Northeast Texas Community College will be closed November 25-27 for Thanksgiving Break. In light of the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Texas, we encourage you to use extra caution to prevent the spread of the virus during that time. The CDC has released new guidelines to help families celebrate Thanksgiving safely. Please look them over and do everything you can to protect yourself and your loved ones!
The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently received a $10,500 gift from International Sulphur, Inc. The funds will provide seven $1,500 scholarships to NTCC graduates transferring to a university to continue their studies.
Northeast Texas Community College is accepting applications for Day and Evening EMT Basic classes. Go to www.ntcc.edu/ems to fill out the online application. Classes are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays with a clinical component added.
Northeast Texas Community College Athletic teams will complete the fall competition season this weekend with the final Fall Rodeo competition hosted by Sam Houston State University.
The NTCC community is invited to attend a virtual Coffee Chat hosted by Texas A&M University-Texarkana on Friday, Nov. 20 at 10 a.m. Mayor Tracy Craig, Sr. of Mount Pleasant, who is a recent graduate of A&M-Texarkana, will discuss his experience as a transfer student and give advice for future students interested in transferring to A&M-Texarkana. To join the Zoom chat, please e-mail sreynolds@tamut.edu for login information.
Due to COVID-19, NTCC isn't able to host its regular annual college fair. That doesn't mean NTCC students won't have the opportunity to check out their options for transfer universities! A virtual college fair will be held November 16 from 1-3 p.m. Students can register at https://falltacrao.swoogo.com/2020Virtual or scan the QR code above.
NTCC's Online Personal Training Certification Program is live!
This 15-hour course is a comprehensive, research-based program designed to provide you with all of the skills required to become a personal trainer. Learn cutting-edge information about exercise science, flexibility, resistance training, nutrition, mind/body exercises, and cardio workouts. Experience sports performance enhancement drills and program development techniques.
Last Saturday, 6 February, the Walter Prescott Webb Society, the Collegiate Auxiliary of the Texas State Historical Association, held its 47th annual presentation of the Caldwell Memorial Awards. These cash gifts are given to college and university students across the state yearly for the best essays in Texas History. In 1974, University of Texas Professor, Joe Frantz, appealed to Texas oilman, Clifton Caldwell, for funding, and the results have not only enlivened the discipline of Texas history but has benefitted the careers of many young Texans.
Alpha Mu Chi, NTCC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, received a grant from the Mellon Foundation to help fund a documentary dealing with the issues of accessibility for the visually challenged. Inspired in part by the increasing use of the internet for business and education this year, a move that that left large segments of the population, such as the visually challenged, underserved, the chapter sought to explore the issues of accessibility in more depth.
The NTCC Office of Student Activities, Student Government Association, Social Work Club and The Wesley Fellowship Student Center are partnering together to host a campus wide Advent Calendar food drive to support The Eagle Pantry. Please view the Advent Calendar below for details on how you can make your contributions.
