Six Tompkins Cortland Community College student-athletes have been recognized as Academic All-Region by Region 3 of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). Robert Brehm (Groton/Groton H.S.), Kyle Brown (Dryden/Dryden H.S.), Diego Castellot (Marathon/Marathon H.S.), Hyeonho Cho (Daejeon, South Korea/Sekwang H.S.), Logan Kaufman (Hobart/South Kortright H.S.), and Terry Paw (Ithaca/Ithaca H.S.) were recognized for their excellence in the classroom.

Each of the six honorees had a G.P.A. of at least 3.5 with at least 24 credits completed during the 2020-21 academic year.

Brehm and Brown were two-sport athletes for the Panthers: Brehm ran cross country and played baseball while Brown ran cross country and played soccer. Castellot and Paw were also members of the Panthers men's soccer team with Brown. Cho and Kaufman joined Brehm on the baseball team.