Vernon College
Vernon College
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Vernon Regional Junior College |
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| Type | Publiccommunity college |
| Established | 1972 |
| Students | 3,167 |
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34°09′37″N99°18′56″W / 34.160410°N 99.315627°W |
| Website | www.vernoncollege.edu |
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Vernon Collegeis a publiccommunity collegeinVernon, Texas.
History
[edit]The two-year[1]Vernon Regional Junior College welcomed its first student body of 608 in 1972, and had a Board of Trustees of seven members. In 1970, theWilbarger Countyvoters had elected to establish the college. The 1973 100acres(40.47ha; 0.16sq mi) campus was located atTexas State Highway 70andUS 287. 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.[2]
TheRed River Valley Museumis located on the main campus.[3]
Presidents
[edit]- 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
[edit]Vernon College's service area includes twelve counties inNorth Texas.[4]
References
[edit]- ^Peterson's Two-Year Colleges 2010. Peterson's. 2009. p.352.ISBN978-0-7689-2688-0.
- ^Lively, Jeanne F."Vernon College". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved1 February2012.
- ^Mullins Jr., Jesse (January–February 2006). "Lone Star Ramble".American Cowboy: 91.
- ^Texas Education Code, Sec. 130.207. VERNON REGIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
