News & Updates

Since 2008, the annual Northeast Texas Poetry contest has represented a singular yearly effort to define the area and culture between the Red and Sabine Rivers. At the Whatley Performing Arts Center of Northeast Texas Community College on 2 September 2022, Student and adult poets of the Northeast Texas region again marked our place and era with bids to share compelling emotions, and arresting depictions.

Up on the Roof.  Under the Boardwalk.  This Magic Moment. There Goes My Baby.  Dance with Me.  Spanish Harlem.  Stand by Me.  The list of hits goes on and on. The Drifters, one of Rock & Roll’s founding vocal groups, is once again touring the U.S. under the auspices of their original management team. They will perform at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College on Thursday, Oct. 6 at 7:30 p.m. The concert is sponsored by Texas Heritage National Bank. 

The Northeast Texas Community College Softball team hit the road to Arkansas on Tuesday, September 13thto take on Southern Arkansas Community College to open the fall season. The Eagles would earn the sweep against the SACC Stars with an 8-0 game one win and 5-2 win in game 2.

Jordan Chapin, a student at Northeast Texas Community College, has recently been named the 2022 Dr. Mary Hood Texas Region Scholar.  With this recognition, she will receive a $1,500 scholarship.  The Dr. Mary Hood Texas Region Scholarship is presented to the Texas applicant with the highest score from Phi Theta Kappa’s Spring Scholarship Application, which help new Phi Theta Kappa Members defray educational expenses while enrolled in associate degree programs.

NTCC Athletics wants to welcome all back to the campus for the 2022-2023 year. Each week we will send out a bio on each of the coaching staff. This week we are highlighting Men's Soccer Coach JD Perales. Juan “J.D.” Perales is from Kilgore, Tx where he graduated from Kilgore High School in 2014. He played soccer on the varsity level all four years. While there, he was named MVP of District 32-4A in 2013 and 2014, All East Texas Player of the Year in 2013, Sophomore of the Year in 2012, and broke the record for career and single season shutouts as a goalkeeper. Throughout his high school career, J.D. was a District Champion all four years, Regional Finalist 2012-2013, and Regional Champion and State Finalist in 2011.

REMINDER: Northeast Texas Community College will host a job fair on Tuesday, September 20th from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. in the Student Union Building (SUB). The event is open to the public in addition to NTCC students. Recruiters from local business and industry will be in attendance. Here is an updated list of employers confirmed for the event:

The Northeast Texas Community College Baseball team opened the Fall campaign with a scrimmage against the Ontario Blue Jays from Toronto, Canada. The Eagles would battle with the Blue Jays for a scheduled 11 inning affair and the Eagles came out on top 5-3. Coach Andy Morgan would limit his pitchers to one inning each in the opening game of the fall. The eleven pitchers would combine for 15 strikeouts while giving up just three runs on six hits during the eleven inning game and walking 7 total Blue Jays.

Northeast Texas Community College Theatre Department is excited to bring to you two fabulous plays for our 2022/2023 theatre season. Our first play, Almost, Maine, will be December 1-3, 2022 in the Whatley Center. A LITTE ABOUT THE PLAY: “Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream.”

NTCC's 2nd 8-week session begins Monday, Oct. 17th. Both online and face-to-face options are available. This is a great time to get started if you are a new student. Current students can also consider picking up an extra class to graduate faster. Check out the schedule at www.ntcc.edu/schedules. New students should apply for admission at www.ntcc.edu/apply. Many current students can self-register online by logging into the myEagle portal. 

The Northeast Texas Community College Soccer teams traveled to Tyler Saturday, September 10th to take on the Nationally ranked TJC Apaches. TJC would defeat the NTCC Women by a score of 3-0 and defeated the Men 4-1. The Women’s team from TJC is ranked number 2 in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) rankings and the Eagles team put in a great effort while still short handed in goal, with the starter still out of commission. TJC would score early on a penalty kick and the Eagles would keep it close most of the game until the Apaches scored their final goal with just under five minutes to play. Maria Whitaker (Kilgore, Texas) would have a good performance against the highly ranked Apaches in the loss, said Coach Heather Brady. The Eagles played well as a team and were able to put four shots on goal, but unfortunately came up short.