The 1990s - The Name is Changed and the College Continues to Grow

The decade of the 1990s brought change to the College. The College was originally called Tulsa Junior College (or TJC), but it was decided to change the name of the institution to Tulsa Community College in 1996 following a national trend in naming conventions. There were also additional purchases, construction, and changes that helped the College to grow! These included:

• In 1990, the Alfred M. Philips Center opened at the Metro campus named in honor of former College President, Alfred M. Philips.
• In 1993, the College expanded it's footprint by purchasing the Skyline east building cooperatively with Tulsa Technology Center.  This building was used by the College as an administrative hub called the Conference Center.
• The West Campus of Tulsa Community College opened in 1995 providing services to yet another group of diverse students in a different part of the city.
• Construction was also continuing at the Northeast Campus in 1995.  This included the construction of the new Enterprise Building at NEC, also know as the FACET Center.  Comically, the name Enterprise originated in the fact that from an ariel view, the Northeast Campus looks like the Starship Enterprise.
• The College changed it's name to Tulsa Community College in 1996.
• The College adds the VanTrease Performing Arts Center at the Southeast campus to serve not only the School of Performing and Visual Arts, but the Signature Symphony as well.
• In it's ever-expanding ability to serve a diverse array of students, the College began offering online classes in 1998.
• The Vet Tech Center opened at the West Campus in 1999.