Historical Marker
Hillboro Junior College
Historical marker location:
210 E. Walnut St., Hillsboro, Texas
( 300 block of Walnut Street, Hillsboro)
Marker installed: 1967
One of first public junior colleges in Texas.
Established 1923, as a part of Hillsboro Public School System.
Peak attendance was 410 students during 1939-40. School closed August 31, 1950, after voters defeated maintenance tax proposal twice. Reopened 1962.