83R15661 LB-D
By: King of Hemphill H.R. No. 1259
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Clarendon College has been named one of the nation's
most successful community colleges by CNN Money; and
WHEREAS, Through a collaboration with College Measures, a
joint venture of the American Institutes for Research and Matrix
Knowledge Group, CNN Money measured the success of a community
college by the percentage of students who either graduate within
three years or transfer to a four-year college; and
WHEREAS, Clarendon College, with a 64 percent success rate,
was ranked number 28 among all community colleges in the nation and
number one among its fellow Texas schools; moreover, when compared
with other small, rural colleges, the institution ranked 14th;
established in 1898 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, Clarendon
College serves an enrollment of approximately 1,500 at its three
campuses in the Panhandle; and
WHEREAS, By providing students with a high quality education
and considerable support in reaching their goals, Clarendon College
has enriched the lives of countless young Texans, and its
accomplishments are a source of pride to the Lone Star State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Clarendon College on its selection
as one of the nation's most successful community colleges by CNN
Money and extend to all those associated with the institution
sincere best wishes for continued achievement; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the college as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.