News & Updates

Northeast Texas Community College Presidential Scholar, Verania Leyva-Garcia, (pictured above with Chuck Johns, NTCC Trustee and Wanda Cockrill, Friend of NTCC) has won the second $500 Dr. Jerry Wesson Scholarship for excellence in honors.

Jennifer Harland, Manager of External Affairs for AEP SWEPCO (left), recently made a $1,000 contribution to The Northeast Texas Community College Work4College Program.

Five members of Alpha Mu Chi, the Northeast Texas Community College chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), won PTK Texas Regional scholarships. PTK members who attend two-year colleges in the state of Texas are eligible for the Dr Mary Hood STAR Scholarships, which are given out each summer at the end of the Texas Regional Honors Institute. Thirteen scholarships were given out this year. Alpha Mu Chi set a record as NTCC students took five of the top six scholarship awards given out.

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles softball team (9-19, 4-8) dropped both games against Angelina College (20-6, 7-3) in an away doubleheader in Lufkin last Sunday. This was the first of four straight in a road series for the Eagles.

Alpha Mu Chi, NTCC’s award-winning, Five Star chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, hosted a District III New Officer Training Meeting on July 20.  Attending the meeting held in the campus Community Room were new chapter officers and advisors from NTCC, Trinity Valley Community College, Paris Junior College, Tyler Junior College, and Kilgore College. 

The 2019 Kids Discovery College is well underway as they completed the first week of classes. From learning to bake to riding along in an ambulance, students have had a great time learning in a variety of fun, interactive classes! Kids Discovery College will continue through next week.

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College recently announced its 2019-2020 entertainment lineup. New season tickets sales begin August 1 and individual ticket sales begin Monday, Aug. 12. 

The Northeast Texas Community College Work4College Program was featured on KLTV Channel 7 this week! A story about our unique program that allows students to work during the summer to help pay for their college in advance was included during the 6 p.m. news broadcast on Wednesday, July 3. 

The Division of Social Sciences is pleased to announce Hannah Dickson, Martavius Jones, and Britany Lee as Outstanding Students in Psychology for the 2019-2020 academic

Northeast Texas Community College will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Regular office hours will resume on Friday, July 5 (8 a.m. to noon). In case of an emergency on campus, please contact security at 903-563-1417.