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Texarkana College is closely monitoring the COVID-19
outbreak and has established the following procedures as of March 13,
2020.  As the national, state and local situations
develop, Texarkana College will continue to monitor and respond appropriately. At this
time, there are no reported cases of COVID-19 at Texarkana College. Information
and guidelines are changing rapidly, so we will continue to keep you updated. After
consulting with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and other
community colleges throughout the state of Texas, Texarkana College
officials have decided to cancel classes the week of March 23-27, and then
shift to online course delivery from March 30-April 10. During the week
of March 23-27, while classes are postponed, all full-time and part-time
workers will report to campus to complete training and professional development
to prepare for the transition to delivering courses online. Continue Reading →

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Damon Eric Lynn of New Boston, Texas, age 56, passed away on February 15, 2020. A memorial service will be held for Lynn on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at 10:00 AM in the Truman Arnold Student Center on the Texarkana College Campus, 2500 N. Robison Road, Texarkana, Texas. Pastor Kelsey Coleman will officiate the service under the direction of East Funeral Home, Texarkana, Texas. Lynn was born August 29, 1963. He leaves behind two beautiful fur-babies, Sandy and Cassie Lynn, and a multitude of family and friends who love him fiercely. Continue Reading →

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Texarkana, TX- A statewide accountability report released this week by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shows Texarkana College ranking first in student graduation rates among Texas community colleges.[i] The preliminary results indicate 49.7% of full-time, first time in college students graduate within three years of beginning their degree or certificate program at Texarkana College, doubling the state completion rate of 24.2%. Texarkana College has held the top position in the state for two consecutive years (2020 and 2019) and ranked first in 2017 among Texas community colleges for 4-year graduation rates. Dr. Jason Smith, Texarkana College President and CEO, said the results of the report set a new institutional record for completion of degrees and certificates. “We are so proud of our students who have set new records for graduation rates again this year,” said Smith. “Our students complete faster and at a higher rate than students at any other state-funded community college. Continue Reading →

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February 24, 2020, Texarkana, TX- Texarkana College Student Success Coach Phillip Parrish knows the importance of meeting students where they are in life to help them overcome barriers to a better and more fulfilling future. Today at TC’s Board of Trustees meeting, board members heard from Parrish about the significant impact TC’s Workforce Success Center is having on students. “At Texarkana College, students take our mantra, ‘TC is a great place to start or start over,’ literally,” Parrish said. “Many students come to TC looking for a fresh start and a career pathway that leads them to a brighter future. The goal of TC’s Workforce Success Center is to align students with resources to help them overcome barriers that are preventing them from persisting through their course of study.”

Parrish said the Workforce Success Center is a one-stop shop for TC students enrolled in workforce training programs. The center provides a continuum of support from the first day they enroll in classes, through their journey as a student, and all the way to job placement. Continue Reading →

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February 14, 2020, Texarkana, TX- More than 500 students earned a spot on Texarkana College’s scholastic honor roll for fall 2019 by earning high grade point averages (GPA) in twelve or more college-level semester credit hours.  Students on the President’s List earned a 3.8 GPA or higher and students earning GPAs of 3.2 or higher were placed on the Dean’s List. Students in academic, workforce, as well as high school students participating in dual credit or early admissions courses, are eligible for placement on TC’s honor rolls. “It is evident that our students are committed to achieving their dreams of earning college credit, furthering their academic goals, and bettering their futures,” Dr. Jason Smith, TC President. “Often our students have to overcome barriers that try to keep them from college completion; however, they make the most of their challenges and strive toward excellence. I could not be more proud than to congratulate these high achieving students on a job well done.”

