Texas Military College (TMC) was a private

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, and

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located in

Terrell, Texas Terrell is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Kaufman County. As of the 2020 census, its population was 17,465. Terrell is located about east of Dallas. History Terrell developed as a railroad town, beginning in 1873 with the con ...

, that operated from 1915 to 1949. The college was founded and ownded by Louis Clausiel Perry, who served as president until 1926. Perry retired in the fall of 1926 due to failing health was succeeded as president by Odie Minatra, who previously served as superintendent of the State Oprhans Home in

Corsicana, Texas Corsicana is a city in and the county seat of Navarro County, Texas, United States. It is located on Interstate 45, 50 miles southeast of Dallas, Texas, Dallas. Its population was 25,109 at the 2020 census. Corsicana is considered an important ...

. Perry died of cancer, on November 2, 1926, at the college. His widow, Minnie E. Perry, ran the school until 1949, when she sold the school's property to the Southern Bible Institute, which established

Southwestern Christian College Southwestern Christian College (SwCC) is a private historically black Christian college in Terrell, Texas. History SwCC was founded in 1948 by the educator and minister G. P. Bowser under the name Southern Bible Institute in Fort Worth, Texa ...

Notable alumni

* Jack Lummus, professional football player, United States Marine Corps officer

References

{{Reflist Private K–12 schools in Texas Schools in Kaufman County, Texas Two-year colleges in Texas Universities and colleges established in 1915 Educational institutions disestablished in 1949 1915 establishments in Texas 1949 disestablishments in Texas