Dallas College Richland

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Dallas College Richland Campus

View of Richland Campus Garland Campus
Motto	Teaching, Learning, Community Building
Type	Publiccommunity college
Established	1972
Parent institution	Dallas College
Chancellor	Justin H. Lonon
President	Kay Eggleston[1]
Students	20,000[2]
Location	Dallas , Texas , United States 32°55′17″N96°44′06″W / 32.921486°N 96.73512°W /32.921486; -96.73512
Campus	Urban, 155 acres (0.63 km2)
Colors	Purple and Green
Mascot	Thunderduck
Website	www.dallascollege.edu

Dallas College Richland Campus(often stylized asRichlandorRLC) is apubliccommunity collegeinDallas, Texas. The school was founded in 1972 and is part ofDallas College. It is the largest campus in the college, featuring about 20,000 students. Located on the old Jackson farm, the campus comprises 155 acres (63 hectares) including Thunderduck Lake.^[3]

In 2005, the Richland Campus became the first community college to receive theMalcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.^[4]

It has been designated as the first two-year institution in Texas as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE2Y) for academic years 2011-2016. CAE2Ys receive formal recognition from the U.S. government, as well as opportunities for prestige and publicity for their role in securing our nation’s information systems.

In 2013, Dallas College Richland Campus developed a skill standard for Digital Forensic Technician. Its Cyber Security program^[5]was recognized by the Texas Skills Standard Board (TSSB) as the first and only institution in Texas to meet this statewide standard.^[6]

Dallas College Richland Campus fields teams in basketball, baseball, wrestling, soccer, and volleyball that compete in the Dallas-area Metro Athletic Conference. They also compete for national championships within the National Junior College Athletic Association, Division III. Many athletes have gone on to play for four-year university programs and professional teams.

The men's basketball team won the NJCAA Division III championship in 1999, 2009, and 2015.^[7]

The baseball team won the NJCAA Division III World Series championship in 2002,^[8]2003,^[9]2004,^[10]and 2009.^[11]

The men's soccer team won the NJCAA Division III championship in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2016, 2018 and 2019.^[12]

The women's soccer team won the NJCAA Division III championship in 2004, 2006, and 2009.^[13]

From 1972-1984, Richland won 7 out of 8 Texas state wrestling championships while competing against four-year universities with wrestlers on scholarships. In 1984, all Texas colleges dropped wrestling, and the team was forced to travel as far as Kansas every weekend for meets. The lack of local competition and extensive travel caused Richland to shut down their program in 1987.^[14][15]The program was resurrected in 2016, competing in the NCWA Southwest Conference.^[16]

Coach Bill Neal was named NCWA Coach of the Year in 2017 and 2018.^[17][18]Coach Neal retired in 2020 after 48 years at Richland.^{[14][19][20][dead link]}

COVID-19 and other concerns, including the sport having club status rather than falling under the NJCAA, caused the college to cancel the program shortly after Coach Neal’s retirement.^[21]

Some buildings at Dallas College Richland Campus are named for heroes of theTexas Revolution, with the first letter of the name corresponding to the use of the building. For example, Bonham Hall, where the Business department is located, is named forJames Butler Bonham, who died at the 1836Battle of the Alamo. Crockett Hall, named for Alamo heroDavid Crockett, is the Campus Center. Fannin Hall, where Fine Art classes are held, is named for Col.James W. Fannin, who led the ill-fated Texas rebels at Goliad.

Other building names are Spanish words or names. Lavaca ("the cow") Hall houses the Library. Alamito ("little cottonwood") Hall is the original Administration Building. El Paso ("the Pass") Hall is the interior lower level of a bridge that connects the east and west sides of the campus, which are separated by a shallow but picturesque creek originally known as Jackson Branch. Del Rio ("of the river") Hall is where the school's data center or computer lab is located.

Sabine Hall, named for the river that separates Texas and Louisiana, is the Science Building. Neches and Pecos Halls are also named for rivers. The previous Science building is now called Wichita Hall, which is named after a Texas Indian tribe. Thunderduck Hall, named after the school athletic team cartoon mascot, is the new Administration Building.

• Evan Bernstein, Israeli Olympic wrestler
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• Greg Travis, comedian and actor

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