Pictured (from left): Skylar Hodson, Halea Ledezma, Luke McCraw, and Mary Lou Mowery.

By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director

Seven members of Alpha Mu Chi, NTCC’s five-star, award-winning chapter of Phi Theta Kappa attended the Texas Honors Institute (THI) held at Tyler Junior College from July 14th through July 16th. The theme of the conference was “Play it forward, Change the World.”

The 2023 Discovery Kids College wrapped up on Thursday, July 20th. More than 100 kids participated in 16 classes over the past two weeks. While all of the courses were designed to be fun, they were also educational in nature.

“These kids have had a blast becoming drone pilots, building robots, learning to save lives and so much more,” Jimmy Smith, Director of Continuing Education and Corporate Training, said. “It is really rewarding to see them having a great time on our campus and we hope to see them again as college students in the future.”

The Northeast Texas Community College Cosmetology program recently took a trip to Ignite Youth Club in Mount Pleasant to share their expertise with local kids. The students gave a general hygiene lesson, taught basic hairstyling techniques and nail art.

The Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) Board of Trustees met for its June meeting on Tuesday, July 11th after the regularly-scheduled June meeting did not achieve a quorum.  Titus County Judge, Kent Cooper, was in attendance to swear in Russell East to the board.

East was appointed to Place 4 on the board in May after the resignation of Sid Greer.

The Northeast Texas Community College Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program held an orientation on Wednesday, July 12th to welcome its new incoming class of 2024. The program has accepted 16 students to begin classes this fall. They come from a variety of backgrounds and from several states.

By now you've probably heard about Pickleball, but have you given it a try? NTCC's continuing education Pickleball class is back by popular demand!  There's never been a better time to get some exercise and have a great time making new friends and learning about this exciting sport. 

It is officially summer at Northeast Texas Community College and the campus is buzzing with activity. For the past few weeks we have highlighted some of the special programs taking place at NTCC this summer. This week’s Summer Spotlight feature is Kids Discovery College!

A special thanks goes out to Charity Newhouse and Jennifer Burris with East Texas Professional Credit Union for sponsoring/hosting the event. 

Students in the NTCC Work4College Program participated in a financial literacy simulation fair this Thursday in the Student Union Building. The event, hosted by East Texas Professional Credit Union, is an exciting, interactive exercise to help students learn more about managing their personal finances. 

Pictured: A recent shot of the inside of the new simulation center located on the north side of campus. 

It is officially summer at Northeast Texas Community College and the campus is buzzing with activity. This week’s Summer Spotlight feature isn’t a program, but rather an update on all of the campus improvements taking place this summer.

NTCC currently has three major projects underway: