Terra State Community College

Terra State Community College is a public community college in Fremont, Ohio. It was founded in 1968 as Vanguard Technical Institute, a night school using the facilities of Vanguard Vocational Center. Terra's district includes Sandusky, Seneca, and the eastern portion of Ottawa counties.

Terra State Community College
Former name
Vanguard Technical Institute
TypePublic community college
Established1968 (1968)
Endowment$5.8 million
PresidentRon Schumacher
Students2,434[1]
Location
Fremont
,
Ohio
,
United States

41°21′12″N 83°09′31″W
Campus143 acres (58 ha)
MascotTitus[2]
Websitewww.terra.edu

History

Terra State Community College was founded as Vanguard Technical Institute in September 1968, a night school at Vanguard Vocational Center. It has been authorized to grant associate degrees in applied business and associate degrees in applied science since 1969. The college was renamed Terra Technical College in 1973 and Terra State Community College in 1994.

Campus
The Campus near U.S. Route 6

The Terra State Community College campus covers an area of 143 acres (58 ha) in the western edge of Fremont on Napoleon Road.

In the fall of 2018, Terra State became the second community college in Ohio to offer residential housing.[3][4] The first dorm, The Landings, cost 19.6 million dollars, and had a capacity to house 225 students with 93,445 square feet of space.[5]

In the fall of 2019 Terra State began work with the Sandusky County Parks District to connect their campus with the North Coast Inland Bike Trail, and by extension Fremont.[6][7]

In fall 2019 the college expanded their athletics center.[8] This coincided with the college bringing back their athletics program after a 14 year hiatus.[9]

Organization and Administration

Presidents
  • Roy Klay 1968-1978[10]
  • Richard Simon 1979-1993[11]
  • Charlotte Lee 1993-2003[12]
  • Marsha Bordner 2003-2012[13]
  • Jerome Webster 2014-2018[14]
  • Ron Schumacher 2018–Present[15]

Student Organizations and clubs

Associations

References
  1. As of fall 2016. "Headcount Enrollment at University System of Ohio Institutions, Fall 2007 to Fall 2016" (PDF). Ohio Department of Higher Education. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. Carson, Daniel. "Sports renaissance: Terra State bringing athletics back after 14-year hiatus". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. Carson, Daniel. "Terra State's new dorms now set to open by end of September". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. Carson, Daniel. "Terra State sees significant jump in students living in dorms". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  5. Carson, Daniel. "Terra State Community College says new $19.6M dorm will be finished by Friday". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  6. "Terra State Community College plans to connect campus to bike trail". http://www.wtol.com. Retrieved 9 October 2019. External link in |website= (help)
  7. Carson, Daniel. "Terra State, park district officials agree to extend trail onto campus". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  8. Shoup, Craig. "Terra State to add bleachers, scoreboard with capital improvement funds". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  9. Carson, Daniel. "Sports renaissance: Terra State bringing athletics back after 14-year hiatus". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. "Our History". terra.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  11. "Our History". terra.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  12. "Our History". terra.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  13. "Our History". terra.edu. Retrieved 2019-12-04.
  14. Carson, Daniel. "Jerome Webster resigns as Terra State president". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  15. "Top Stories of 2018: Terra's tumultuous year ends with new leadership". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  16. "Meet Your Neighbor: Club offers chance to learn about investing". The News-Messenger. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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