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South Plains College is a community college
Community college

A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries....
 located in Levelland, Texas
Levelland, Texas

Levelland is a city in Hockley County, Texas, Texas, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 12,866....
. It operates satellite branches in Plainview
Plainview, Texas

Plainview is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 22,336 at the United States Census, 2000....
 and at the Reese Technology Center
Reese Technology Center

Reese Technology Center is positioning itself as a regional world-class, high technology research, educational training, and business community by generating capital and intellectual wealth....
, formerly Reese Air Force Base
Reese Air Force Base

Reese Air Force Base was a base of the United States Air Force located 6 mi west of Lubbock, Texas, about 225 mi WNW of Fort Worth. The base's primary mission throughout its existence was pilot training....
, in Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock is an United States of America city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the West Texas part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, it is the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, and the home of Texas Tech University....
. SPC also has distance education centers located in Muleshoe
Muleshoe, Texas

Muleshoe is a small city in Bailey County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 4,530 at the 2000 United States Census. The county seat of Bailey County, it is home to the National Mule Memorial....
, Littlefield
Littlefield, Texas

Littlefield is a city in and the county seat of Lamb County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 6,507 at the 2000 United States Census....
, and Denver City
Denver City, Texas

Denver City is a town in Gaines County, Texas and Yoakum County, Texas counties in the U.S. state of Texas, just a short distance from the New Mexico boundary that is named for the petroleum company, Denver Productions....
.

In addition to their distance education programs, the school also provides Internet
Internet

The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available server and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory....
 courses to its students as well as dual credit courses to high school
High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
s in the West Texas
West Texas

West Texas is a region in Texas that has more in common geographically with the Southwestern United States than it does with the rest of the state....
 area.

In 1989, the college honored the Mayfield Brothers, Smokey Mayfield (1924-2008) and Herbert Mayfield (1920-2008), for their contributions to Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music

Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of country music. It has its own roots in Folk music of Ireland, Music of Scotland, Music of Wales and Folk Music of England traditional music....
 in West Texas.






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South Plains College is a community college
Community college

A community college is a type of educational institution. The term can have different meanings in different countries....
 located in Levelland, Texas
Levelland, Texas

Levelland is a city in Hockley County, Texas, Texas, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 12,866....
. It operates satellite branches in Plainview
Plainview, Texas

Plainview is a city in and the county seat of Hale County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 22,336 at the United States Census, 2000....
 and at the Reese Technology Center
Reese Technology Center

Reese Technology Center is positioning itself as a regional world-class, high technology research, educational training, and business community by generating capital and intellectual wealth....
, formerly Reese Air Force Base
Reese Air Force Base

Reese Air Force Base was a base of the United States Air Force located 6 mi west of Lubbock, Texas, about 225 mi WNW of Fort Worth. The base's primary mission throughout its existence was pilot training....
, in Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock is an United States of America city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the West Texas part of the state, a region known historically as the Llano Estacado, it is the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, and the home of Texas Tech University....
. SPC also has distance education centers located in Muleshoe
Muleshoe, Texas

Muleshoe is a small city in Bailey County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 4,530 at the 2000 United States Census. The county seat of Bailey County, it is home to the National Mule Memorial....
, Littlefield
Littlefield, Texas

Littlefield is a city in and the county seat of Lamb County, Texas, Texas, United States. The population was 6,507 at the 2000 United States Census....
, and Denver City
Denver City, Texas

Denver City is a town in Gaines County, Texas and Yoakum County, Texas counties in the U.S. state of Texas, just a short distance from the New Mexico boundary that is named for the petroleum company, Denver Productions....
.

In addition to their distance education programs, the school also provides Internet
Internet

The Internet is a global network of interconnected computers, enabling users to share information along multiple channels. Typically, a computer that connects to the Internet can access information from a vast array of available server and other computers by moving information from them to the computer's local memory....
 courses to its students as well as dual credit courses to high school
High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
s in the West Texas
West Texas

West Texas is a region in Texas that has more in common geographically with the Southwestern United States than it does with the rest of the state....
 area.

In 1989, the college honored the Mayfield Brothers, Smokey Mayfield (1924-2008) and Herbert Mayfield (1920-2008), for their contributions to Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music

Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and is a sub-genre of country music. It has its own roots in Folk music of Ireland, Music of Scotland, Music of Wales and Folk Music of England traditional music....
 in West Texas. A third Mayfield, Thomas Edd Mayfield (1926-1958) died of leukemia
Leukemia

Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood Cell , usually white blood cells ....
 while on tour with Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe

William Smith Monroe was an United States musician who helped develop the style of music known as bluegrass music, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky....
.

As defined by the Texas Legislature
Texas Legislature

The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Texas Senate with 31 members, and the lower house Texas House of Representatives with 150 members....
, the official service area of South Plains College is the following:
  • The Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District
    Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District

    Whiteface Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Whiteface, Texas, Texas .Located in Cochran County, Texas, the district extends into small portions of Hockley County, Texas and Lamb County, Texas counties....
    ,
  • All of Bailey
    Bailey County, Texas

    Bailey County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 6,594. Its county seat is Muleshoe, Texas. Bailey is named for Peter James Bailey III, a defender of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio....
    , Lamb
    Lamb County, Texas

    Lamb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 23,722. Its county seat is Littlefield, Texas. Lamb County is named for George A....
    , Hale
    Hale County, Texas

    Hale County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 36,602. It was organized in 1888, and is named for Lt. John C....
    , Floyd
    Floyd County, Texas

    Floyd County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 7,771. It is named for Dolphin Floyd, who died on his 32nd birthday, March 6, 1836, defending the Alamo Mission in San Antonio....
    , Motley
    Motley County, Texas

