Southwest Texas Junior College (SWTJC) is a public community college with four campuses serving 11 counties in southwest Texas: unincorporated Uvalde County (next to Uvalde and on the site of Garner Field),[2] Del Rio (northwest portion), next to Del Rio International Airport,[3] unincorporated Maverick County (near Eagle Pass),[4] and Crystal City, the seat of Zavala County.[5]
 Entrance to main campus | |
| Type | Public community college |
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| Established | 1946 |
| President | Hector Gonzales[1] |
Academic staff | 180 |
Administrative staff | 328 |
| Students | 5,664 |
| Location | , , United States |
| Campus | Five commuter campuses |
| Nickname | Cowboys |
| Affiliations | SACS |
| Website | www |
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Its service area, according to the Texas Education Code, in addition to Uvalde, Val Verde, Maverick, and Zavala Counties, includes Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kinney, La Salle, Medina, and Real.[6]
Notable alumni edit
- Tracy King, member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 80
Uvalde campus gallery edit
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Will C. Miller Library -
Rodolfo R. and Dolores Flores Student Services Building -
Espinosa Education Building -
Matthews Student Center -
Joe Richarz Memorial Administration Building (constructed 1961) -
Fountain adjacent to Administration Building -
Hubbard Hall coed dormitory
References edit
- ^ "SWTJC - Administration". swtjc.edu. Archived from the original on 11 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Uvalde campus". Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ "Del Rio campus". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Eagle pass campus". Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ "Crystal city campus". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
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