Trinity Valley Community College
| Type | Community college |
|---|---|
| Established | 1946 |
| President | Dr. Glendon Forgey |
| Undergraduates | 7,743 |
| Location | Athens (main campus) , , |
| Campus | Rural |
| Endowment | N/A |
| Colors | Red and white |
| Nickname | Cardinal |
| Website | www.tvcc.edu |
Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) is a community college based in Athens, Texas. It has four campuses serving three counties in the southeast of the state.
TVCC operates four campuses serving the Texas counties of Anderson, Henderson, and Kaufman, southeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex:
- The Henderson County Campus, which also serves as TVCC's headquarters, is in Athens.
- The Anderson County Campus is in Palestine. Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Todd Staples is a former faculty member at the Anderson campus.
- The Kaufman County Campus is in Terrell.
- The TVCC Health Science Center is in Kaufman. This campus is adjacent to Presbyterian Hospital of Kaufman and is dedicated specifically to healthcare courses. (General courses must be taken at one of the other campuses in the TVCC system.) It also operates a distance learning program for the University of Texas at Arlington's RN to BSN program.
History
TVCC was founded in 1946 as Henderson County Junior College in Athens, the county seat. The current name, adopted in September 1986, was taken from the Trinity River, which bisects the region. By that time it had expanded to serve residents of more than one county.
TVCC began its expansion to a multi-site campus in 1969 when it began to offer courses at a nearby Texas Department of Criminal Justice unit. In 1972 TVCC started offering courses in Palestine (the Anderson County seat), and in 1975 opened a separate campus facility three miles north of town. In 1973 TVCC started offering courses in Terrell (its first expansion into neighboring Kaufman County) and opened a separate campus facility there in 1986. Finally, in 1983 TVCC opened its first specialized campus, the TVCC Health Science Center in Kaufman (the Kaufman County seat).
Notable alumni and students
- Margene Adkins, professional football player in the NFL [1]
- Darren Benson, professional football player in the NFL [2]
- Matt Bryant, placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League[3]
- Rock Cartwright, professional football player in the NFL [4]
- Albert Connell, professional football player in the NFL [5]
- Paul Dawson, college football All-American.[6]
- Anthony Dickerson, professional football player in the NFL [7]
- Todd Fowler, professional football player in the USFL and NFL [8]
- Al Harris, professional football player in the NFL[9]
- Robert Jackson, professional football player in the NFL [10]
- Shawn Kemp, professional basketball player in the NBA [11]
- John Randle, professional football player in the NFL and Hall of Famer[12]
- James Scott, professional football player in the NFL [13]
- Stuart Spitzer, surgeon in Kaufman, Texas, and incoming Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for Kaufman and Henderson counties[14]
References
- ^ "Margene Adkins". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Darren Benson". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Matt Bryant". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
- ^ "Rock Cartwright". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Albert Connell". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ http://collegespun.com/big-12/tcu-big12/report-tcu-junior-linebacker-joel-hasley-has-retired-from-football
- ^ "Anthony Dickerson". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Todd Fowler". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
- ^ "Al Harris". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Robert Jackson". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "Shawn Kemp". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 7, 2013.
- ^ "John Randle". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved June 29, 2013.
- ^ "James Scott". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 10, 2012.
- ^ "About Stuart Spitzer". stuartspitzer.com. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
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