Clarendon College (Texas)
Clarendon College is a public community college in Clarendon, Texas. It also operates branch campuses in Pampa and Childress. The college was established in 1898 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and administered as a private institution until 1927 when it became a publicly supported two-year institution.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of Clarendon College is Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hall, and Wheeler Counties.
Notable alumni
- Blues Boy Willie, African American blues music singer
- Harold Dow Bugbee, Western artist
- Roy Furr, founder of Furr's chain of grocery stores and cafeterias
- Radie Britain, musician
- Bill Sarpalius, a former Democratic member of the Texas State Senate and the United States House of Representatives
- Ryan Rohlinger, third baseman for the San Francisco Giants