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Alumni Stories

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Alumni Profile: Patricia Schaap, Class of 2004

Like many TC3 grads, Patricia Schaap has put her talents to work for her home community.

Alumni Profile: Julianna Mistlebauer, Class of 2009

“TC3 will always have a special place in my heart.” Those are the words of Julianna Mistlebauer, a 2009 graduate of Tompkins Cortland Community College’s graphic design program. And when you hear her...
Julianna Mistlebauer and five others standing together

TC3 Alum Wins Statewide Award

Julianna Mistlebauer, Tompkins Cortland Community College Class of 2009, has won the 2024 Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Contribution from the New York Community College Trustees (NYCCT)...
Lonnie Park sitting with a Grammy award

Alum Wins Two Grammys

2014 graduate and former adjunct instructor Lonnie Park won two Grammy Awards.
Group of people wearing cleanroom suits and safety goggles in a laboratory setting, with one person holding up a device for inspection.

Alumni Profile: Tom Pennell, Class of 2002

Tom Pennell understands things in a way most people cannot. In a world where some of the biggest, most important things are some of the smallest things, Tom and his colleagues at the Cornell Nanoscale...
Students pose with award on stage

Students and Alums Honored at Cayuga Film Fetival

Several current students and recent graduates of the communication and media arts programs at Tompkins Cortland Community College were among the winners at the recent Cayuga Film Festival. Two...
Kansas Underwood

Alumni Profile: Kansas Underwood, Class of 2004

My whole experience at TC3 was fantastic. I had excellent and supportive instructors, both during non-nursing classes and nursing courses. I felt so prepared and supported. Twenty years ago, Kansas...

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