2
  • Modern Warfare 2

Contact Us:
Coach Jonathan Colantonio - Jonathan.Colantonio@tcc.fl.edu 
Join the Discord

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

FCA focuses on serving local communities around the globe by engaging, equipping, and empowering coaches and athletes to unite, inspire, and change the world through the gospel.

Contact Us:
President - Reese Olson - olsen045@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Danny James - daniel.james@tcc.fl.edu 

Florida Student Power Alliance

Through political education, organizing skills, and issue-based and electoral campaigns, we are building power among young people and fighting for a people-powered government. We envision a Florida where directly impacted youth & student organizers lead the charge toward safe and sustainable communities.

Contact Us:
President - Natalia Vargas - varga061@mymail.tcc.fl.edu  
Advisor - Andrea Oliver - andrea.oliver@tcc.fl.edu 
Join Florida Student Power Alliance

Gardening Club

The Gardening Club provides an opportunity for students to learn how to grow their own food by working in the TCC garden.

Contact Us:
President - Brian D'Auria - dauri937@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Jennifer Zimmerman - jennifer.zimmerman@tcc.fl.edu 

ICON

ICON is a fashion club that provides a space to pursue careers in fashion design and modeling, discuss fashion, and seek style assistance.

Contact Us:
President - Amari Andrews - andre095@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Julie Baroody - julie.baroody@tcc.fl.edu 

Imprint 2 Impact

“Imprint 2 Impact” is an organization designed to help students navigate their thought processes and self-image, and to change how they interact with the world. By enhancing self-awareness, we encourage students to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and synergize our efforts around service to others.

Contact Us:
President - Jonathan Brantley -brant853@mymail.tcc.fl.edu
Advisor - Jorlyse Dickens - jorlyse.dickens@tcc.fl.edu
Complete Our Interest Form to Join
Join Our MyTCC Page

International Student Organization

The International Student Organization is a student-led association that supports and connects international students from various countries with other students and resources on campus. We are dedicated to promoting diversity and establishing international relationships with the TCC campus community.

Contact Us:
President - Timmoy Simmon - simmo437@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Ivonne Narvaez - ivonne.narvaez@tcc.fl.edu 
Join ISO

Mythology & More

Mythology & More allows TCC students who are interested in and passionate about mythology to explore the popular culture surrounding it. We meet to debate the connections between mythology and current events, and host game nights and movie viewings. 

Contact Us:
President - Brian D'Auria - dauri937@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Jenny McHenry - jenny.mchenry@tcc.fl.edu 

PRIDE

Pride Club is a safe space for lgbtq+ people and allies where you can be yourself and have fun alongside your community. 
 
Contact Us:
President - Alex Dotson dotso147@mymail.tcc.fl.edu
Advisor - Grayson Cox grayson.platt@tcc.fl.edu

3D Printing Club

TCC3D exists to help students learn 3D printing skills. We maintain the 3D printers in the STEM center and help students print whatever they want. We provide access to consumable materials and host creative learning events to develop an understanding of 3D printing.

Contact Us:
President - Kara Lane-Lightfoot - kara.lanelightfoot@tcc.fl.edu  
Advisor - Suliman Ayad - suliman.ayad@tcc.fl.edu 

Ratio Christi @ TCC

Ratio Christi (Latin for ‘The Reason of Christ’) is a global movement that equips university students and faculty to give historical, philosophical, and scientific reasons for following Jesus Christ. Bringing together faith and reason to establish the intellectual voice of Christ in the University, Ratio Christi is planting student and faculty-led apologetics clubs at universities worldwide.

Contact Us:
Advisors - Rich Day - richday@kw.com 
Angela Long - angela.long@tcc.fl.edu 
Dr. Nick Vick - nick.vick@tcc.fl.edu 

Student Veterans Association

Student Veterans Association (SVA) is a non-political student organization that promotes a fun and inviting atmosphere for members from all branches of prior service and their supporters. 

Contact Us:
President - Ben Stone - stone976@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Tim Roberts - timothy.roberts@tcc.fl.edu 
Join Student Veterans Association

TCC Online Student Alliance

TCC Online Student Alliance (T.O.S.A.) offers students who are enrolled at TCC but cannot participate in clubs in person, an opportunity to feel a part of the college/campus experience as distance learners. T.O.S.A. has provided an online social network for the online student population.

Contact Us: 
Advisor - Kim Manning - kim.manning@tcc.fl.edu 

TCC Political Roundtable

TCC Political Roundtable hosts respectful discord among students with a focus on the politics of the world around us, current events, and finer pedantries of policymaking.

Contact Us:
President - James Boone - boone165@mymail.tcc.fl.edu  
Advisor - Brian Kupfer - brian.kupfer@tcc.fl.edu 

Turning Point USA

Turning Point USA at TCC is a chapter founded on freedom, liberty, and justice principles. We are a group of students dedicated to the pursuit of Turning Point USA's mission, which is to identify, educate, train, and organize students to promote the principles of freedom, free markets, and limited government.

