Northeast Texas Community College has been a busy place this week as the summer session officially kicked off on Monday, June 9th. In addition to regular classes, there are several special programs taking place that are bringing even more students to campus than usual! The following programs are currently active – with many of these students living on campus:
Work4College:
This innovative program designed to help reduce or eliminate student loan debt has 81 students participating throughout the summer! Work4College students are assigned meaningful jobs on campus (or with local K-12 partner schools) throughout the summer while earning $15 per hour. Half of the money earned goes into a personal scholarship account to use for future classes and the other half goes in the student’s pocket.
In addition to their job duties, students also attend a class that teaches basic life skills like budgeting, etiquette, gratitude, etc. Students are eligible to participate after they complete the 10th grade and they can be part of the program for up to two years. Work4College is 100% privately funded and is not need based – students are selected based upon their willingness to work. If you see young people looking hard at work around campus – they are probably part of Work4College! Learn more: work4college.com
Summer Success:
The Summer Success program welcomed 74 students this week! Students moved into the dorms last Sunday in preparation for Summer I.
These students attend their summer classes in the morning and participate in evening activities. Crystal Nieves, who coordinates the program, said that they had outside activities planned for the first week, but due to the rain we had to cancel. Instead, students spent time indoors playing Bingo, pool, ping pong, basketball connect four and meeting other students in the program.
Summer Success is designed for students who are transitioning from high school to college. Eligible students who enroll in six hours (two classes) during the first summer session will be awarded a scholarship to live on campus for FREE! Learn more: ntcc.edu/summersuccess
Upward Bound PEAK:
There are 44 students in Upward Bound's PEAK (Preparation, Education, Attitude & Knowledge) program this summer. Upward Bound is designed to provide high school students with opportunities to develop skills needed to achieve personal, academic, and career goals. Its overall goal is to help students through high school and into college.
Participants stay in the dorms Sunday evening through Thursday afternoon for four weeks. They take college or college readiness classes, eat meals in the SUB, and participate in special group activities. Special electives this year include crochet, gaming and pickleball. On Tuesday afternoons, PEAK participants go on scheduled outings, which will include:
- Bowling/Juan Pablos: Sulphur Springs
- Movie/Herschel’s: Mt. Pleasant
- TRMC Tour/Dellwood Park/Wings Over: Mt. Pleasant
- Rocky Point Adventures & Dinner: Lone Star
The summer will culminate with a group trip to Branson, MO. The goal is to give these students an opportunity to live the life of a college student before they actually graduate from high school. Learn more: ntcc.edu/upwardbound
