News & Updates

The Northeast Texas Community College Board of Trustees met for its regular December meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 13th. 

Northeast Texas Community College recently learned that it is the recipient of a $3 million Title V grant from the U.S. Department of Education. Title V grants are highly competitive and NTCC was one of only 78 higher educational institutions to receive the award in 2022.

A recent issue of the Harvard Business Review, the psychology of child development, and the author of the recent book, How to Avoid Death by PowerPoint, are all in agreement. Stories are powerful. Studies show that humans have a very active and positive hormonal response to good stories, and that stories are an exemplary way to promote memory and engagement in learning.

For NTCC Honors Students, scholarship is a key to scholarships. In her first year at NTCC, Neida Perez modeled and led a successful cohort in the BioTex Seminar, both in coursework erudition, and research.  “At a time last October when half of our seminar desperately needed

Northeast Texas Community College celebrated December 2022 commencement on Friday, Dec. 9th at 7 p.m. in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts.

Northeast Texas Community College will be closed from Monday, Dec. 19th through Friday, Dec. 30th. Offices will resume normal business hours on Monday, Jan. 2. 

NTCC held its annual Employee Christmas Party and Service Awards/Retirement Luncheon on Friday, Dec. 8th. In addition to wishing Elayne Peters, Director of the Testing Center, well in her retirement, the college also honored those who reached service milestones.

Northeast Texas Community College students and co-founders of the TAFE Chapter, Monserrat Rivero and Ruby Ferretiz, were surprised by Professor Jim Ward with a shopping spree to collect supplies for their TAFE community service project.

A long-awaited “COVID” edition of the journal, Touchstone has appeared this fall.  The Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) has published this collegiate journal since 1982. It is one of the longest-running scholarly publications for undergraduate authors in the United States.

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation is pleased to announce that seven NTCC employees have been awarded funds through the 2022 Whatley Employee Enhancement Grant. The Foundation received 13 outstanding applications. A total of $12,260 was awarded through the grant.