The 2019 Fall President List includes 210 students while the Dean’s List includes 291 students as follows:

TEXARKANA COLLEGE PRESIDENT’S LIST FALL 2019:

Madison ErwinAshdown ARMichael TomlinsonAshdown ARNadia WalravenAshdown ARDaniela ArredondoAtlanta TXAlenna BlaydesAtlanta TXMaia BrownAtlanta TXCameron CarneyAtlanta TXDayanna CervantesAtlanta TXKrista FincherAtlanta TXRachel GreenAtlanta TXLaci JonesAtlanta TXCory LowryAtlanta TXJordan OwensAtlanta TXKyle ReynoldsAtlanta TXAndrew SamplesAtlanta TXRachel ShermanAtlanta TXPeyton TurnerAtlanta TXKelsea ClarkAvery TXJamey JacksonAvery TXCortney WhiteAvery TXRandal ReeceBivins TXGracie SmithBivins TXAuston SprayberryBivins TXCharles TaylorBivins TXKimberly ClarkBloomburg TXHanna ParkerBloomburg TXBrandi TaborBradley ARJoshua StewartCabot AREgan HauslerClarksville TXKyla BarnesDeKalb TXKailey BarrettDeKalb TXBradley BrownDeKalb TXChristina BrunsonDeKalb TXDave HornbuckleDeKalb TXAlejandro MendezDeKalb TXLeslie MolesDeKalb TXDaniel PuenteDeKalb TXDarbee RichDeKalb TXMeagan ToliverDeKalb TXElana McCloryDouglassville TXAlora PlunkettFort Worth TXDenise AustinFouke ARAshley DwyerFouke ARKevin TommieFouke ARJessica BilimekHooks TXHaylee GammonsHooks TXDavid LoranceHooks TXCord ParkerHooks TXJoshaua PlunkettHooks TXRene Rodriguez MichuaHooks TXHuy TruongHooks TXNicholas KunzeJefferson TXJoseph BoneyLinden TXKatherine PriceLinden TXAlaina SeagrovesLinden TXLisa HerringMagnolia ARStephanie BrooksMaud TXRobin CurrensMaud TXSandy Flores HuertaMaud TXHayle FosterMaud TXBrandon KnaupeMaud TXCameron MillsMaud TXLauren PippenMaud TXLori PottsMaud TXHunter ThomasMaud TXSavannah HallMc Caskill ARHayden CoveyMc Leod TXElijah CrossMize MSBrittany AdamsNash TXChristopher BrownNash TXMadison CroneNash TXAvery FarrenNash TXFrancisco OlveraNash TXSamantha RoyNash TXBritton AlleeNew Boston TXSamantha BrooksNew Boston TXJenna HarkinsNew Boston TXAdam HendrixNew Boston TXSommer HobsonNew Boston TXSamuel MartinNew Boston TXAylin MartinezNew Boston TXKristin MeadowsNew Boston TXAshton PaulNew Boston TXLane PeekNew Boston TXKelly RatcliffNew Boston TXJamya ScalesNew Boston TXAleighla WebbNew Boston TXKevin TaylorQueen City TXDesean PageRedwater TXMegan DaleySimms TXMyles GoodwinSimms TXJames HensleySimms TXTara StegmanSimms TXJose AguilarTexarkana ARAshley BarrickTexarkana ARLuke BartonTexarkana ARPaige BeasleyTexarkana ARKayla BoydTexarkana ARMelissa BrackeenTexarkana ARRyan BrownTexarkana ARQuenitra CorneliusTexarkana ARTracy DavisTexarkana ARShatoya DavisTexarkana ARAntionette FloydTexarkana ARMelody ForebackTexarkana ARKatie HouseTexarkana ARJames KirbyTexarkana ARAmiya NickleberryTexarkana