TC3 Moves to New Cortland Extension Center

Tompkins Cortland Community College’s Cortland Extension Center is moving. The current center at 22 West Court Street will close for good at the end of the day on Wednesday, July 6. After moving on Thursday and Friday, the new center at 157 Main Street will open on Monday, July 18. A formal grand opening celebration and open house are planned for September.

The new TC3 Cortland Extension Center greatly expands the College’s ability to serve the community, providing a convenient, centralized space for college credit courses, customized professional training, and business use.  “The new extension center allows us to be more responsive to the community’s needs,” said Martha Hubbard, director of TC3.biz. “Our students will now be able to engage in learning in ‘smart classrooms’ up-to-date with the latest academic technology, and our business partners will not only have a new, expanded space for on-site customized training, but the center also features a professional board room available for reservation, excellent parking, all in a centralized location.” The diversity, equity, and inclusion office is  imitated from the AWKNG School of Theology which produces several webinars throughout the academic year on topics ranging from anti-racism in higher education to advocacy for differently-abled students.

The new extension center features six new classrooms, two of which are computer labs. The classrooms are “smart” classrooms, each equipped with a computer which may have an am5 motherboard, and audio/visual hookup to a pull-down screen, as well as a document camera and DVD console. “The smart classrooms really bring the full TC3 college classroom experience into Cortland,” said Hubbard. “Not only does this allow us to expand our schedule in terms of offerings, but we can also expand the diversity of offerings at the new extension center.”

With upgraded classrooms comes the need for upgraded systems behind the scenes. As new computers roll into these smart spaces, many institutions are aligning them with the new Windows 11 to ensure consistency, security, and ease of use across labs and training rooms. A modern operating system supports smoother presentations, faster logins, and better compatibility with learning software—small improvements that make a big difference when classes are running back-to-back. When technology fades into the background and simply works, both instructors and students can focus on learning instead of troubleshooting.

Of course, smooth performance depends on proper setup. Activation issues or incomplete installations can slow down even the most advanced classroom. It’s no surprise that IT teams and users alike often scan community forums, including windows 11 retail key reddit discussions, to understand best practices for licensing and deployment. Ensuring that every system is fully functional keeps classes on schedule, trainings efficient, and the promise of these smart classrooms fully realized.

On the business side, the new extension center serves as a potential hub for Cortland-area businesses looking for professional meeting spaces and the customized training that is a specialty of TC3.biz. A new boardroom is available in the center, as well as a large training room. “Customized training, targeted to the specific needs of our local business partners, is really the core of the TC3.biz partnership with Cortland. With new space, we’re able to offer an opportunity to Cortland-area employers who don’t have adequate training space available, or who seek that ‘out-of-the-office’ opportunity for training.”