Contact Us:
President - James Hart - turne710@mymail.tcc.fl.edu 
Advisor - Roy Barineau - roy.barineau@tcc.fl.edu  

 Academic Programs & Teams

Black Male Achievers

Black Male Achievers

The BMA program provides mentoring, academic advising, and academic and professional skill development via workshops and guest speakers all with the objective of helping our student members accomplish their goals of earning an associate’s degree, transferring to a university, and/or entering the workforce. Each member is expected to attend weekly workshops or guest speaker activities and actively participate in community service opportunities. Those students who meet those and other requirements are eligible to apply for a Strides scholarship that requires participants to conduct research on a topic and present that research in some capacity (e.g., student symposium, social media platform, etc.).

Brain Bowl

Brain Bowl

Brain Bowl players buzz in to questions about Math, Science, Literature, History, Geography, Humanities, and Social Sciences and compete against other community college teams.  Participants have fun while strengthening their general knowledge and oral communication skills.

Dance Company

TCC Dance Company

Join the team for an opportunity to work with choreographers, teachers, and guest artists on a variety of techniques and performances. Dancers travel to performances and gain recognition as a dance troupe at various competitions throughout the year.

Forensics Speech & Debate

Forensics Speech & Debate

Forensics, better known as Speech and Debate, is the study of oral interpretation (acting), public address, limited preparation speech and debate. TCC Forensics classes and the competition team supply many opportunities to apply speaking, debating and acting skills in competition against other college and university squads.

Hispanic Alliance for Talented Students

Hispanic Alliance for Talented Students (H.A.T.S.)

This organization promotes intercultural understanding and empowerment for Hispanic students. A new cohort of Hispanic students is selected each academic year term and encourages students from the Leon, Gadsden, Wakulla, or surrounding counties (within the state of Florida) to join. These students will matriculate at TCC together as they are placed in similar courses and activities that engage them in career building and goal-setting enrichment sessions.

Model United Nations

Model United Nations

It is the purpose of this student lead organization to facilitate a better understanding of international decision-making.  Through participation in regional and international conferences, where they debate issues from the perspective of their chosen country, such as human rights, military conflicts, and international economics, students benefit from a greater awareness of international issues. This heightened awareness, along with a better understanding of the perspective of other nations in the world, also facilitates greater academic capabilities because of the necessary preparation.

National Society for Leadership and Success at Tallahassee Community College

The NSLS is the largest leadership honor society in the United States. Our NSLS chapter at Tallahassee Community College was started in 2020. Our local chapter is part of the national organization with 700+ chapters and over 1.4 million members. 

Students are selected based on exemplary academic achievement. As of 2021 we have 770 members who have access to:

The NSLS leadership program teaches the interpersonal skills that employers seek to give you an edge in the job market. Hear directly from current members as they share how their experience has changed their life.

If you become a member, some of the other benefits are:

  • Learn from exceptional leaders like former President Barack Obama during exclusive Speaker Broadcasts.
  • Meet new friends and make lifelong connections (on-campus and virtually).
  • Overcome challenges with success coaches shortcutting your way to success.
  • Access to private networking events.

Visit the NSLS website to learn more about and accept your nomination. 

Frequently Asked Questions:

Some of the common questions we receive are listed below. If you have any other questions, visit nsls.org to chat with a team member or email help@nsls.org.

What do I have to do to become inducted?

Our five-step program takes approximately 12 hours over the course of the semester at your pace. 

Is this recognized on campus?

We are a Registered Student Organization (RSO). As of 2021, we had 770 in our chapter and there are more than 1.4 million members nationwide.

Phi Theta Kappa

Phi Theta Kappa Official Website

Phi Theta Kappa TCC Page

Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society recognizing excellence, hard work, good grades, leadership, and commitment. Founded in 1918, Phi Theta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious honor society serving two-year colleges with an approximate membership of 3 million individuals across the United States and worldwide. Tallahassee Community College is home to the Rho Tau Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa.

Sister to Sister

Sister to Sister

Sister to Sister is a mentoring program that aims to provide Tallahassee Community College female students holistic support by:

  • Helping students achieve a sense of belonging
  • Developing character and scholar identity
  • Supporting emotional, familial, social and intellectual development
  • Facilitating career guidance, networking skills and goal setting
  • Promoting civic engagement and community service
  • Stimulating and retaining the values for college success

The Talon

The Talon

The Talon, TCC’s award-winning, student-run newspaper, serves students, faculty, administrators and staff, providing an educational opportunity, forum for expression, and source of campus information.

Theatre TCC

Theatre TCC

Through the ongoing work of the Foundation and generous corporate and private support, Theatre TCC! provides nearly thirty students with annual scholarships that allow them to explore their artistic dreams. The Theatre TCC! pledge is simple: to keep artistic quality high and to make the trip to our campus rewarding!

Office of Student Life

Contact Information

Office of Student Life

Student Union 185

(850) 201-9967

StudentLife@tcc.fl.edu