It has six campuses serving five counties across the southeast and eastern parts of the state.

The current name, adopted in September 1986, was taken from the Trinity River, which bisects the region.

TVCC began its expansion to a multi-site campus in 1969 when it began to offer courses at a nearby Texas Department of Criminal Justice unit.

TVCC operates six public campuses serving the Texas counties of Anderson, Henderson, Van Zandt, Rains, and Kaufman, southeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex: In addition, TVCC serves TDCJ Region II Students at prison units in Anderson County outside of Tennessee Colony.

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of TVCC is the following:[1] Trinity Valley has an athletics program offering the following sports: Football, Cheer, Dance, Volleyball, Basketball, Softball, and Soccer.