Howard College is a public community college with its main campus in Big Spring, Texas. It also has branch campuses in San Angelo and Lamesa.

History

Howard County Junior College was established in Big Spring in 1945. 148 students began lessons in September 1946, in the hospital wing of the former Big Spring Army Air Force Bombardier School (later Webb Air Force Base). Five years later the school moved to a site in southeast Big Spring which came to include an administration-classroom-library building, a practical-arts building, a greenhouse, a music building, dormitories, and a 10,000-seat stadium. The school's name changed to Howard College by 1974.

Academics

The college has 4,623 students of which 33% are full-time. It offers 41 majors in 17 programs and is accredited by The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associate degrees.

Athletics

right|thumb|Howard College Athletic Center

The college sports teams are nicknamed the Hawks. Howard College participates in Region 5 of the NJCAA, also known as the Western Junior College Athletic Conference, in the following sports: baseball, softball, rodeo, men's and women's basketball, and cheerleading. The basketball and baseball games are broadcast locally on KBYG AM 1400.

After winning in 1991, Howard won the<!-- Alpine Bank --> Junior College (JUCO) World Series a second time, in 2009, with a season record of 63–1.

Notable people

  • Brandon Claussen, professional baseball player
  • Tyler Collins, professional baseball player
  • Joe Cooper, professional basketball player
  • Jae Crowder, professional basketball player
  • Jim Evans, professional football player
  • Ed Fortune, politician
  • Rob Gray, professional basketball player
  • Tarik Phillip (born 1993), professional basketball player
  • Tanner Scott, professional baseball player
  • Burch Smith, professional baseball player

References

  • Official website