History
The land where the campus is located was given by Kimble County, Texas to the State of Texas in order to establish an institution of higher education. In 1951, Texas A&M University opened an adjunct campus at Junction. The site was used for summer training of the Aggie football team under coach Bear Bryant.
For several years, the site was used as a college preparatory and research center. In 1971, the campus was given to Texas Tech University by the state legistlature. Since then, Texas Tech has offered intensive academic courses between May and August at the Center. Traditionally, the majority of courses have related to field science and art, but many other courses have been taught.
Since 2000, year-round academic programs for the Texas Hill Country have been offered by Texas Tech, using the Center at Junction as a base of operations. University and community college partnerships were established, and local academic teaching sites were founded in donated or leased space in the Fredericksburg and Marble Falls. These teaching sites host year round academic programs, with videoconferencing courses often meeting simultaneously at the three sites.
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