News & Updates

Do you like science, enjoy working independently and want to help people? If so, the NTCC Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) program might be a good fit for you. Medical laboratory technicians (MLT) are vital healthcare detectives who perform a wide variety of tests to analyze blood and other body fluids, providing information to physicians that assists in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Recently, Dr. Paula Wilhite was the invited Friday evening keynote speaker for the 2023 Illinois Mathematical Association of Community Colleges Conference.  In her presentation, “The Beauty of Mathematics in Gershwin’s Classical Jazz”, she analyzed the patterns of mathematics in George Gershwin’s jazz where he applied techniques of musical composition based on mathematical algorithms.

Northeast Texas Community College was pleased to welcome Congressman Nathaniel Moran for a visit on Wednesday, April 12th. He is pictured with Dr. Ron Clinton (left), NTCC President, and students Skylar Fondren, Monserrat Rivero Sanchez, Paisley McGee and Kent Sheldon.

The Northeast Texas Community College Carroll Shelby Automotive Program will host a Shelby Centennial Car Show as part of the festivities of the Texas Hot Link Festival in Pittsburg on Saturday, April 29th. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Ministry Center at 209 Mt. Pleasant Street in Pittsburg. Admission is free to the public. 

Alpha Mu Chi, Northeast Texas Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, recently attended the Texas Regional Convention in Irving. In addition to maintaining their five-star status as a chapter, Alpha Mu Chi successfully campaigned for the District III Texas Regional Vice-President position. The chapter won first place for their virtual yearbook, using the theme of a children’s book.

Madellynn Smith was recently named the winner of the 2023 Chitsey Award, granted each year to the student of Honors Northeast who most exceeded expectations during their first year at NTCC.  The award comes with a $200 check. The 2022 graduate of Mount Vernon High School has impressed all four of her first-year honors professors as courteous, attentive and highly attuned to class objectives.

The annual Texas Junior College Agriculture Association (TJCAA) conference and competition is always a much anticipated event for our NTCC Ag students as well as advisors. This year was no exception with our largest group in a while, 9 students and advisor in all traveling to Blinn College RELLIS location for the contest in Bryan, TX on April 3-5th, 2023.  It is more of a celebration and appreciation of everything we are all so passionate about than the testing of the skills that we have all learned through our programs. 

Northeast Texas Community College had the Easter weekend off prior to traveling to Weatherford College on Monday, April 10th and the Eagles came away refreshed and took down the NJCAA number 12 ranked Coyotes 9-6. Weatherford got on the board first with two runs in the bottom of the second and then added another run in the bottom of the first to take a 3-0 lead over NTCC. Both squads would go scoreless in the fourth before NTCC started their comeback bid in the fifth inning.

We are just a couple of weeks away from East Texas Giving Day (April 25th) and the NTCC Foundation is currently in first place overall for early giving! A total of 53 donors have already donated over $15,000 to support programs and initiatives at NTCC. "I've been blown away by the early response this year. Our student organizations and programs have really taken initiative to get the word out and it is paying off. Please remember that every dollar you give to NTCC will go directly to help students or the cause you specify," Nita May, NTCC Director of Development, said. 

Communities In Schools (CIS) brought approximately 275 high school students to the NTCC campus on Wednesday, April 12th. The event was targeted toward high school seniors who have no firm college plans or who are undecided about what they plan to do after graduation. The half-day event included a welcome, a keynote speaker, breakout sessions with academic programs, campus tours and a fun tailgating-style lunch.