Texarkana College

Texarkana College
Motto	A Great Place to Start ... Or Start Over
Type	Public community college
Established	1927
President	Jason Smith
Undergraduates	4,695
Location	Texarkana, Texas, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and White
Nickname	Bulldog
Website	texarkanacollege.edu

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

History

Texarkana College was founded in 1927 as part of the Texarkana Independent School District.^[1] In 1941, the Texarkana College District was established.^[1] In 1948, twenty acres of land were purchased to for a new campus.^[1] In 1950, construction began and the college moved locations.^[1] In 1957, the college became independent from the school distrcit when the members of the board of the Texarkana Independent School District (who had also been serving as a board of regents of the college) voted to separate the two boards.^[1]

In 2022, the college had 3,794 students.^[2]

The college is governed by a board of trustees.^[3] Jason Smith is the current president of the college.^[2]

Academics

The college offers associate degree programs, certificate programs, and non-credit courses^[4] It is also home to the Bill Moran School of Bladesmithing. The college's bladesmithing program is associated with the American Bladesmith Society and was established by William F. Moran.^[5]^[6]

The college offers classes at the Barry Telford Unit state prison.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Athletics

The college was formerly home to the Texarkana Bulldogs football team and the Texarkana Bulldogs baseball team. The college has formerly been part of the National Junior College Athletic Association, the Texas Junior College Conference, the Texas Eastern Conference, and the Southwest Junior College Football Conference.

Accreditation

The college is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.^[10] Individual programs are also accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.^[10]

Notable alumni

Business and politics

Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (founder of Electronic Data Systems and Perot Systems, known for his third party presidential campaigns in 1992 and 1996) ^[11]^[12]
Barry B. Telford, American politician (former member of the Texas House of Representatives)
Fonda Hawthorne, American politician (former member of the Arkansas House of Representatives)
Larry Teague, American politician (former member of the Arkansas Senate and the Arkansas House of Representatives)^[13]

Sports

Hunter Pence, American baseball player (player for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, and Texas Rangers)^[14]
Danny Ardoin, American baseball player (player for the Minnesota Twins, Texas Rangers, Colorado Rockies, Baltimore Orioles, and Los Angeles Dodgers)
Tyler Eppler, American baseball player (player for the Wei Chuan Dragons, Orix Buffaloes, Kiwoom Heroes, and Fubon Guardians)
Steven Trout, American baseball coach (head baseball coach of Texas State University)
John Briscoe, American baseball player (player for the Oakland Athletics)
Melvin Bunch, American baseballl player (player for the Kansas City Royals, Seattle Mariners, and Chunichi Dragons)
Buddy Carlyle, American baseball player (player for the San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, New York Mets, LG Twins, Hanshin Tigers and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters)
José De La Torre, Puerto Rican baseball player (player for the Boston Red Sox)
Bryant Nelson, American baseball player (player for the Boston Red Sox)
Phil Norton, American baseball player (player for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds)
Jamie Pogue, Canadian baseball coach (assistant coach for the St. Louis Cardinals)
Andrew Russell, Australian baseball player (player for the Australia national baseball team)
Drew Sutton, American baseball player (player for the Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, and Pittsburgh Pirates)
David Welch, American baseball player (player for the Milwaukee Brewers and Sydney Blue Sox)
Daniel Berg, American baseball player (player for the Minnesota Twins and Victoria Aces)
Ryan Lynch, American race car driver (competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series)

Music

Karmyn Tyler, American singer and beauty pageant contestant

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Harper Jr., Cecil. "Texarkana College". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Texarkana College".
^ "Board of Trustees".
^ "Search All Degree & Certificate Programs".
^ "Bladesmithing Courses at Texarkana College Offer World-Class Instruction from Master Smiths". 28 October 2020.
^ "Knife Makers Compete to be the Sharpest One of Them All". Wall Street Journal. 9 November 1998.
^ "Texarkana Community College expanding prisoner education offerings". 23 August 2024.
^ https://www.ktsm.com/news/texarkana-college-expanding-program-to-educate-the-incarcerated/
^ "Texarkana College plans to add classes at Telford Prison Unit". 28 October 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Texarkana College | Council for Higher Education Accreditation".
^ "The MAn from Texarkana (Published 1992)". The New York Times. 28 June 1992.
^ "Texarkana College honors famous alum Ross Perot with museum dedication". 13 February 2016.
^ "Senator Teague to be speaker at Fairview Sunday | Texarkana Gazette". 8 January 2016.
^ "Former Texarkana College, MLB standout Hunter Pence announces retirement | Texarkana Gazette". 28 September 2020.

External links

Official website

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[:2-1] Harper Jr., Cecil. "Texarkana College". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved January 5, 2025.

[:1-2] "Texarkana College".

[3] "Board of Trustees".

[4] "Search All Degree & Certificate Programs".

[5] "Bladesmithing Courses at Texarkana College Offer World-Class Instruction from Master Smiths". 28 October 2020.

[6] "Knife Makers Compete to be the Sharpest One of Them All". Wall Street Journal. 9 November 1998.

[7] "Texarkana Community College expanding prisoner education offerings". 23 August 2024.

[8] ttps://www.ktsm.com/news/texarkana-college-expanding-program-to-educate-the-incarcerated/

[9] "Texarkana College plans to add classes at Telford Prison Unit". 28 October 2019.

[:0-10] "Texarkana College | Council for Higher Education Accreditation".

[11] "The MAn from Texarkana (Published 1992)". The New York Times. 28 June 1992.

[12] "Texarkana College honors famous alum Ross Perot with museum dedication". 13 February 2016.

[13] "Senator Teague to be speaker at Fairview Sunday | Texarkana Gazette". 8 January 2016.

[14] "Former Texarkana College, MLB standout Hunter Pence announces retirement | Texarkana Gazette". 28 September 2020.

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