News & Updates

We are just a few days away from East Texas Giving Day and our generous donors have already blown us away with early giving. As of Friday morning, the NTCC Foundation is in second place on the leaderboard with more than $22,000 donated by 86 donors (more than double the number of any other organization)! We hope you will help us keep up the momentum by making your donations and sharing our cause on social media.

The NTCC Baptist Student Ministry will host a FREE pickleball tournament on Sunday, April 30th at 2 p.m. at the NTCC tennis courts. All students, faculty, staff and their immediate family members are welcome to participate. Come for food, fun and a chance to compete for $500 in cash prizes!

NTCC is now enrolling for the May Intersession term. This is a great way to quickly complete a class you need for your degree . There is a flat $300 rate per course (not including textbook). Classes are online and run May 15th through June 2nd. Click here to view the full schedule. Courses available are listed below...do you see a class you need?

The first-ever pickleball class at NTCC wrapped up last week. The course was hosted by the continuing education department and taught by Marc Levesque. A total of 12 people participated and had a great time learning more about the growing sport. Congrats to our first pickleball graduates! NTCC recently resurfaced its tennis courts to accommodate pickleball players.  

If you hate to laugh and don't like fun...definitely DON'T go see The 39 Steps at the Whatley Center this weekend. On the other hand, if you want to have a great time enjoying high-energy, interactive theatre - you should  definitely check it out! The production will continue with shows at 7:30 p.m. this Friday and Saturday and a final matinee Saturday at 2:30. 

Northeast Texas Community College is pleased to announce the hiring of Jon Evan as the new Men’s Soccer coach. In addition to running the Men’s team, he will assist Coach Heather Brady with the Women’s team. Coach Evan brings many years’ experience from different levels of soccer to the Eagle Soccer Program. Coach Evan comes to the NTCC from Sul Ross State University where he has served as the men's head soccer coach since July 2021.

The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program at NTCC went the extra mile for hands-on training this week as they conducted a full-scale trauma scenario on campus. EMS Program instructors Gary Short and Russell VanBibber hosted Titus Regional Medical Center EMS for a 16-hour continuing education course, International Trauma Life Support (ITLS). TRMC Deputy Chief Paramedic Wade Cannon and Rhanda Warren RN conducted the lecture portion on day one. 

Northeast Texas Community College hosted Kilgore College on Wednesday, April 12th in a conference double header with the Eagles taking game one 8-0 and game two 6-4 to earn the sweep. In game one, NTCC was led offensively by Shea Nelson (Hughes Springs, Texas), who went two for two with a walk, homerun, four RBI’s, and three runs scored.

Northeast Texas Community College, in cooperation with the Texas Hot Link Festival, will host an exclusive Shelby Centennial Reception on Saturday, April 29th from 6-8 p.m. at the NTCC Culinary Arts School in downtown Pittsburg. Proceeds from the event will benefit student scholarships.  Only 100 tickets will be sold and are available at at $50 each. 

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.