South Texas Junior College
- South Texas Junior College
South Texas Junior College was a junior college located in Houston, Texas, United States.
In 1923 the college opened as a part of the South Texas School of Law and Commerce. Young Men's Christian Association and Harris County operated the two-year coeducational liberal arts school; no tax money supported the school.
At first classes occurred in the Downtown YMCA building. In 1949 the school had 144 students. In 1967 the classes moved to the M&M Building. In 1973 the school had 2,737 students and 120 faculty members. The YMCA and YWCA buildings provided dormitories for students.
The University of Houston purchased South Texas Junior College, and the school became the University of Houston-Downtown in 1974. [Handbook of Texas|id=SS/kbs28|name=South Texas Junior College]
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