Eagles soccer to hold open tryout

The Northeast Texas Community College Eagles soccer program will hold open tryouts for both the men?s and women?s teams on Saturday, April 28. Women?s tryouts are from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and men?s tryouts are from 1-3 p.m. on the NTCC soccer field. Campus tours will follow. Tryouts are open to anyone looking to attend college and play soccer at the next level.†For more information, contact Desmond Barron at 903-521-3712 or†dbarron@ntcc.edu.

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Understanding Accuplacer, developmental courses at NTCC

Planning or thinking of becoming a college student?

Did you know one of the first steps toward becoming a college student includes taking an exam to measure college readiness?† †This exam, called Accuplacer will measure reading, writing and math skills.† It is not a pass/fail instrument, rather one that assesses your current skills and places you in either college level or developmental level courses as indicated by your scores.† What is the result should you not pass all three sections?† It means that you, along with many other entering college students will be required to enroll

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Tickets available for Ray Price concert

Tickets are still available for the Ray Price concert that will be held at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College this Saturday.



The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $50 each and reservations are recommended. Please call 903-434-8181 to order your seats today.†A limited number of tickets may be available at the door.†All proceeds from the event will benefit The Campaign for the Whatley, a community effort to revitalize the Whatley Center.



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NTCC to host annual handicapped, kids' rodeos

Northeast Texas Community College will host its annual Kids? Rodeo on Wednesday, April 18 at noon at the†NTCC Rodeo Area. In addition, The†NTCC†Rodeo Team and Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) will sponsor the third annual†NTCC†Handicapped Rodeo at 10 a.m. on the same day.

?The annual Kids? Rodeo and Handicapped Rodeo is something our team looks always looks forward to.

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PTA program has 100% pass rate for fourth straight year

The Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Program at Northeast Texas Community†College recently learned that its graduating class of 2011 had a 100% pass rate on the†first attempt for its state licensure exams. According to program director†Nancy Wilson, this is the fourth year in a row that the program has had all†students pass on the first try.



?Typically, you will see a 100% pass rate of a graduating class every 5-8†years. I can honestly say that no other PTA school in Texas has accomplished something like this,? Wilson said.


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Psi Beta inducts 19 new members

Northeast Texas Community College recently inducted 19 new members into Psi Beta, the national honor society in psychology for students at two-year colleges.

Inductees pictured above from left are: Katherine Stroud of Quitman, Taylor Perry of Maud, Maverick Parker of Pittsburg, Amanda Moore of Lone Star, Caleb Mabry of Winnsboro, Haley Logan of Mount Pleasant, Brittany Logan of Mount Pleasant, Katie Smith of Daingerfield, Stephanie Murphy of Big Sandy, Meghan Robertson of Pittsburg, and Ashley Cabell of Mount Pleasant.

Inductees not in attendance were: Tiffany Bechelli, Br

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