    Motley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 1,426. It is named for Junius William Mottley, who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence, who died in the Battle of San Jacinto; its name is spelled differently than his because the bill establishing the county misspelled Mottley's name....
    , Cochran
    Cochran County, Texas

    Cochran County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 3,730. Cochran is named for Robert E. Cochran, a defender of the Alamo Mission in San Antonio....
    , Hockley
    Hockley County, Texas

    Hockley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 22,716. Its county seat is Levelland, Texas, and the county is named for George Washington Hockley, a Secretary of War of the Republic of Texas....
    , Lubbock
    Lubbock County, Texas

    Lubbock County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, the population was 242,628. Its county seat is Lubbock, Texas. Lubbock is named for Thomas Saltus Lubbock, a Confederate States of America colonel and Texas Ranger ....
    , Crosby
    Crosby County, Texas

    Crosby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 7,072. The county seat of the county is Crosbyton, Texas....
    , Yoakum
    Yoakum County, Texas

    Yoakum County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2000, the population was 7,322. Its county seat is Plains, Texas. The county is named for Henderson King Yoakum, a Texas historian....
    , Terry
    Terry County, Texas

    Terry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 12,761. Its county seat is Brownfield, Texas. The county is named for Benjamin Franklin Terry, a colonel in the Confederate States Army....
    , Lynn
    Lynn County, Texas

    Lynn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. Its county seat is Tahoka, Texas. Lynn County is one of 46 prohibition, or entirely dry counties, counties in the state of Texas....
    , and Garza
    Garza County, Texas

    Garza County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas southeast of Lubbock, Texas. In 2000, its population was 4,872. Its county seat is Post, Texas....
     counties, and
  • All of Gaines County
    Gaines County, Texas

    Gaines County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 14,467. Gaines County is named for James Gaines, a merchant who signed the Texas Declaration of Independence....
    , excluding the portion within the Seminole Independent School District
    Seminole Independent School District

    Seminole Independent School District is a public school district based in Seminole, Texas, Texas ....
    .


Sports

South Plains plays as part of the Western Junior College Athletic Conference
Western Junior College Athletic Conference

Also known as . Hosted by the National Junior College Athletic Association, also known as 'Region IV' is a junior college conference for many Tech and Community Colleges....
 in athletics. It is also part of the National Junior College Athletic Association
National Junior College Athletic Association

The National Junior College Athletic Association , founded in 1938, is an association of community college and junior college athletic departments throughout the United States....
 Region 5. The school participates in Men's and Women's Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Track & Field, and Rodeo. All the men's and women's basketball games are broadcast as part of the High Plains Radio Network under HPRN Sports on KLVT
KLVT

KLVT is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Country format licensed to Levelland, Texas, USA. The station is currently owned by Profit Programming of Northern Texas and features programing from ABC Radio as well as local sports and NASCAR coverage....
 and at http://www.hprnetwork.com.

Notable alumni

  • Waylon Jennings
    Waylon Jennings

    Waylon Arnold Jennings was an influential United States of America country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass guitar player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets....
    , country singer
  • Sally Kipyego
    Sally Kipyego

    Sally Kipyego is a runner who competes as part of the Texas Tech Red Raiders cross country and track and field teams. She is the first Kenyan woman to win an NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship individual championship, the first woman to win three consecutive National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I Cross Country titles,...
    , championship runner for the Texas Tech Red Raiders
    Texas Tech Red Raiders

    The Texas Tech Red Raiders are the College athletics teams that represent Texas Tech University. The women's basketball team uses the name Lady Raiders; however, the school's other women's teams use the "Red Raiders" name....
    , first Kenya
    Kenya

    The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the northeast, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running along the southeast border....
    n woman to win an NCAA cross country
    NCAA Women's Cross Country Championship

    National Collegiate Athletic Association team and individual champions for Women's cross country running....
     individual championship
  • Natalie Maines
    Natalie Maines

    Natalie Louise Maines Pasdar is an United States singer-songwriter who achieved success as the lead vocalist for the female alternative country band , the Dixie Chicks....
    , country singer (Dixie Chicks
    Dixie Chicks

    The Dixie Chicks are a country music group, comprising three women; Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Robison. Together, they have sold over 36 million albums as of March 2009....
    )
  • Renaldo Major
    Renaldo Major

    Renaldo Major is an United States professional basketball player. He is a 6'7" 190 lb. small forward.Major played collegiate basketball at South Plains College and then Fresno State University, and was signed out of the NBA Development League's Dakota Wizards by the Golden State Warriors to a 10-day contract in January 2007, playing once,...
    , NBA player
  • Bo Outlaw
    Bo Outlaw

    Charles "Bo" Outlaw is a former United States professional basketball player. Outlaw is known for his athleticism, tenacious defensive approach and subpar free-throw shooting ....
    , NBA
    National Basketball Association

    The National Basketball Association is North America's premier professional men's basketball league, composed of thirty teams: twenty-nine in the United States and one in Canada....
     player
  • Sheryl Swoopes
    Sheryl Swoopes

    Sheryl Denise Swoopes is an American professional basketball player who played most recently for the Seattle Storm in the Women's National Basketball Association....
    , championship basketball player for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, WNBA
    Women's National Basketball Association

    The Women's National Basketball Association has 13 teams and is an organization governing a professional basketball league for women in the United States....
     player
  • Lee Ann Womack
    Lee Ann Womack

    Lee Ann Womack is an United States country music singer and songwriter, who is best-known for her old fashioned-styled country music songs that often discuss subjects such as cheating and lost love....
    , country singer


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