- Lee College
Lee College is a comprehensive
community college located inBaytown, Texas , approximately 30 miles east of Houston, Texas. Lee College's main campus occupies 40 landscaped acres near downtown Baytown and maintains extension campuses throughout its service area. 9,000 Lee College students are enrolled in over 60 academic, technical education, and non-credit continuing education programs each semester.As defined by the
Texas Legislature , the official service area of Lee College includes territory within the following school districts: [Texas Education Code, Section 130.186, "Lee College District Service Area".]
*Goose Creek Independent School District
*Crosby Independent School District
*Dayton Independent School District
*Liberty Independent School District
*Barbers Hill Independent School District
*Anahuac Independent School District
*Huffman Independent School District
*Devers Independent School District
*East Chambers Independent School District
*Hardin Independent School District
*Hull-Daisetta Independent School District History
Established in 1934 to provide high quality education at a minimal cost, Lee College has continued that tradition for over 70 years. Originally housed on the Robert E. Lee High School campus, Lee College severed its initial integration with the Goose Creek Independent School District under the leadership of the college's first dean, Walter Rundell. In 1948, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools granted Lee College accreditation and recommended that the college develop its own campus apart from the local high school. A successful bond election in the following year allowed for the construction of Rundell Hall and the campus gymnasium. The college experienced tremendous growth after classes began in the new buildings in 1951.
By 1965, the college had added the Social Sciences building, the Library, Moler Hall, TV1 and Bonner Hall as well as an addition the gymnasium. Funding from the 1988 bond issue allowed for the construction of a new science building to replace the antiquated facilities formerly housed in the math and administration building. The renovation of the McNulty-Haddick building created additional classroom space for Allied Health and Fine Arts.
In 2000, another successful bond election led to expansion of the campus by more than 33% with the addition in 2002 of a new Advanced Technology Center, Library, and Tennis Courts.
In 2003, the College occupied a new Wellness Center and Sports Complex.
Parking was also expanded and beautification efforts including a central courtyard, covered walks, and landscaping were completed.
In 2003, Technical Vocational Building 1 received major renovations, including the construction of a Cisco Academy.
In October 2004, the College completed the renovation to the old library into a Student Center with game room, Cyber Café, Bayer Conference Center, Enterprise Gallery, Security office, and student club offices. In December 2004, the College finished renovation to the Old Gym, which now provides offices, swimming pool, weight room and other facilities.
In 2008, Lee College will open to the public its showcase Performing Arts Center which will host a variety of campus and community events.
Academic Programs
Lee College offers roughly eighty programs including:
• Accounting Technology• ADN• Agribusiness• Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counseling• Architecture• Art• Audio Recording• Bible• Biology• Business Administration & Management• Career Pilot Technology• Chemistry• Cisco Academy• Computer Information Systems• Computer Maintenance Technology• Computer Science• Construction Engineering Technology• Cosmetology• Criminal Justice& Corrections• Drafting (CADD) Technology• Drama• Drug Abuse Counseling• Economics• Education• Electrical Technology• Engineering• English• English for Speakers of Other languages (ESOL)• Environmental Science• Foreign Language• Geology• Gerontology• Government• Health & Medical Administrative Services• Health Information Technology• History• Humanities• Instrumentation Technology• Kinesiology/Physical Education• Law Enforcement• Legal Assistant• Liberal Arts• Machine Shop• Management• Mathematics• Mechanical Engineering Technology• Medical Records Technology• Mental Health Services• Millwright• Music• Natural Sciences• Nursing• Office Technology• Paralegal Studies• Photography• Physical Education• Physics• Pilot Training• Pipefiting Technology• Political Science• Process Technology• Professional Office Technology• Professional Writing• Psychology• Safety Management Technology• Secretarial• Social Sciences• Social Work• Sociology• Spanish• Speech Communication• Theatre• Transfer• Transitional Nursing• Visual Arts• Vocational Nursing• Voice• Voice (music)• Welding
Athletics
Lee College is home to the Running Rebels Basketball (Men's), Volleyball, and Tennis.
In 2007, the women's Lee College Rebels Tennis Team were the NJCAA National Champions. This was their second national championship title with their first coming in 2001.
Administration
President(interim): Dr. Dennis Topper
Chief Academic Officer: (interim) Dr. Douglas Crawford
Dean of Administrative Services (interim): Carolyn Lightfoot
Dean of Student Services: Dr. Donnetta Suchon
Dean of Financial Services: Steve Evans
Dean of Strategic & Economic Development: Johnette HodginJoseph Hugh Allen (1940-2008), a former member of theTexas House of Representatives graduated from Lee College and served on its board of regents.References
External links
* [http://www.lee.edu/ Lee College]
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