ARMaitri PatelTexarkana ARJavan PattersonTexarkana ARMichael PeoplesTexarkana ARHaylea PottsTexarkana ARLatoya RobinsonTexarkana ARJeanne ThompsonTexarkana ARRichard TurnerTexarkana ARTrista UnderwoodTexarkana ARTroy WilsonTexarkana ARHeather AguilarTexarkana TXAndrew AllenTexarkana TXAbril AlvaradoTexarkana TXMcKinzie AndersonTexarkana TXVeronica AndersonTexarkana TXSoad AwadTexarkana TXJames BeachTexarkana TXArtryssa BealTexarkana TXDavid BramhallTexarkana TXMadison BrannanTexarkana TXBobby BrannanTexarkana TXShataron BrownTexarkana TXPaige BulkleyTexarkana TXDina CalhounTexarkana TXAbbigail CalhounTexarkana TXAndrea Bianca CaloTexarkana TXBrady CauleyTexarkana TXLinton ColvinTexarkana TXFaith DosseyTexarkana TXAmber DrummTexarkana TXMadison DunfordTexarkana TXSpencer EatonTexarkana TXLuke FatherreeTexarkana TXJackson FeemsterTexarkana TXTaylor FlinchumTexarkana TXRonald FlintTexarkana TXJamie FordTexarkana TXKristopher FortnerTexarkana TXThomas GrafTexarkana TXJo Ana GuerreroTexarkana TXKathryn GulleyTexarkana TXStephen HarrisTexarkana TXKaitlyn HarrisTexarkana TXBobby HendersonTexarkana TXCharles HendersonTexarkana TXLeigh HickmottTexarkana TXAshlynn HillTexarkana TXLauren HollandTexarkana TXAlysia HopkinsTexarkana TXAbigail HouckTexarkana TXElizabeth HunterTexarkana TXRiley JerniganTexarkana TXPreston JonesTexarkana TXKayla LathamTexarkana TXJoshua LeforsTexarkana TXSamantha LuplowTexarkana TXJames MageeTexarkana TXJose MarquezTexarkana TXJullianna McCauleyTexarkana TXDerek McElhineyTexarkana TXKasey MerrimanTexarkana TXChristopher MitchellTexarkana TXLisseth Moya-LopezTexarkana TXYun-Tae NamTexarkana TXQuynh Thu NguyenTexarkana TXOlivia NortonTexarkana TXJared OatsTexarkana TXCynthia OwensTexarkana TXChristopher PlunkettTexarkana TXRuben RamirezTexarkana TXJames ReedTexarkana TXMathew ReedTexarkana TXJosh RobertsTexarkana TXTonarrow ScottTexarkana TXJames SeastrunkTexarkana TXWhittney ShermanTexarkana TXDennis SitzesTexarkana TXSarah SmithTexarkana TXGeoffrey SmithTexarkana TXSarah SmithTexarkana TXSavannah StoryTexarkana TXSummer TablerTexarkana TXStoya TaylorTexarkana TXCaylyn WallaceTexarkana TXVontrisha WashingtonTexarkana TXAngela WatsonTexarkana TXBrittany WeeksTexarkana TXKeeley WilburTexarkana TXPatton YoungTexarkana TXHue TruongTexarkana TXTyler JonesTolar TXHunter AngerbauerWake Village TXBridgett BennettWake Village TXMark CookWake Village TXAustin DriverWake Village TXChristopher JonesWake Village TXRachel KerbyWake Village TXAlexandra McHargueWake Village TXLeon PesekWake Village TXKayla RobinsonWake Village TXDunye SandersWake Village TXBrandi ShaversWake Village TXCaitlyn TrimWake Village TX

