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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 millproperty 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 (81,000 m2) 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 (15,000 m2) 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, and would later relocate to a separate facility.
The Seal of Texarkana College was designed by former instructor Richmond White. Encircling the star of Texas is the live oak branch symbolizing strength and grandeur and the laurel branch representing honor and peace. The year of 1927 is written above the star of Texas to represent the year that Texarkana College was established.
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Texarkana College is located in the northeast border of Texarkana, Texas, at the junction of Robison and Tucker streets, which is approximately one mile south of Interstate 30.
Of that area, only Bowie County is in the college's taxation zone.[1]
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Past presidents of Texarkana College include Dr. Henry W. Stilwell, Dr. W.H. Hinton, William P. Akin, Dr. J.W. Cady, Dr. Carl M. Nelson, Frank Coleman, Dr. Alan Rasco and Dr. James Henry Russell.[2]
^"Texarkana Independent School District Names H. Ross Perot as 2009 Distinguished Alumni" (PDF). Texarkana Independent School District. 2009-09-17. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Texarkana College news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article contains embedded lists that may be poorly defined unverified or indiscriminate Please help this article to clean it up so that it meets Wikipedia s quality standards Where appropriate incorporate items into the main body of the article April 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Texarkana College is a public community college in Texarkana Texas Texarkana CollegeSouthwest corner of Texarkana College campusMottoA Great Place to Start Or Start OverTypePublic community collegeEstablished1927PresidentDr Jason SmithAdministrative staffN AUndergraduates4 695LocationTexarkana Texas United StatesCampusUrbanColorsBlue and WhiteNicknameBulldogWebsitetexarkanacollege edu Contents 1 History 2 Campus 3 Service area 4 Organization and administration 5 Student life 5 1 Clubs 3 5 2 Sports 6 Notable people 7 References 8 External linksHistory editTexarkana 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 81 000 m2 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 15 000 m2 to ETSU to build an administration building The ETSU Texarkana campus would later become a separately accredited institution and is today s Texas A amp M University Texarkana and would later relocate to a separate facility The Seal of Texarkana College was designed by former instructor Richmond White Encircling the star of Texas is the live oak branch symbolizing strength and grandeur and the laurel branch representing honor and peace The year of 1927 is written above the star of Texas to represent the year that Texarkana College was established Campus editTexarkana College is located in the northeast border of Texarkana Texas at the junction of Robison and Tucker streets which is approximately one mile south of Interstate 30 Service area editThe Texas Legislature states that the college s service area is 1 All of Bowie County The majority of Cass County sections not in the Texarkana College service area Avinger ISD Hughes Springs ISD and Pewitt ISD Avery Independent School DistrictOf that area only Bowie County is in the college s taxation zone 1 Organization and administration editPast presidents of Texarkana College include Dr Henry W Stilwell Dr W H Hinton William P Akin Dr J W Cady Dr Carl M Nelson Frank Coleman Dr Alan Rasco and Dr James Henry Russell 2 Student life editClubs 3 edit Baptist Student Ministries BSM Black Student Association BSA Criminal Justice Club Cultural Awareness Student Association TC CASA Future Chefs Association Gaming Club TC GC Honors and Leadership Program Journalism Club Phi Beta Lambda PBL Phi Theta Kappa Student Government Association SGA STEM Club TC Creative Writing Club TC Players TC Student Nursing Association The TC News IntramuralsSports edit In 2012 Texarkana College had to shut down its athletic teams because of a financial crisis The college teams were known as the Bulldogs Notable people editA notable alumnus of Texarkana College is businessman and politician H Ross Perot also serving as President of the Student Council 4 Hunter Pence is a baseball player for the San Francisco Giants and formerly the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies Tracy Lawrence a famous country singer also attended TC References edit a b Texas Education Code Sec 130 203 TEXARKANA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA History Clubs amp Organizations Texarkana Independent School District Names H Ross Perot as 2009 Distinguished Alumni PDF Texarkana Independent School District 2009 09 17 Retrieved 2011 07 21 External links editOfficial website 33 26 38 N 94 4 39 W 33 44389 N 94 07750 W 33 44389 94 07750 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