Vernon College is a public

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Vernon, Texas Vernon is a city and the county seat of Wilbarger County, Texas, United States. and as of the 2010 Census had a population of 11,002. History The original town was called Eagle Springs by the indigenous community as early as 1858. After th ...

History

The two-year Vernon Regional Junior College welcomed its first student body of 608 in 1972, and had a Board of Trustees of seven members. In 1970, the Wilbarger County voters had elected to establish the college. The 1973 campus was located at

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and

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. Since its establishment, the college has undergone expansion that came to include a baseball team, Sheppard Learning Center; Department of Vocational Nursing, Wichita Falls; VRJC Technical Center, Wichita Falls; Career Development Center, Wichita Falls; Seymour Learning Center; Burkburnett Learning Center; Iowa Park Learning Center. In 2001, the college officially changed its name to Vernon College. The

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is located on the main campus.

Presidents

*David L. Norton (1972-1974) *Jim M. Williams (1974-1982) *Joe Mills (1982-1990) *Wade Kirk (1990-2000) *Steve Thomas (2000-2008) *Dusty R. Johnston (2008–present)

Service area

Vernon College's service area includes twelve counties in

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.Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.207. VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA
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* Cottle * Foard * Hardeman *

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* Knox * Throckmorton * Wichita * Wilbarger

References

External links

Official website
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