Clarendon College (Texas)

Clarendon College is a public community college in Clarendon, Texas. It also operates branch campuses in Pampa and Childress. The college was established in 1898 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and administered as a private institution until 1927 when it became a publicly supported two-year institution.

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of Clarendon College is Armstrong, Briscoe, Childress, Collingsworth, Donley, Gray, Hall, and Wheeler Counties.

Notable alumni

 * Blues Boy Willie, African American blues music singer
 * Harold Dow Bugbee, Western artist
 * Roy Furr, founder of Furr's chain of grocery stores and cafeterias
 * Radie Britain, musician
 * Bill Sarpalius, a former Democratic member of the Texas State Senate and the United States House of Representatives
 * Ryan Rohlinger, third baseman for the San Francisco Giants