Temple College

Temple College
One College Centre
Former names
 Temple Junior College
Type Community college
Established 1926 (1926)
President Dr. Glenda O. Barron
Students 5,288 (Fall 2012)[1]
Location Temple, Texas
Colors Black and gold
        [2]
Nickname Leopards
Affiliations Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Northern Texas Junior College Athletic Conference
Website www.templejc.edu

Temple College is a community college based in Temple, Texas, with regional branch campuses at other locations in Central Texas.

History

Temple Junior College was founded in 1926 to serve post-secondary students in eastern Bell County, Texas. Classes were originally held in the basement of the Temple High School until 1957, when the campus moved to its present location on the city's south side. Racial segregation at the college ended that same year. A separate junior college district was created in 1955 and in 1959 it acquired its own board of regents. The name of the college was changed to Temple College in 1996.[3][4]

The main campus in Temple covers about 108 acres with twenty-seven buildings.[5] Temple College has several branch campuses:

As of Fall 2016, residents within the tax-district of the cities of Temple and Hutto pay $89 per [credit hour]], whereas those outside the district pay $159 per credit hour.[6]

Notable people

Athletics

  • Baseball
  • Men's Basketball
  • Softball
  • Volleyball
  • Women's Basketball

References

  1. ↑ "Temple College Fact Sheet, 2012-2013" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  2. ↑ "Media Kit". Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  3. ↑ "Temple College - Then and Now". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  4. ↑ Temple College from the Handbook of Texas Online
  5. ↑ "Temple College - Then and Now". Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  6. ↑ "Report to the Community<!lang>" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  7. ↑ "William Jackson Adkins". wikitree.com. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Boone Logan Stats". Baseball Almanac. Retrieved 2013-09-17.

Coordinates: 31°04′19″N 97°21′06″W / 31.07205°N 97.35172°W / 31.07205; -97.35172

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