The acronym "TCU" can stand for multiple things depending on the context: Education-related meanings:
- Texas Christian University, a private university in Fort Worth, Texas
- Tanzania Commission for Universities, regulatory body for universities in Tanzania
- Tokyo Christian University, Japan
- Tokyo City University, Japan
- Tzu Chi University, Taiwan
- Tianjin Chengjian University, China
- Tribal colleges and universities
Science and Technology:
- Telematic Control Unit: an embedded system in vehicles that wirelessly connects the vehicle to cloud services or other vehicles, collecting telemetry data such as position and speed
- Transmission Control Unit: a device controlling automobile transmissions and engines
- Telecommunication Control Unit: a device regulating input and output in mainframe computers
Other common meanings:
- Transitional Care Unit: a hospital facility providing care between intensive and normal care
- Transportation Communications Union: a labor union for railroad workers
- Teachers Credit Union: a financial institution
- Tribunal de Contas da União: Brazilian federal court of accounts
- Towering Cumulus (TCu): a type of cumulus cloud
In summary, "TCU" most commonly refers to Texas Christian University in education contexts, and to Telematic Control Unit or Transmission Control Unit in automotive and technology contexts
