Southwest Texas Junior College

Southwest Texas College

Entrance to main campus
Type	Public community college
Established	1946
President	Hector Gonzales [1]
Academic staff	180
Administrative staff	328
Students	5,664
Location	Uvalde , Texas , United States
Campus	Five commuter campuses
Nickname	Cowboys
Affiliations	SACS
Website	www.swtxc.edu

Southwest Texas College, formerly 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]

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

• 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

1. "SWTJC - Administration". swtjc.edu. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
2. "Uvalde campus". Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
3. "Del Rio campus". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved November 29, 2008.
4. "Eagle pass campus". Archived from the original on June 9, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
5. "Crystal city campus". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved September 10, 2008.
6. Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

External links

• Texas portal

• Official website