Introduction
Odessa College is a public junior college in Odessa, Texas. It was first founded as a small school in 1946 to meet the needs of returning GIs. Today, roughly 16,000 students attend Odessa. In addition to the main campus and the Pecos Techical Training Center, the college operates extension centers in Andrews, Monahans, Pecos, and Seminole.
The catchment area for Odessa includes all of the following counties:
- Andrews
- Brewster
- Crane
- Culberson
- Jeff Davis
- Loving
- Presidio
- Reeves
- Upton
- Ward
- Winkler