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Eastfield College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Eastfield College has been serving the Mesquite, Garland and East Dallas community since 1970. Eastfield College works to provide educational opportunities through high-quality instruction, services and programs in an environment conducive to student success in academic, technical, occupational, and continuing education. Eastfield is part of the Dallas County Community College District.
• Sometimes known as the �Educational Village� because of its unique architecture, it is located on 244 acres at the intersection of Interstate 30 and Motley Drive in Mesquite. Eastfield began operation in 1970 and has continually strived to assess the educational and cultural needs of students and the community in order to provide the finest in educational services.
• The Eastfield campus rises impressively from the plains of eastern Dallas County. Functional building clusters give students easy access to classrooms and labs and the overall aesthetic effect has earned Eastfield several architectural awards of excellence. The careful landscape planning includes terraced areas throughout the campus, a heated outdoor exercise pool, gymnasium, baseball field, jogging trail and tennis courts. In addition, the campus boasts an outstanding Performance Hall which serves the college and community for a variety of fine arts events.
• Eastfield College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.
• Profile last updated: 11/12/2009.

In the News:

• Community briefs (The Mesquite News)
  posted on November 19, 2009 at 06:43:19 am
  Weather conditions have postponed the Mesquite Parks and Recreation Department’s planned closure of KidsQuest playground located at 1625 Gross Rd. The playground is now planned to be closed from Oct. 19 - 21, 2009.
• Community Notes (The Rowlett Lakeshore Times)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 05:54:59 am
  Texas A&M University associate professor Linda Openshaw of Rowlett was elected North Central Texas n Dallas Area Representative of the Nominations Leadership Identification Committee of the National Association of Social Workers/Texas Chapter.
• Republicans trying to get state House seat back in eastern Dallas County (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on October 18, 2009 at 07:39:08 am
  It may not be the largest barometer of Texas politics, but the political winds have been easy to measure in House District 101.
• William "Bill" Eugene Clements (Van Banner)
  posted on October 13, 2009 at 01:15:03 pm
  Services for William "Bill" Eugene Clements, 64, Wills Point, were held at 1 p.m., October 7 at Russell Memorial United Methodist Church, with Rev. Ray Reed officiating.
• Mesquite News Webcast - Sept. 11 - Txas Lifeline Corp. supported by council, College night for Eastfield College (The Mesquite News)
  posted on September 12, 2009 at 05:08:46 am
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