Three Rivers Community College is a community college in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA. Three Rivers was founded in 1967 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 Board of Trustees elected by the people in the college taxing district. The college has an 80-acre (320,000 m) campus in Poplar Bluff, Missouri with centers in Dexter, Kennett, Malden, Portageville, and Sikeston. Three Rivers also participates in the Cape Girardeau Partnership for Higher Education (CGPHE). The school is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. 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 ball at Alabama.