Celebrating Navarro College's 75th Anniversary: Looking Back. Moving Forward.

The College originally only had five programs from 1947-1951. Auto Mechanics School, Cabinet Making School, Auto Body Repair, and Assistant Manager School.

The men's basketball team was founded in 1946 and headed by NJC's first coach Kenneth Clark. In 1960, the NJC Basketball team won the conference championship (Head Coach Paul Burch).

In 1983, Dr. Kenneth Walker and Ellis County officials were present at the dedication of the Waxahachie Center. This facility was later replaced with a permanent location - a 37,000 square-foot structure on John Arden Drive in 1991.  

In 1980, an annual reunion was held for the group of first ever students who graduated during the years 1947-1951. They were called the Barracks Bunch because all of their classes were taken in barracks on the original NJC site. Approximately 800 students were part of the group.

Ceremony for all 2020 & 2021 graduates was held at the Community National Bank & Trust Stadium on May 13, 2021.