South Plains College (SPC) is a
public
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community college
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in
Levelland, Texas
Levelland is a city in Hockley County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 12,652, down from 13,542 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Hockley County. It is located on the Llano Estacado, west ...
. It operates satellite branches in
Plainview, at the
Reese Technology Center
Reese Technology Center is a research and business park located on the grounds of former Reese Air Force Base in western Lubbock at the unincorporated community of Reese Center.
History
Reese Technology Center began as the Lubbock Army Air Cor ...
, formerly
Reese Air Force Base, in western
Lubbock, and the Lubbock Center near central Lubbock. SPC also has many classes in the
Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center in Lubbock as part of a joint venture with the
Lubbock Independent School District
Lubbock Independent School District was established in 1907. Accredited by the Texas Education Agency, Lubbock ISD is the largest school district that serves the city of Lubbock, Texas (USA). The Lubbock Independent School District covers and ...
.
SPC has distance-education centers located in
Muleshoe,
Littlefield, and
Denver City. In addition to its distance-education programs, the college also provides online (
distance-education) courses to its students, as well as dual-credit courses to high schools in the
West Texas
West Texas is a loosely defined region in the U.S. state of Texas, generally encompassing the arid and semiarid lands west of a line drawn between the cities of Wichita Falls, Abilene, and Del Rio.
No consensus exists on the boundary betw ...
area.
Service area
As defined by the
Texas Legislature
The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the US state of Texas. It is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. The state legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin. It is a powerful ar ...
, the official service area of South Plains College is:
*The
Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District
Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Whiteface, Texas (USA).Located in Cochran County, the district extends into small portions of Hockley and Lamb counties. It also serves Bledsoe.
History
Th ...
*All of
Bailey,
Lamb,
Hale,
Floyd,
Motley
Motley is the traditional costume of the court jester, the motley fool, or the arlecchino character in '' commedia dell'arte''. The harlequin wears a patchwork of red, green and blue diamonds that is still a fashion motif.
The word ''motley' ...
,
Cochran,
Hockley,
Lubbock,
Crosby,
Yoakum,
Terry,
Lynn, and
Garza Counties
*All of
Gaines County, excluding the portion within the
Seminole Independent School District
Seminole Independent School District is a public school district based in Seminole, Texas ( USA).
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas r ...
Campus
The Levelland Campus has twelve dormitories for students. The total collective capacity is 774 occupants.
Athletics
South Plains College plays as part of the
Western Junior College Athletic Conference
The Western Junior College Athletic Conference (WJCAC) is a junior college athletic conference for many technical and community colleges within the Southwest states of Texas and New Mexico, sponsored by the National Junior College Athletic Associa ...
in athletics. It is also part of the
National Junior College Athletic Association
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Region 5. The school participates in men's and women's basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, track and field, and rodeo. All the men's and women's basketball games are broadcast as part of the High Plains Radio Network under HPRN Sports on
KLVT
KLVT (1230 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a brand new Talk Radio format licensed to Levelland, Texas, United States. The station is owned by Tania Moody, through licensee Cute Boots Broadcasting LLC, and features programming from ABC Radio, ...
and online.
Notable alumni
*
Rondell Bartholomew
Rondell Bartholomew (born 7 April 1990) is a Grenadian track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. He has represented his country at two World Championships in Athletics and was a 400 m world finalist in 2011. His person ...
, sprinter
*
Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He pioneered the Outlaw Movement in country music.
Jennings started playing guitar at the age of eight and performed at age f ...
,
Country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
singer
*
Stanton Kidd, professional basketball player in the
Japanese B.League
*
Philemon Hanneck
Phillimon Hanneck (born 12 May 1971 in Salisbury, Rhodesia – now Harare, Zimbabwe) is a long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres. He originally represented Zimbabwe changed nationality in 1999 to the United States. He won a s ...
, Olympian, middle distance 1500 meters and 5000 meters
*
Tranel Hawkins, Olympic track and field athlete
*
Mbarak Hussein, distance runner
*
Fred Kerley, track sprinter, seventh-fastest man at
400 meters
The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is ...
*
Sally Kipyego, championship runner for the
Texas Tech Red Raiders, first Kenyan woman to win an
NCAA cross-country individual championship
*
Natalie Maines, Country singer (
Dixie Chicks
The Chicks (previously known as Dixie Chicks) are an American country music band from Dallas, Texas. Since 1995, the band has consisted of Natalie Maines (lead vocals, guitar) and sisters Martie Maguire (vocals, fiddle, mandolin, guitar) an ...
)
*
Renaldo Major, NBA player
*
Bo Outlaw,
NBA player
*
Renny Quow
Renny Quow (born 25 August 1987) is a Trinidadian male track and field sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and has made it to both the Olympic and World Finals in the event, a rare feat for athletes from the Caribbean in the 400m. He compe ...
, Olympian, sprinter
*
Sheryl Swoopes
Sheryl Denise Swoopes (born March 25, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first player to be signed in the WNBA, is a three-time WNBA MVP, and was named one of the league's Top 15 Players of All Time at the 201 ...
, championship basketball player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders,
WNBA player
*
LaToy Williams, sprinter
*
Lee Ann Womack, Country singer
References
External links
Official website
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Universities and colleges in Lubbock, Texas
Community colleges in Texas
Education in Hockley County, Texas
Buildings and structures in Hockley County, Texas
Education in Lubbock County, Texas
NJCAA athletics