[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 23, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E755]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





      RECOGNIZING NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 23, 2024

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize North Central 
Texas College (NCTC) as it celebrates the 100th anniversary of its 
founding. I'm pleased to congratulate NCTC on reaching such a 
significant milestone in the school's history. NCTC has served the 
communities and citizens of Denton, Cooke, Young, and Montague counties 
throughout its history. It is an honor to applaud the excellent 
educational opportunities they have afforded the thousands of North 
Texas students they have taught throughout their 100 years of 
existence.
  NCTC was founded in 1924 by Randolph Lee Clark and over the last 
century has undergone an eventful transformation. Established as 
Gainesville Junior College, the school began as an extension of the 
local public school system operating in 3 rooms of the Newsome 
Dougherty Memorial High School building in Gainesville. The school 
continued as Gainesville Junior College until 1954, then operated as 
Gainesville College from 1954 to 1961, as Cooke County Junior College 
from 1961 to 1974, and Cooke County College from 1974 to 1994. 
Beginning in 1994, the school became North Central Texas College and 
proudly carries that name into the present day and forward as a bastion 
of higher education in North Texas.
  NCTC currently serves North Texas students across six campuses in 
Corinth, Denton, Flower Mound, Bowie, and Graham as well as the 
original campus in Gainesville. Its most recent location at Champions 
Circle in south Denton County opened in 2022, offering specialized 
industry training. NCTC is the oldest, continuously operating two-year 
college in Texas. I stand here today to celebrate the first 100 years 
of excellent service in education provided by North Central Texas 
College and look ahead to the school's continued positive impact in its 
next 100 years.

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