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 |
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
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Will C. Miller Library
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Rodolfo R. and Dolores Flores Student Services Building
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Espinosa Education Building
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Matthews Student Center
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Joe Richarz Memorial Administration Building (constructed 1961)
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Fountain adjacent to Administration Building
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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.
External links
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