Howard College
Community college in Big Spring, Texas, US
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::summary Community college in Big Spring, Texas, US ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Howard College |
| image | Howard College sign, Big Spring, TX IMG_1823.JPG |
| caption | Howard College entrance sign |
| established | |
| closed | |
| type | Public community college |
| president | Cheryl Sparks |
| students | 4,623 |
| city | Big Spring |
| state | Texas |
| country | U.S. |
| coor | |
| campus | Urban |
| athletics_affiliations | Western Junior College Athletic Conference (NJCAA) |
| sports_nickname | Hawks |
| academic_affiliations | SACS |
| website | |
| logo | Howard College.png |
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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). Five years later the school moved to a 100 acre 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 school's name changed to Howard College by 1974. In August 1980 the school opened the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf on 57 acre of the former Webb Air Force Base, and it took over a nursing program in San Angelo the following year.
Campus
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The main campus occupies 120 acre in Big Spring, with another 276 acre near Stanton in Martin County for agricultural research, and a 20 acre 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.
Organization and administration
The president is Cheryl Sparks.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of Howard College is Howard, Dawson, Martin, Glasscock, Sterling, Coke, Tom Green, Concho, Irion, Schleicher, Sutton, Menard, 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 to award associate degrees.
Athletics
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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, professional baseball player
- Tyler Collins, professional baseball player
- Joe Cooper, professional basketball player
- Jae Crowder, professional basketball player
- Jim Evans, professional football player
- Ed Fortune, politician
- Rob Gray, professional basketball player
- Tarik Phillip (born 1993), professional basketball player
- Tanner Scott, professional baseball player
- Burch Smith, professional baseball player
References
References
- Beck Young, Nancy. "Howard College". Texas State Historical Association.
- "History of Howard College". Howard College.
- [https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm Texas Education Code, Section 130.183, "Howard County Junior College District Service Area"].
- "Accreditations". Howard College.
- "Listen to exciting Hawks action online and locally on KBST". Howard College athletics.
- "CBS.SportsLine.com - Brandon Claussen".
- (February 16, 2012). "Howard College to honor former baseball standout". Big Spring Herald.
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