Tomball College

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Tomball College


Established	1988
Type	Community College
President	Dr. Ray Hawkins, Ph.D.
Students	7,800^[1]
Location	Tomball, Texas, USA
Campus	Urban, 143 acres (.5787 km²)
Colors	Maroon and white
Mascot	Timberwolves
Affiliations	North Harris Montgomery Community College District
Website	www.tomballcollege.com

Tomball College is the third college of the North Harris Montgomery Community College District (NHMCCD).

Dedicated and opened in 1988, the college sits on a 143 acres^[2] (.5787 sq KM) on SH 249 north of FM 2920 and just south of Spring Creek, which acts as the border between Harris County and Montgomery County. The mailing address for the campus is 30555 Tomball Highway, Tomball, TX, 77375.

1 History
2 Degrees and Certificates Offered
3 Library
4 Notes
5 External links

[edit] History

In 1985, NHMCCD purchased 143 acres in northwest Tomball, Texas. A single megastructure was chosen as the design instead of building several different buildings.^[2] The basic design is a cruciform design with each of the four wings named after the compass direction that they point in, this results in a North, South, East and West wing. Since then the college has grown in size. First the South Wing was expanded, several years later, the college went through a major expansion. In this expansion, the West wing was extended; however, the major work occurred in the East Wing, which greatly extended the size of the campus. In 2005 another expansion project was finished, during which time the Library was moved and expanded to its current form as a joint project with Harris County. Also in the project, a Wellness Center that is open to the public was opened in the North Wing.

[edit] Degrees and Certificates Offered

Tomball College offers the following degrees:^[3]

[edit] Library

Tomball College is also home to the Tomball College and Community Library. The Library is a joint project between NHMCCD and the Harris County Public Library System (HCPL). The library is split in to two parts. The first floor is home to the Tomball Branch of HCPL and replaced the old library. The second floor is home to the Tomball College Library which also includes a Pearson Vue testing center for those interested in getting Certified in a variety of technology fields.