News & Updates

Northeast Texas Community College welcomes Rebecca Pelley McWatters as the exhibiting artist for October.  Her artwork is currently on display and will continue until Thursday, October 26th.  A reception will be held on Thursday, October 26th, at 12:30 p.m. in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. "Paint Life Boldly" is Rebecca's approach to living the arts.

The Northeast Texas Community College Baseball team took time out of their week to visit Harts Bluff school this Wednesday to assist with the morning drop off. Players had a great time assisting the staff and greeting students. 

Texas A&M University-Texarkana is hosting a Preview Day for prospective students on Thursday, Oct. 19th. This is a great opportunity for NTCC students to learn more about academics/majors, paying for college, campus and residence life and student experiences. There will also be information for parents/guardians. 

The NTCC Rodeo team will be hosting the third NIRA Southern Region Rodeo of the season on Friday, October 20th and Saturday, October 21st. Each night at 7:30pm we will have a calf dressing and costume contest. No cost to enter and each three-man team will compete for gift cards and a NTCC Rodeo Apparel for the Calf Dressing and Costume Contest.

Northeast Texas Community College invites you to attend an Open House & Ribbon Cutting event for its new Health Sciences Simulation Center. The event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 19th from 3-6 p.m. The Sim Center is located on the north side of the NTCC campus near the tennis courts (formerly known as the Physical Fitness Annex building). 

A tradition initiated in 2008, continued for students of Honors Northeast as they visited a major city, in this case, Fort Worth, Friday, 22 September. The group rendezvoused first at the Greenville Starbucks, before heading on to the Fort Worth Zoo, and the Rodeo Goat Restaurant.

Northeast Texas Community College Rodeo made the long trip to Uvalde, Texas for the second NIRA Southern Region Rodeo of the season hosted by Southwest Texas Junior College. The Eagles had a pair of ladies do well in the Breakaway Roping.

According to Tardigrade specialist, Baker University Biologist, Dr. William Miller, it is official.  Students of NTCC’s Dr. Chris McAllister have found the first samples of a microscopic animal, the Tardigrade, in this area of Northeast Texas. Sometimes known as the “moss piglet,” the tardigrade reaches a height of half a millimeter, which is barely visible but not discernable without a microscope. It craves environments of moss and lichen.

Congratulations to our NTCC Art students who scored numerous awards in the recent Titus County Fair Fine Arts Show. We are so proud of them. In the 15-18-year-old division, awards are as follows...

Get ready for a night of fantastic music as GENTRI (short for “The Gentlemen Trio”) comes to the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College on Monday, Oct. 23rd. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and tickets are $35 for adults and $10 for students. The performance is sponsored by Texas Heritage National Bank.