Richland Junior College
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View of Richland College Garland Campus
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| Motto | Teaching, Learning, Community Building |
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| Type | Community college |
| Established | 1972 |
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Parent institution
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Dallas County Community College District |
| Chancellor | Dr. Joe May |
| President | Dr. Kay Eggleston |
| Students | 20,000 |
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Dallas, Texas, United States 32°55′17″N 96°44′06″W / 32.921486°N 96.73512°WCoordinates: 32°55′17″N 96°44′06″W / 32.921486°N 96.73512°W |
| Campus | Urban, 155 acres (0.63 km2) |
| Colors | Purple and Green |
| Mascot | Thunderduck |
| Website | Richland College website |
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Richland College is a community college that is part of the Dallas County Community College District and is located in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas, Texas (United States) near the border with Richardson and Garland. The school was founded in 1972 and is the largest school in the DCCCD, featuring about 20,000 students. Located on the old Jackson farm, the campus comprises 155 acres (63 hectares) and has preserved the rural beauty with a brook flowing through the campus.
Richland offers dual enrollment, and has a charter high school, Richland Collegiate High School, which opened in Fall 2006.
In fall 2007, Richland College introduced a new associate degree in digital forensics, which includes a specialization in Information Assurance. This track focuses on the proper processing of stored and transmitted electronic data by identifying, detecting and applying the corrective measures in a timely manner to prevent data loss, unauthorized modification and destruction. It offers one of the few International Business programs in North Texas offering certificate and associate degree.
Richland offers one of the largest English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) programs in the DCCCD. This includes the American English & Culture Institute (AECI), a program for international F-1 students.
Richland College practices teaching, learning and community building throughout all of its programs. Of particular note are its excellent transfer programs and unique workforce programs. Students can earn a wide variety of certificates or associate degrees with emphases or fields of study in disciplines such as Multimedia, Peace Studies, Photographic/Imaging and Mass Communications/Journalism. The college has a large Student Media program and is home to the only DCCCD radio station, Chronicle Web Radio.
In 2005, Richland became the first community college to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.
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