Clarendon College (Texas)

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Clarendon College
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Clarendon College Instructional Center
Type Public community college
Established1898
Students1,135
Location, ,
United States

34°56′40″N100°54′11″W / 34.9444444°N 100.9030556°W / 34.9444444; -100.9030556
Mascot Bulldog
Website www.clarendoncollege.edu

Clarendon College is a public community college in Clarendon, Texas. It also operates branch campuses in Pampa and Childress. The college was established in 1898 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and administered as a private institution (offering baccalaureate degrees at one point) until 1927 when it became a publicly supported two-year institution.

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As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of Clarendon College is Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hall, and Wheeler Counties. [1]

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References

  1. Texas Education Code, Section 130.173, "Clarendon College District Service Area".