Coastal Bend College
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| Motto | Where Your Future Begins |
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| Type | Public Community College |
| Established | 1965 |
| President | Dr. Beatriz Espinoza |
| Students | 3,992 (Spring 2010) |
| Location | Beeville, Texas, United States |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| Website | http://www.coastalbend.edu |
Coastal Bend College (CBC, formerly known as Bee County College or BCC) is a community college which has its main campus in Beeville, Texas, and which operates branch campuses in Alice, Kingsville, and Pleasanton, Texas.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of CBC is the following:
Enrollment in academic, workforce education and continuing education classes during the spring of 2010 was 3,992. The Beeville campus of CBC serves the educational needs of more than 1,300 students. The district serves a rural community of some 9,000 square miles (23,000 km2). It is also one of the region's most significant economic contributors.
The Bee County Junior College District was created at an election on November 2, 1965. That election resulted from several years of study and work to establish a community college for Bee County, Texas. Support was shown in an overwhelming five-to-one majority for the creation of the district. The desire for a community college was demonstrated again on December 7, 1965, when district citizens approved a tax to support Bee County College (also known as BCC), and to issue bonds to build the college.
The board of trustees selected Grady C. Hogue as the first BCC President. BCC opened in September, 1967, with 790 students, 24 full-time instructors and 11 part-time teachers.
The Board of Trustees officially changed the college name from Bee County College to Coastal Bend College effective September 1, 1998. The name change was made because the service area was extended by an act of the Texas Legislature in 1995.
The campus also offers hundreds of academic courses in 27 concentration areas, relatable to "majors", which are transferable to most four-year institutions. Curricula include pre-med, pre-pharmacy, elementary education, business administration, and computer science.
Vocational training is offered in occupational programs such as accounting, airframe and power technology, automotive technology, child development, computer information technology, cosmetology, dental hygiene, drafting and design technology, office management, health information technology, law enforcement and forensic science, oil and gas technology, pharmacy technician, professional business technology, nursing, radiologic technology, and welding.
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