Texarkana College
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. In 1941, the Texarkana College District was established. In 1948, twenty acres of land were purchased to provide for a new campus. In 1950, construction began and the college moved locations. In 1957, the college became independent from the school district when the members of the board of the Texarkana Independent School District voted to separate the two boards.In 2022, the college had 3,794 students.
The college is governed by a board of trustees. Jason Smith is the current president of the college.
Academics
The college offers associate degree programs, certificate programs, and non-credit courses 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.The college offers classes at the Barry Telford Unit state prison.
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. Individual programs are also accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing and the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.Notable alumni
Business and politics
- Ross Perot, American businessman and politician
- Barry B. Telford, American politician
- Fonda Hawthorne, American politician
- Larry Teague, American politician
Sports
- Hunter Pence, American baseball player
- Danny Ardoin, American baseball player
- Tyler Eppler, American baseball player
- Steven Trout, American baseball coach
- John Briscoe, American baseball player
- Melvin Bunch, American baseball player
- Buddy Carlyle, American baseball player
- José De La Torre, Puerto Rican baseball player
- Bryant Nelson, American baseball player
- Phil Norton, American baseball player
- Jamie Pogue, Canadian baseball coach
- Andrew Russell, Australian baseball player
- Drew Sutton, American baseball player
- David Welch, American baseball player
- Daniel Berg, American baseball player
- Ryan Lynch, American race car driver
Music
- Karmyn Tyler, American singer and beauty pageant contestant