Northeast Texas Community College celebrated its December 2024 commencement on Friday, Dec. 13th at 7 p.m. in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. A total of 116 students graduated with 81 associate degrees and 82 certificates of competency awarded. 

Carla Sotelo gave the student welcome in both English and Spanish. Liliana Torreblanca (pictured below), who graduated from the Agriculture program, delivered the student response. Chuck Johns, Russell East, Sondra Fowler and Kerry Wootten were in attendance representing the NTCC Board of Trustees 

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently received $10,000 from an anonymous donor. The gift will be used to support the continued expansion of the Work4College Program into the Fall and Spring semesters. Pictured receiving the gift (from left) is: Dr. Jon McCullough, Executive Vice President for Advancement; Nita May, Director of Development, McKenna Neal, Resource Development Specialist, and Mason May, Director of Work4College.

Looking for the perfect gift for someone who’s hard to shop for? Why not make a donation to your favorite NTCC cause in their honor or in memory of their loved one? We’ll send them an acknowledgment card letting them know you’ve made the gift. It’s a thoughtful and meaningful way to give back this holiday season.

Make your gift by 12 noon on Thursday, Dec. 19th so we have time to prepare the acknowledgement card and get it in the mail.

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NTCC held its annual Employee Christmas Party and Servic

Santa took time out of his busy schedule to bring Christmas cheer to Northeast Texas Community College last week! The man himself visited the Student Union Building on December 5th and 6th to take photos with kids of all ages. He also brought some of his elves to serve milk and cookies and make fun Christmas crafts. 

Northeast Texas Community College will host its December

Have you ever noticed pocket gopher mounds dotting the campus? They represent Geomys breviceps, Baird’s pocket gopher. Isabel Tresidder, a student enrolled in a NTCC Independent Biology Research class this semester under the tutelage of Dr. Chris McAllister, is studying parasites of pocket gophers on the NTCC Campus.  

Northeast Texas Community College Athletic Trainer Justin Hargrove will be one of four Athletic Trainers and two Physicians inducted into the East Texas Athletic Trainers Association (ETATA) Hall of Honor on January 11, 2025 at the ETATA Annual Student Athletic Trainer workshop to be held at East Texas A&M University in Commerce, Texas.

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation recently received a grant for $25,000 from the Ray H Marr Foundation. The funds are designated to provide scholarships for students pursuing an education in high-demand workforce programs. Pictured receiving the donation is (from left): Nita May, NTCC Director of Development, Jimmy Smith, NTCC Director of Continuing Education and Corporate Training, and Dr. Jon McCullough, NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement.