Hill College is a public community college in Hillsboro, Texas . It opened its doors in 1923, one year before North Central Texas College , which is the oldest continuously-operating community college in Texas because Hill College was closed during the 1950s.
30-655: The authorization to establish Hill College was issued in 1921 by the Attorney General of the State of Texas under the name of Hillsboro Junior College. The college first enrolled students in September 1923. At that time there were only two public junior colleges in the state, and Hillsboro Junior College became the first municipal junior college to be chartered in Texas. It was also the first four-year junior college in
60-399: A World War II gallery entitled “Texas at War 1939-1945”; “The Vietnam War and Texans’ Involvement”; “The Medal of Honor Memorial to Native-Born Texans”; The Texas Revolution entitled “Revolution & Republic”; and a sixth gallery on weapons from other wars that affect Texas. The museum houses over 16,000 artifacts from the 1830s to the present. The museum averages around 3,000 – 4,000 visitors
90-403: A bond issue was passed for the purpose of building a new campus. The college opened for business in September 1962 under a new name, Hill Junior College. The new college district was expanded by the voluntary annexation of five Hill County school districts other than the original Hillsboro school district. The district now included Hillsboro, Abbott, Bynum, Covington, Itasca, and Whitney. In 1974,
120-577: A form of gifted education . However, at Shimer College in Chicago, which had previously been a women's four-year junior college, an early entrance program descended directly from the Hutchins program remains in place. National Junior College Athletic Association The National Junior College Athletic Association ( NJCAA ), founded in 1938, is the governing association of community college , state college and junior college athletics throughout
150-662: A member of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA). The rodeo program has eight national titles (seven in bull riding, one in calf roping), which is tied for the most in college rodeo history ( Sul Ross State University ). The baseball program has had 39 players drafted in the MLB Amateur Draft . 32°19′41″N 97°26′11″W / 32.32799°N 97.43625°W / 32.32799; -97.43625 Four-year junior college A four-year junior college
180-616: A two-year junior college model; many are now community colleges . Many of the private colleges that had adopted the model are now four-year colleges. The problem of providing a smooth transition between high school and college remained, however, and was tackled by Robert Maynard Hutchins , first at the University of Chicago and later nationwide through the Fund for the Advancement of Education . Hutchins' approach involved eliminating
210-596: A year and provides a hands on experience to visitors and students on Texas military history. In 2009, the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas designated the Texas Medal of Honor Memorial at the Texas Heritage Museum as the official State Memorial to Texas-Born Medal of Honor Recipients. This memorial is to honor 56 native born Texans who received the Medal of Honor. The memorial was designed to enhance
240-895: The Associate in Arts Degree, the Associate in Arts in Teaching, the Associate in Applied Science Degree, Certificate of Technology, Certificate of Completion, and Marketable Skills Achievement Award. Hill College participates in the North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference (NTJCAC), which is a member of NJCAA Region V. Hill College participates in baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, softball, volleyball and rodeo. The rodeo team participates as
270-559: The Division I or II level if they so desire. The NJCAA is divided into 24 different regions: Due to the relatively small number of schools fielding teams, some football-only conferences exist. They may be home to teams from multiple regions. There are also independent schools in regions 2 (Arkansas Baptist), 3 (upstate New York), 8 (ASA-Miami), 10 (Louisburg, N.C.), 12 (Hocking College), and 17 (Georgia Military). Onondaga Community College 's football program does not compete in
300-581: The HRC are original art, art prints, and sculptures depicting the Civil War, and personal items belonging to Hill College graduate Bob Bullock during his term as Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Hill College Press: The Hill College Press, established in 1964, publishes works of original and interpretative history that complement both the mission of the THM and the geographical setting of Central and North Texas. To date,
330-612: The Historical Research Center. The Historical Research Center: The HRC has grown in the last 45 years to over 10,000 volumes and is one of the largest collections of books on the Civil War west of the Mississippi River. Included in the HRC is an extensive collection of maps, photographic collections, microfilm, and an archival depository that contains numerous files of soldiers’ letters, diaries, and unpublished manuscripts from all wars. Also featured in
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#1732790338632360-677: The NJCAA chooses to compete on the Division I, II or III level. Division I colleges may offer full athletic scholarships, totaling a maximum of tuition, fees, room and board, course-related books, up to $ 250 in course-required supplies, and transportation costs one time per academic year to and from the college by direct route. Division II colleges are limited to awarding tuition, fees, course related books, and up to $ 250 in course required supplies. Division III institutions may provide no athletically related financial assistance. However, NJCAA colleges that do not offer athletic aid may choose to participate at
390-682: The Texas Heritage Museum's mission statement, “To explore Texas and Texans during wartime and how those experiences affect us today.” The Memorial's center features two World War II Texas Medal of Honor recipients: Audie Murphy , the most decorated soldier, and Samuel Dealey , the most decorated sailor. The memorial will enhance the Texas Heritage Museum's Medal of Honor collections. The museum has an extensive collection of Audie Murphy's personal artifacts from World War II along with James Harris’ Medal of Honor from World War II. The memorial will also complement an extensive archival collection of photographs and documents of other Texan Medal of Honor recipients in
420-549: The United States. Currently the NJCAA holds 24 separate regions across 24 states and is divided into 3 divisions. The idea for the NJCAA was conceived in 1937, in Fresno, California . A handful of junior college representatives met to organize an association that would promote and supervise a national program of junior college sports and activities consistent with the educational objectives of junior colleges. A constitution
450-488: The accompanying text provides context to Texas history. Considerable thought and research goes into the galleries before they are displayed, and exhibits will continue to change to present fresh topics and perspectives. Whether in conjunction with classes or standing alone, students and visitors are able to learn Texas history from touring the facilities. The Texas Heritage Museum currently has six major exhibits: an American Civil War gallery entitled “The Blue and Gray Gallery”;
480-574: The campus of Hill College in Johnson County. The college dropped “junior” from its name in 1985 and became Hill College. The Texas Heritage Museum has three divisions: Galleries & Collection, the Historical Research Center, and the Hill College Press. The Texas Heritage Museum Galleries & Collection: The historical artifacts within the museum galleries and collections serve as tangible evidence of historical events while
510-473: The college opened an extension center in Cleburne, Texas, located in Johnson County. The Johnson County Campus now includes six buildings on 32 acres of land and has more than 1,000 students enrolled in both day and night classes. In 1997 and 1998, the citizens of Alvarado, Cleburne, Godley, Grandview, Joshua, Keene, Rio Vista, and Venus approved a local maintenance and operation tax for the purpose of supporting
540-423: The country. Hillsboro Junior College operated continuously until July 1950 when it closed after an attempt to establish a county-wide college system failed. The college lay dormant for eleven years during which time the charter was protected from forfeiture through the efforts of the late Senator Crawford Martin of Hillsboro. On March 3, 1962, through the efforts of the media, local civic groups, and many others,
570-423: The critical mass required to shift the national educational system, and had faded away by the mid-1960s. A number of problems have been cited for the inability of the idea to take root, including problems with inter-institutional competition, resistance to change, and vested interests. In addition, "one of the greatest problems" was the incompatibility between the restrictions imposed by law on high school students in
600-546: The four-year junior college essentially functioned as two separate institutions, with most students either transferring in or out after the 12th grade, and only a handful of students continuing through the full four years. As a result, many of the economies envisioned by advocates of the four-year junior college system could not be achieved. The public junior colleges that had adopted four-year junior college curricula, such as those in California and Texas, chiefly returned to
630-486: The institution's first two years and the greater freedom desired by students in the institution's second two years. The differing regulatory and accreditation requirements often also meant that students in the last two years of the school could not take the same classes as students in the first two years for equivalent credit. Perhaps as a result of these issues, in some institutions, such as Shimer College in Illinois,
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#1732790338632660-467: The last two years of high school entirely for the top 25% of students, and allowing them to proceed directly to college and obtain their bachelor's degree at the age at which they would ordinarily have been only two years through college. The plan faced stiff resistance from a variety of entrenched constituencies, including university faculty and high school principals, and most such early entrance to college programs disappeared, reappearing decades later as
690-420: The late–1940s to the early–1960s, all of these localities changed back to a traditional high-school system. The last holdout was Napa, which reverted in 1964. Advocates of four-year junior colleges advanced ten arguments in their system's favor: This is a list of schools that at one time adopted a four-year junior college curriculum. Four-year junior colleges and the 6-4-4 movement were never able to achieve
720-471: The movement embraced 34 institutions nationwide, enrolling about 16,000 students in total. Five of these institutions and 8,000 of the students were in California. The development of the movement in California was aided by a state law allowing individual districts to adopt a 6-4-4 plan. Seven did so and established four-year public junior colleges: Pasadena (1928), Compton (1932), Ventura (1937), Pomona (1942), Napa (1942), Vallejo (1945), Stockton (1948). From
750-513: The press has published thirty-nine full-length books and six monographs. The press publishes at least one book per year on one of the following subjects: Texas and Texans in conflict and war; social, multicultural, and historical subjects of importance to North and Central Texas; biographies of prominent Texans; and anthologies and documentary collections from the Historical Research Center. It also provides support with exhibits and programming development through tracts or pamphlets. Hill College offers
780-411: The unaffiliated California Community College Athletic Association . The NJCAA only allowed male competitors until 1975, when it established a women's division following the enactment of Title IX . Based out of Hutchinson, Kansas since 1968, the national office relocated to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1985. Headquarters moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 2018. Each institution belonging to
810-493: Was a type of educational institution in the United States in the 20th century that provided education from the 11th to the 14th grades, corresponding to the last two years of high school and the first two years of college . Although these are now considered secondary education and tertiary education respectively, advocates of the four-year junior college argued that all four years should be considered part of secondary education. The first proposal for four-year junior colleges
840-458: Was closely associated with a broader movement for a 6-4-4 educational system : six years of elementary school, four years of junior high school , and four years of junior college (or "senior school" ). Under this plan, graduation from junior college would "mark the end of the period of general education", and students who wished would then proceed to more specialized education leading to the bachelor's degree and beyond. Around its peak in 1942,
870-647: Was made in 1894, by George A. Merrill , Director of the Wilmerding School of Industrial Arts in San Francisco, California . The first law formally authorizing such institutions was enacted in 1908. However, the idea took some time to catch on. The first four-year junior was established in Texas in 1923 as Hillsboro Junior College, known today as Hill College . Many others were established soon thereafter, but even in 1931, they numbered fewer than ten nationwide. The four-year junior college movement
900-471: Was presented and adopted at the charter meeting in Fresno on May 14, 1938. In 1949, the NJCAA was reorganized by dividing the nation into sixteen regions. The officers of the association were the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, public relations director, and the sixteen regional vice presidents. Although the NJCAA was founded in California, it no longer operates there, having been supplanted by
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