Editing Alpine, Texas (section)

===Colleges and universities===
[[Sul Ross State University]] began as a teachers' college in 1920, with its original campus in Alpine. Named for [[Lawrence Sullivan Ross]], a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War, Texas' 19th governor and later president of the new land grant college which became [[Texas A&M University|Texas A&M]], it is now a member of the [[Texas State University System]].

The 600-acre main campus on the lower slopes of Hancock Hill contains 20 or so buildings, most designed in [[Classical Revival]] style, and all faced with red brick and white trim.<ref name="sulross.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.sulross.edu|title=Sul Ross State University - The University of the Big Bend|website=www.sulross.edu}}</ref> The hillside gives fine views of the town below and the surrounding mountain ranges. The Bar-SR-Bar brand of the college is whitewashed on stones high above. In 1981, students placed a desk on Hancock Hill and today visitors are invited to hike up to "sign the register".<ref name="sulross.edu"/>

About 2,000 students attend here, many living in Lobo Village, which boasts 250 new apartment-style residence units. Both bachelor's and master's programs are available in fields such as biology, behavioral and social sciences, business administration, computer science and mathematics, education, geology, law enforcement, and vocational nursing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sulross.edu/section/83/academics|title=Academics - Sul Ross State University|website=www.sulross.edu}}</ref>

Sul Ross ranked number four in affordability among public universities according to ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref name="sulross.edu"/> It was included in "The Nation's 30 Most Attractive Yet Affordable Campuses", published by AffordableSchools.net, based on its combined qualities of affordability and the beauty of the campus and surrounding area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sulross.edu/news/2904/sul-ross-receives-national-rank|title=SUL ROSS RECEIVES NATIONAL RANK - Sul Ross State University|website=www.sulross.edu}}</ref>

Intercollegiate sports include men's and women's basketball, cross country, track and field, and tennis, along with men's baseball and women's softball, men's football and women's soccer, and women's volleyball.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.srlobos.com/#|title=Sul Ross State University Athletics|website=www.srlobos.com}}</ref> The teams are known as the Lobos, and play in the [[American Southwest Conference]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ascsports.org/sports/2011/1/16/GEN_0116115653.aspx?|title=American Southwest Conference - ASC Member Institutions|website=www.ascsports.org}}</ref>

Sul Ross was the founding home of the [[National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association]] in 1949. The Sul Ross Rodeo Club competes in 10 NIRA rodeos each year. The NIRA rodeo hosted in Alpine is a big event for the school and the community.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sulross.edu/page/1844/general-information-about-rodeo|title=General Information About Rodeo - Sul Ross State University|website=www.sulross.edu}}</ref>

Brewster County is within the [[Odessa College District]] for community college.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|title=Texas Education Code Sec. 130.193. ODESSA COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.}}</ref>