Dallas College Eastfield Explained

Dallas College Eastfield Campus
Established:1970
Chancellor:Dr. Justin H. Lonon
President:Dr. Eddie Tealer
Administrative Staff:388 (2016)
Country:United States
Coor:32.8153°N -96.6597°W
Colours:Orange and blue
Mascot:Harvesters
Enrollment:14,214 (2016)

Dallas College Eastfield Campus (Eastfield or EFC) is a public community college campus in Mesquite, Texas. It was founded in 1970 and has an enrollment of more than 14,000 students. It is part of Dallas College.

From 1981 until 2000, the Don Ellis Library and Collection, which included his instruments and Grammy for the film The French Connection, was housed at Eastfield.[1] [2]

Athletics

Dallas College Eastfield Campus Harvesters compete within the Metro Athletic Conference, a National Junior College Athletic Association Division III non-scholarship conference. Sports at Dallas College Eastfield Campus include men's basketball, baseball, women's volleyball, and women's soccer. The baseball team won the NJCAA DIII championship in 2001, 2006 & 2011.[3]

Notable alumni

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Notes and References

  1. Antoine, Lori. "Eastfield Concert to Honor Jazz Musician", "Eastfield Era", Mesquite, 4 May 1981. Retrieved on 18 December 2015.
  2. http://donellismusic.com/the-don-ellis-memorial-library/ The Don Ellis Memorial Library
  3. Web site: National Championships. NJCAA. 2014-11-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20141103174407/http://www.njcaa.org/sports_nationalChampionship.cfm?category=National%20Championship&sid=9&divid=3&slid=3. 2014-11-03. dead.