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Three Rivers College (Missouri)

Community college in Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Summary

Community college in Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Field	Value
name	Three Rivers College
established	1966
type	Public community college
president	Wesley Payne
city	Poplar Bluff
state	Missouri
country	United States
undergrad	2,965 (Fall 2019)
campus	Rural
colors	Black and Gold
nickname	Raiders
mascot	Rocky Raider
sporting_affiliations	NJCAA – MCCAC
website	www.trcc.edu
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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.

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 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. Three Rivers also participates in the Cape College Center alongside Mineral Area College and Southeast Missouri State University. 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 2,604 students in the fallof 2024, down from 2,965 in 2019.

Aside from the main campus in Poplar Bluff, there are also campuses in Dexter, Kennett and Sikeston.

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 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

Three Rivers College. "About Us".
"Trends in Headcount Enrollment, 2013-2019". [[Missouri Department of Higher Education]].
"Enrollment History (Springfield Campus)".
The College Board. "Three Rivers Community College: At a Glance".
"Three Rivers College - History".
"Three Rivers College - About Us".
"Three Rivers College - Cape Girardeau Partnership for Higher Education".
"Factbook-2024-2025".
"Locations".

Wikipedia Source

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