Eastfield College is a community college

Community college

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 of the Dallas County Community College District

Dallas County Community College District

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 (DCCCD), located in Mesquite

Mesquite, Texas

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, Texas

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 (USA

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). The school was founded in 1970 and features an enrollment of over 10,000 students.

The school offers a variety of classes in areas such as Mathematics, English, foreign languages (French, German, Spanish and Japanese), Photography, Business and Fine Arts, various Science courses, Social Science, Child Development, Criminal Justice and a variety of classes in Auto Body, Automotive Technology, CAD, Heating and Air Conditioning and Journalism.

The Don Ellis

Don Ellis

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 Library and Collection, which includes his instruments and Grammy for The French Connection

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are permanently set at Eastfield.