Frank Phillips College

Frank Phillips College
	Frank Phillips College Allen Campus building in Perryton, Texas
Type	Public; Community college
Established	1948
President	Jud Hicks
Location	Borger, Texas, United States; 35°39′18″N 101°24′22″W / 35.655°N 101.406°W
Mascot	Plainsmen
Website	www.fcptx.edu

Frank Phillips College is a community college located in Borger, Texas. The college also manages the Allen Campus in Perryton in Ochiltree County, the Dalhart Center in Dallam County, and the Cosmetology Center in Hereford in Deaf Smith County.

In 2011, Frank Phillips College, along with Ranger College in Ranger, Brazosport College in Lake Jackson, and Odessa College in Odessa, were proposed for closure by the State of Texas. The Texas Association of Community Colleges rallied successfully to keep the four institutions open. In a letter to Texas House Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio and Jim Pitts of Waxahachie, then the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, TAAC leaders referred to state budget restrictions at the time:

Community colleges are fully aware of the state's budget crisis, and we understand that we will have to bear our share of the budget pain. We pledge to work with you to reach a fair and equitable solution ... the decision to close these four colleges is unfair and inequitable in that it appears to be arbitrary and ill-advised. We stand in support of our sister colleges, and we look forward to a productive debate ...^[1]

References

^ "Letter to the Honorable Joe Straus" (PDF). tacc.org. January 24, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2015.

External links

Official website

35°39′18″N 101°24′22″W / 35.655°N 101.406°W / 35.655; -101.406

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[1] "Letter to the Honorable Joe Straus" (PDF). tacc.org. January 24, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2015.

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