Angelina College is a

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with its main campus in

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. It has nine off-campus centers in

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, Hemphill,

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(Polk County Center),

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, Pineland (Sabine Center), San Augustine,

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, and Woodville. The college enrolls upwards of 5,000 students in its undergraduate degree programs. In addition to its academic/vocational programs, the college has a community services division that oversees the college's Adult Education Consortium, Continuing Education Units, and Career Development initiatives.

History

Angelina College was founded on September 24, 1966, with construction of the original seven-building campus having begun in November 1967. It first opened its doors to students in the fall of 1968. Dr. Jack Hudgins was elected the first president of Angelina College December 12, 1966, by the trustees. Hudgins stepped down in 1991 and was succeeded by Dr. Larry Phillips. Hudgins remained on campus as a part-time music instructor. To honor his tenure as the president, the fine arts building was renamed Hudgins Hall in 2001. In 2015, Dr. Michael Simon succeeded Dr. Phillips as president making him the third president of the college.

Campus

College buildings include : *Angelina Center for the Arts and Temple Theater *Temple Hall (business) *Hudgins Hall (liberal and fine arts) *Liberal Arts *Science and Mathematics *Technology and Workforce Development Center *Health Careers I & II *Social & Behavioral Sciences *Community Services Center *Shands Gymnasium *Angelina College Library *Angelina Police Academy *Angelina College Small Business Development Center The Lufkin campus has a dormitory for students. A branch, Polk County Community College, opened in the fall of 2014. The college offers various classes and two-year associate degrees.

Academics

The college offers a transfer core curriculum and associate degrees in 30 occupational programs, certificates, and associate of applied sciences degrees, 31 programs or classes in community services (noncredit) that lead to certifications or licensure, adult education, GED, and ESL courses. Angelina College averages 5,000 students per semester with the majority of those attending class on-campus. Angelina College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees. In addition, it offers certificates and degrees in various programs tailored toward the local economy, especially programs in the medical field such as respiratory care, radiology, sonography, EMS, nursing (vocation and a two-year RN program), pharmacy technician, and surgical technician. One of its unique offerings is a licensed vocational nurse program, housed on the campus of

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, supposedly the first such program in the nation to be offered on a high-school campus. The college also offers a bachelors of science in nursing and a master of science in nursing, through Texas A&M, to students enrolled in the program at the Lufkin Campus. This program was introduced to the college in 2016, and it is meant to benefit those students who have graduated with their ASN from Angelina College to continue their careers in nursing without having to leave the East Texas area.

Divisions

Academic programs in the college are organized into these divisions: *Business Division *Fine Arts Division *Liberal Arts Division *Technology and Workforce Division *Health Careers Division *Science and Mathematics Division

Service area

As defined by the

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, the official service area of Angelina College is: *all of Angelina,

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, San Augustine,

, and

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Counties, *the Alto and Wells school districts, located within

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, *the Burkeville and Newton school districts, located within Newton County, *the

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, located within Jasper County, *the Coldspring-Oakhurst and Shepherd school districts, located within San Jacinto County (note that the Texas Education Code has Shepherd misspelled as "Shepard"), *the portion of the Brookeland Independent School District located within Newton and Jasper Counties, *the portion of the

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located within Jasper County, and *the portion of the

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located within Walker County.

Athletics

The school colors are royal blue, Columbia blue, orange, and white, and the school mascot is the Roadrunner. Angelina College competes in the NJCAA Region XIV Texas Eastern Conference in men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer.

Notable people

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, MLB pitcher * Lamont Mack, basketball forward *

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References

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