News & Updates

In a close vote last summer, State of Texas Webb Society sponsors, and editors of the collegiate journal, Touchstone, elected Neida Perez of NTCC. She was thus chosen to represent the upper-division of in giving a featured presentation at the spring 2024 meeting of the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) at College Station. By “upper-division” the educational wing of the TSHA means students having more than 60 hours. Perez thus will represent a division normally represented by a junior or senior university student in Texas.

Members of NTCC'S chapter of the Psi Beta Honor Society created Valentine’s Day cards during social meeting earlier this semester. Neida Perez, Luke McGraw, Jonah McGraw, Aubrey Watkins, and Skylar Hodson (pictured) visited The Lodge Assisted Living & Memory Care in Mount Pleasant on Wednesday, February 14 to deliver the Valentine’s Day cards to residents. The staff and residents were excited to meet the students and greatly appreciated the cards. 

The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College is pleased to announce that it will host a benefit piano concert by NTCC President Dr. Ron Clinton and violinist, André Daniel on Sunday, March 3rd at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for students. All proceeds from the concert will directly benefit the NTCC Foundation. 

The Northeast Texas Community College Board of Trustees met for its regular February meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20th at 5:30 p.m. All trustees were present. In the President’s report, Dr. Ron Clinton gave an update on the latest HB8 news and how it will affect the college’s funding. He said the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has drafted rules on the specifics of how the performance-based funding model will work...

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently received a $1,000 scholarship donation from Mr. Vernon Donaldson. The gift will provide two $500 scholarships that will be awarded for the Fall 2024 semester. One will be the Phyllis Autry Scholarship for nursing majors and the other will be the Sam Donaldson Memorial Scholarship for industrial technology majors. 

The Northeast Texas Community College Continuing Education department has a variety of learning opportunities lined up for the remainder of the spring semester. From upgrading your career to learning a fun new skill, they have something for everyone! If you are interested in signing up, please click below or call 903-434-8134 or e-mail continuinged@ntcc.edu. 

Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) hosted a check presentation ceremony on Thursday, Feb. 22 at Newly Weds Foods in Mount Pleasant. The event celebrated a training partnership between NTCC and Newly Weds Foods that was made possible thanks to a $193,372 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission. 

The Northeast Texas Community College Rodeo team will host the 3rd Annual Alumni Dinner and Fundraiser on Saturday March 2nd at The Pavilion at the Becky and Buddy McCollum Events Center on the Mount Pleasant Rodeo Association Grounds. The evening will start at 5:30pm with a Social Hour. 

The application deadline for an optimal scholarship of Honors Northeast for the 2024-2025 school year is 1 March. A student may apply directly through the application portal of the honors website: https://www.ntcc.edu/academics/honors-northeast/application or email-scan an application obtained from a local guidance counselor to ayox@ntcc.edu.

The Northeast Texas Community College Agriculture Department is pleased to partner with Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) to offer a Homestead Fair and network event on Saturday, March 9th. The event will be held at NTCC farm (across FM 1735 from the main campus) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free, but pre-registration is required.