Terra State Community College is a two-year accredited, state-supported, commuter college located in Fremont, Ohio

Fremont, Ohio

Fremont Public Schools enroll 4,450 students in public primary and secondary schools. The district administers 9 public schools including seven elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, Fremont Ross. In addition, the city is home to one private catholic high school, Saint Joseph...

. Terra was founded as Vanguard Technical Institute in 1968 as a night school using the facilities of Vanguard Vocational Center. Terra's district includes Sandusky

Sandusky County, Ohio

Sandusky County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 60,944. Its county seat is Fremont and it is named for a native word meaning "water" ....

, Seneca

Seneca County, Ohio

Seneca County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 56,745. Its county seat is Tiffin and it is named for the Seneca Indians.The Tiffin Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Seneca County....

, and the eastern portion of Ottawa

Ottawa County, Ohio

Ottawa County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,428. Its county seat is Port Clinton and is named either for the Ottawa Indians who lived there, or for an Indian word meaning "trader"....

 counties.

History

Terra Community College was founded as Vanguard Technical Institute in September 1968 as a night school at Vanguard Vocational Center. In 1969, The Ohio Board of Regents declared Vanguard Technical Institute to be a state institution of higher learning authorized to grant the Associate Degree in Applied Business and the Associate Degree in Applied Science. In 1973, the college was renamed Terra Technical College. Work began in 1969 on a new campus for Terra on Napoleon Road west of Fremont, and Roy Klay Hall, the first building, was named in honor of Terra's founding president. Terra Technical College became Terra State
Community College in the summer of 1994 and Associate of Arts and Associate of Science were added to the Associate of Applied Science degrees granted by Terra.

Campus

The Terra State Community College campus covers an area of 103 acre (0.41682658 km²) west of Fremont, Ohio on Napoleon Road.

Clubs and Organizations

• Phi Theta Kappa
  Phi Theta Kappa
  Phi Theta Kappa, also ΦΘΚ or sometimes PTK , is the international honor society of two-year colleges and academic programs, particularly community colleges and junior colleges. It also includes Associate's degree-granting programs offered by four-year colleges...
  
  
• Student Government
• Terra Astronomy Club
• Terra Christian Fellowship
• Terra Gamers Club
• Terra Student Nurses Association