TEXARKANA COLLEGE DEAN’S LIST FALL 2019:

Jordan BurnsAnnona TXHeather FatherreeAshdown ARTyrica ForteAshdown ARJacob LoosierAshdown ARKeeleigh MartinAshdown ARRaquel AlanizAtlanta TXTiffany BaileyAtlanta TXQuantravious CastleberryAtlanta TXTerry DickersonAtlanta TXBrian DuranAtlanta TXCade FantAtlanta TXGabrielle GoynesAtlanta TXCasandra IveyAtlanta TXJames JoslinAtlanta TXKinsey KellyAtlanta TXShuntay McCauleyAtlanta TXAshley MileyAtlanta TXRebecca MixonAtlanta TXMolly MoloneyAtlanta TXMisti RobertsonAtlanta TXMatthew SamplesAtlanta TXGabriella SchwartzAtlanta TXBrian SimingtonAtlanta TXWilliam SimsAtlanta TXKeyeria WebsterAtlanta TXJames WhiteAtlanta TXAmber CrouchAvery TXKaeleigh MartinAvery TXHaley BurdenBivins TXSeth SchanfishBivins TXKaitlyn MooneyBloomburg TXKaitlyn BrownBogata TXAshten SimingtonClarksville TXElliot AlmondDeKalb TXHannah BusseyDeKalb TXShelby HugginsDeKalb TXArie LoveDeKalb TXCaitlin MartinezDeKalb TXGarrison McKinnieDeKalb TXMacie MotesDeKalb TXShelby RobertsonDeKalb TXKelly ShumakeDeKalb TXVerRanda TaylorDeKalb TXJeremy VaughnDeKalb TXJacob WeaverDeKalb TXKaitlyn KnorrDouglassville TXRegan MartinForney TXJeffrey DaughertyFouke ARCarla PageFouke ARCallie AlexanderHooks TXMelissa BondHooks TXSara BrooksHooks TXJadyn DukeHooks TXRandall HicksHooks TXJohn MarshallHooks TXHarolyn McDowellHooks TXKelsi MixonHooks TXMarcos PerezHooks TXAdam RoyHooks TXNicolette StoneHooks TXChaney AndersonHope ARCheyenne BurkhartHope ARMaleka BerryLindale TXCharles GambleLinden TXZachery GentryLinden TXJeremy HankinsLinden TXAshley MirabentLinden TXAmber PeacockLinden TXCarolyn StanfordLinden TXCade StanleyLinden TXGriffin YoungLockesburg ARKinley HarrisMarietta TXTatum AtnipMaud TXBrock FosterMaud TXKayla GunterMaud TXBrooklyn HiltonMaud TXBrayden KelleyMaud TXStarla PetligMaud TXKara ThompsonMaud TXTessa ThompsonMaud TXGuadalupe MedinaMt Pleasant TXAmos BrownNash TXIan FlippenNash TXFaith HammondsNash TXTylisha HeathNash TXNylah NealNash TXRuston StarkeyNash TXDalton UnderwoodNash TXBrandy HanneyNashville ARChristopher ArendtNew Boston TXWilliam BakerNew Boston TXAlexandera BarnesNew Boston TXCannon BatchelorNew Boston TXKimberly BlanksNew Boston TXJames CheathamNew Boston TXRayleen ClarkNew Boston TXJoselyn CliftNew Boston TXJada CobosNew Boston TXAndy CockrumNew Boston TXLogan CorbettNew Boston TXKirsti DonathNew Boston TXGrace DufferNew Boston TXBlaine EllisNew Boston TXDenise GarciaNew Boston TXAmanda GrishamNew Boston TXAshley MeisingerNew Boston TXTyshun MitchellNew Boston TXDiane RamirezNew Boston TXAlex WilliamsNew Boston TXWhitli FincherQueen City TXAbigail GilbreathQueen City TXAutumn HoltQueen City TXColton SavageQueen City TXMally HammondsSimms TXBailey HillSimms TXKayla KarrSimms TXQuinn LipeSimms TXLuke SissonsSimms TXLeanna StephensonSimms TXDaysha CaldwellStamps ARMaria ReinaSulphur Springs TXCheryl AdamsTexarkana ARMartin AguilarTexarkana ARTrinity AlcornTexarkana ARBinamra AryalTexarkana ARRegan BaberTexarkana ARKiah BattonTexarkana ARRacheal 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SlatonTexarkana TXMarjorie SlimerTexarkana TXGary SmithTexarkana TXGaganpreet SohiTexarkana TXCassie SpriggsTexarkana TXJocoby StewartTexarkana TXDeborah StokesTexarkana TXStephen TeagueTexarkana TXLeShea ThomasTexarkana TXHelen TranTexarkana TXMarcella TroxelTexarkana TXTravis TurnerTexarkana TXKelly WaddellTexarkana TXJamal WalkerTexarkana TXJakoya WebbTexarkana TXAngeletta WhiteTexarkana TXDebbie WhiteTexarkana TXMonica WhiteheadTexarkana TXKayra WickliffeTexarkana TXBrittani WigginsTexarkana TXJaylon WilliamsTexarkana TXMarkevon WilliamsTexarkana TXRoss WylesTexarkana TXMinseok YeoTexarkana TXMercedes YoungTexarkana TXJohn GagneThe Colony TXDiana AguilarWake Village TXZuleika BanksWake Village TXTelluah BozemanWake Village TXBrian BrownWake Village TXJuana BustamanteWake Village TXCaleb DellWake Village TXConner ElliottWake Village TXDalton GreenWake Village TXAvis HaskinsWake Village TXAnthony HawkinsWake Village TXNikita IshamWake Village TXKennethia JohnsonWake Village TXHillary LewisWake Village TXHeidi McClureWake Village TXRachel MorganWake Village TXJoshua NelsonWake Village TXCandace RichardsonWake Village TXPerri RodgersWake Village TXJalen SheadWake Village TXLakenya WashingtonWake Village TXMonica JewellWilton AR
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Texarkana, TX- Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society has named Texarkana College President Dr. Jason Smith a 2020 recipient of the prestigious Paragon Award for New Presidents. Smith is one of 28 college presidents throughout the nation who will be recognized by PTK at their annual convention. More than 500 college presidents were eligible to receive this award. Dr. Mary Ellen Young, TC’s PTK lead faculty advisor, said student chapter members and advisors nominated Smith for the award, which is given to new college presidents demonstrating strong support of student success by recognizing academic achievement, leadership, and service among high-achieving students at their college. “The Zeta Sigma Chapter at TC nominated President Smith for consideration of the award,” Young said. Continue Reading →

