Texarkana College

Infobox_University
name = Texarkana College


motto = "A Great Place to Start ... Or Start Over"
established = 1927
type = Community college
president = Frank Coleman
city = Texarkana
state = Texas
country = USA
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staff= N/A
free =
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campus = Urban
nickname = Bulldog
colors = Blue and White
website= [http://www.texarkanacollege.edu/ texarkanacollege.edu]

Texarkana College is a community college located in Texarkana, Texas.

Location

Texarkana College is located at coor dms|33|26|38|N|94|4|39|W|city (33.444047, -94.077526).

History

Texarkana College was formed in 1927, as a branch of the Texarkana Independent School District, which voted to proceed with plans for establishment of a community college. Its first building was located at the corner of 16th and Pine Streets, and contained classrooms, laboratories, and a gymnasium, the latter two of which were used by both the college and the high school.

In 1941, the citizens of Texarkana voted to create a separate Texarkana College District, complete with approval of a 20 mill property tax to fund the District. However, the local school board and the district's Board of Regents would comprise the same individuals until 1957, when the two boards voted to separate.

After a successful bond issue in 1948, the College purchased 20 acres at its present location, and moved there in October 1951.

In 1971, Texarkana College and East Texas State University joined to offer upper-level and graduate courses on the Texarkana College campus, whereby Texarkana College students could obtain Bachelor's and Master's degrees without leaving Texarkana. In 1976, Texarkana College deeded 3.8 acres to ETSU to build an administration building. The ETSU-Texarkana campus would later become a separately accredited institution and is today's Texas A&M University-Texarkana.

A notable alumnus of Texarkana College is businessman and politician H. Ross Perot.

External links

* [http://www.texarkanacollege.edu/ Texarkana College]
* [http://www2.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=2437 College Board: Texarkana College]
* [http://www.tamut.edu/ Texas A&M University-Texarkana]

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