Angelina College

Coordinates: 31°17′14″N 94°43′51″W / 31.2872°N 94.7307°W / 31.2872; -94.7307

Angelina College
Angelina College Masthead
Motto A Great Place to Start
Type Community college
Established 1966
Endowment N/A
President Dr. Michael Simon
Administrative staff
 340
Undergraduates c. 5,000
Location Lufkin, Texas, U.S.
Campus Small city
Colors royal blue, columbia blue, orange, and white
Nickname Roadrunners
Website angelina.edu
Angelina College Administration Building
Social and Behavioral Sciences Building
Angelina College Library
New Crockett Center of Angelina College

Angelina College is a community college whose parent branch is located in Lufkin, Texas. Additionally, the college has nine off-campus centers located in: Crockett, Hemphill, Jasper, Livingston (Polk County Center), Nacogdoches, Pineland (Sabine Center), San Augustine, Trinity, and Woodville. The college enrolls upwards of 5,000 students in its undergraduate degree programs. In addition to its academic/vocational programs, the college has a community services division, which oversees the college's Adult Education Consortium, Continuing Education Units, and Career Development initiatives.[1]

History

Angelina College was founded on September 24, 1966 with construction of the original seven building campus having begun in November 1967. Angelina College first opened its doors to students in the fall of 1968.

Dr. Jack Hudgins was elected the first president of Angelina College December 12, 1966 by the trustees. Hudgins stepped down in 1991 and was succeeded by Dr. Larry Phillips, the college's second president. Hudgins remained on campus as a part-time music instructor. To honor his tenure as the president, the fine arts building was renamed Hudgins Hall in 2001.

In 2015, Dr. Michael Simon[2] succeeded Dr. Phillips as president making him the 3rd president of the college.

Campus

College buildings include :

  • Angelina Center for the Arts & Temple Theater
  • Temple Hall (Business)
  • Hudgins Hall (Liberal and Fine Arts)
  • Liberal Arts
  • Science & Mathematics
  • Technology and Workforce Development Center
  • Health Careers I & II
  • Social & Behavioral Sciences
  • Community Services Center
  • Shands Gymnasium
  • Angelina College Library
  • Angelina Police Academy
  • Angelina College Small Business Development Center

The Lufkin campus has a dormitory for students.[3]

Academics

The college offers a Transfer Core Curriculum and associate degrees in 30 occupational programs, certificates and associate of applied sciences degrees, 31 programs or classes in Community Services (non-credit) that lead to certifications or licensure, Adult Education, GED, and ESL courses.

Divisions

Academic programs in the college are organized into the following divisions:

  • Business Division [4]
  • Fine Arts Division [5]
  • Liberal Arts Division [6]
  • Technology and Workforce Division[7]
  • Health Careers Division [8]
  • Science and Mathematics Division [9]

Organization and administration

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of Angelina College is the following:[10]

Academic profile

Angelina College averages 5,000 students per semester with the majority of those attending class on-campus. The college offers all modes of education including online instruction (distance learning), hybrid model class instruction, and on-campus (face-to-face) instruction.

Angelina College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate of Arts, Associate of Science, and Associate of Applied Science degrees. In addition, AC offers certificates and degrees in various programs tailored toward the local economy, especially programs in the medical field such as radiology, sonography, EMS, nursing (vocation and a 2-year RN program), pharmacy tech, and surgical tech.[11] One of its unique offerings is a LVN program which is housed on the campus of Hudson Independent School District, supposedly the first such program in the nation to be offered on a high school campus. The college also offers a Bachelors of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing, through A&M,[12] to students enrolled in the program at the Lufkin Campus. This program was introduced to the college in 2016, and it is meant to benefit those students who have graduated with their A.S.N. from Angelina College to continue their careers in nursing without having to leave the East Texas area.

Student life

Student Organizations include :

  • Alpha Beta Gamma International Business Honor Society
  • Angelina College Nursing Student Organization
  • Angelina College Student Association
  • Club Express
  • Live Poet's Society
  • Lufkin Community Band
  • Paralegal/Legal Assistant Club
  • Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
  • Press Club
  • PSI- Psychology and Sociology Inc
  • Spanish Club
  • VN Student Club for Vocational Nursing
  • GSA Angelina College Gay Alliance

Organized sports

The school colors are Royal Blue, Columbia Blue, Orange, and White and the school mascot is the Roadrunner. Angelina College competes in the NJCAA Region XIV Texas Eastern Conference in Men's and Women's Basketball, baseball, softball and soccer.[13]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Division of Community Services, Angelina College
  2. ↑ http://www.angelina.edu/simon-assumes-new-role-as-ac-president/
  3. ↑ "Residence Hall Information." Angelina College. Retrieved on January 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.angelina.edu/generalbulletin/dc-menu/dc-business/
  5. ↑ http://www.angelina.edu/generalbulletin/dc-menu/dc-finearts/
  6. ↑ http://www.angelina.edu/generalbulletin/dc-menu/dc-libarts/
  7. ↑ http://www.angelina.edu/generalbulletin/dc-menu/dc-techwork/
  8. ↑ http://www.angelina.edu/generalbulletin/dc-menu/dc-health/
  9. ↑ http://www.angelina.edu/generalbulletin/dc-menu/dc-science/
  10. ↑ Texas Education Code, Section 130.165, "Angelina County Junior College District Service Area".
  11. ↑ "Health Careers Bulletin - Angelina College". Angelina College. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  12. ↑ "AC, Texas A&M Partner to Expand Nursing Education in East Texas - Angelina College". Angelina College. 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  13. ↑ "Athletics Angelina College". Angelina College. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
  14. ↑ "Clay Buchholz Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
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