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“Honoring the Past, Vocalizing the Future,” is Texarkana College’s mantra for Black History Month 2020. Events are scheduled throughout the month to promote community and student engagement and bring greater awareness to the achievements of African Americans throughout history and those who are shaping the future. The national month-long observance is celebrated February 1 – February 29, 2020. Texarkana College is proud to sponsor the following events:

Sunday, February 9    4:00 PMTexarkana College Campus:Truman Arnold Student CenterSoul Fest- A Texarkana Regional Chorale PresentationFeaturing Texarkana Regional Chorale members and students from Texarkana College, Liberty-Eylau Varsity Choir, Texas High Tiger Tones, and Veritas Academy Choir!Thursday, February 2012:30 PMTexarkana College Campus:Levi Hall Conference RoomTexarkana Pan Hellenic Council Black Fraternities and Sororities Forum (The Divine Nine)- Sponsored by TC’s Presented by TC’s Cultural Awareness Student Association the TC Black Student Association. Learn more about becoming a member of a national Greek organization. Continue Reading →

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January 27, 2020, Texarkana, TX- At the January board meeting, Texarkana College Trustees heard a report on the success of TC’s Educational Opportunity Center (EOC). College officials reported that the program is helping level the playing field for Bowie and Cass county residents who want to attend college but who lack the resources or support needed to start the admissions process. “The EOC program helps low-income and first-generation Texas residents of Bowie and Cass County obtain higher education credentials,” said Lee Williams, III, TC’s EOC Director. “Although our program is housed at Texarkana College, we help students get enrolled in higher education programs regardless of what college or university they choose to attend.”

TC launched the EOC program in 2016 with help from a federal TRIO grant award from the US Department of Education. The grant outlines five program objectives: (1) helping participants obtain their high school equivalency diploma (if needed), (2) assisting participants with completion of the federal financial aid application (FAFSA), (3) providing resources to assist with the college application process, and (4) ensuring qualified students successfully enroll in an institution of higher education. 

Williams said the federal grant objectives are lofty, but TC’s EOC has exceeded expectations. Continue Reading →

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January 23, 2020- Texarkana College received a $100,000 grant today from the American Electric Power Foundation to fund the purchase of advanced manufacturing equipment to train students enrolled in TC’s industrial maintenance, electronics and instrumentation technology programs. TC President Dr. Jason Smith said the training opportunities provided by the grant will help local businesses and industries fill open positions with students who complete TC’s technical programs.

“We are extremely grateful to the AEP Foundation for their support of TC’s technical education programs that provide essential training for students to meet regional workforce needs,” Smith said. “A lot of research was put into determining the training needs of local businesses and industries and how TC can align curriculum to meet emerging jobs within our region. The equipment purchased through grant funds will give TC students the opportunity to train on state-of-the-art modules that directly correlate to real-world technical jobs.”

Smith said TC’s goal is to give students access to training that helps them land jobs within our region. “It is paramount that we consider the demand for a particular skill when we look to expand training programs at TC,” Smith said. “Our industry partners tell us that there are jobs in our region waiting to be filled by people with these particular skill sets. Continue Reading →

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