Three Rivers College is a community college in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA.
Three Rivers 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 the college's taxing district. The college has an 80-acre (32.4 ha) 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 of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
The college officially changed its name from Three Rivers Community College to Three Rivers College in 2017.
Video Three Rivers Community College (Missouri)
Athletics
Three Rivers competes as member of the NJCAA in the Midwest Community College Athletic Conference.
Its most famous athletic alumnus is Latrell Sprewell, who played basketball for Three Rivers before playing Division I basketball at Alabama.
Gene Bess, the men's basketball coach, has the most wins of any junior college basketball coach.
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References
External links
- Three Rivers College
Source of article : Wikipedia
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