Howard College is a
public community college with its main campus in
Big Spring, Texas
Big Spring is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Texas, United States, at the crossroads of U.S. Highway 87 and Interstate 20. With a population of 27,282 as of the 2010 census, it is the largest city between Midland to the west, A ...
. It also has branch campuses in
San Angelo and
Lamesa.
History
Howard County Junior College was established in Big Spring in 1945. 148 students began lessons in September 1946, in the hospital wing of the former Big Spring Army Air Force Bombardier School (later
Webb Air Force Base
Webb Air Force Base , previously named Big Spring Air Force Base, was a United States Air Force facility of the Air Training Command that operated from 1951 to 1977 in West Texas within the current city limits of Big Spring. Webb AFB was a maj ...
).
Five years later the school moved to a site in southeast Big Spring which came to include an administration-classroom-library building, a practical-arts building, a greenhouse, a music building, dormitories, and a 10,000-seat stadium.
The Lamesa campus was established in 1972 and the first class in San Angelo was held the following year.
The school's name changed to Howard College by 1974.
In August 1980 the school opened the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf on of the former Webb Air Force Base, and it took over a nursing program in San Angelo the following year.
Campus
The main campus occupies in Big Spring, with another near
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in Martin County for agricultural research, and a rodeo facility east of town.
There are branch campuses in
San Angelo,
Lamesa, and at the SouthWest College for the Deaf in Big Spring; the college also offers programs at the Big Spring Federal Correctional Institute and the
Eden Detention Center
Eden Detention Center is a privately owned and operated prison for men located in Eden, Texas, United States. Run by the Corrections Corporation of America, the low-security facility was established in 1985 under a contract with the Federal Bure ...
.
Organization and administration
The president is Cheryl Sparks.
As defined by the
Texas Legislature, the official service area of Howard College is
Howard
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,
Dawson,
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Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
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* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
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,
Glasscock,
Sterling
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* Stirling, a Scottish city w ...
,
Coke,
Tom Green,
Concho,
Irion,
Schleicher,
Sutton,
Menard
Menard may refer to:
Places
Canada
*Menard River, a tributary of the Wawagosic River in Quebec, Canada
United States
* Menard County, Illinois
** Menard, Illinois
* Menard County, Texas
** Menard, Texas
* Menard–Hodges site, archaeological s ...
, and
Kimble counties.
Academics
The college has 4,623 students of which 33% are full-time. It offers 41 majors in 17 programs and is
accredited by The Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
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to award associate degrees.
Athletics
The college sports teams are nicknamed the Hawks. Howard College participates in Region 5 of the
NJCAA, also known as the
Western Junior College Athletic Conference, in the following sports: baseball, softball, rodeo, men's and women's basketball, and cheerleading. The basketball and baseball games are broadcast locally on
KBYG AM 1400.
After winning in 1991, Howard won the
Junior College (JUCO) World Series a second time, in 2009, with a season record of 63–1.
Notable people
*
Brandon Claussen
Brandon Allen Falker Claussen (born May 1, 1979) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher.
Career
Claussen graduated from Goddard High School (New Mexico), Goddard High School in Roswell, New Mexico, Roswell, New Mexico. He then attende ...
, professional baseball player
*
Tyler Collins, professional baseball player
*
Joe Cooper, professional basketball player
*
Jae Crowder, professional basketball player
*
Jim Evans, professional
football
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player
*
Ed Fortune, former politician in the
Florida House of Representatives
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*
Rob Gray, professional basketball player
*
Tarik Phillip
Tarik Phillip (born August 10, 1993) is a British-American professional basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for West Virginia.
Early life and high school
...
(born 1993), professional basketball player
*
Burch Smith
Burch Taylor Smith (born April 12, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Hanwha Eagles of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Smith was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 11th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball d ...
, professional baseball player
References
External links
Official website
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Community colleges in Texas
Education in Dawson County, Texas
Education in Howard County, Texas
Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Education in San Angelo, Texas
NJCAA athletics
1945 establishments in Texas
Universities and colleges established in 1945
Two-year colleges in the United States