The Northeast Texas Community College Professional Driving Academy continues to grow and supply high-demand CDL drivers to the local area. Two new students recently graduated from the program. Pictured (from left) is: Aaron Farley (Instructor), graduates Omar Ramirez, Luis Espinoza (not pictured), and Jimmy Smith (Director of Continuing Education and Corporate Training).
The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College is excited to announce its 2024-2025 season, featuring a diverse lineup of performances that promise to captivate and entertain audiences throughout the upcoming year. This season’s theme, “The Stage is Set for Your Entertainment,” highlights an array of shows designed to offer something for everyone.
Pictured: The cast and crew that Initiated Film Week: Sarah Dierflinger, Tristan Dierflinger, Skylar Hodson, Luke McCraw, Dr. Andrew Yox—Honors and Webb Society Director, Isabel Tresidder, Andrew Perez, Noah Pettey, Kaden Groda, and Remington Covey. Photo by Hudson Old and the East Texas Journal.
By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director
The Fall 2024 semester starts on Monday, Aug. 26th. Everyone at NTCC is excited to welcome both new and returning students. Below are a few tips to help students have a stress-free, successful first week at college:
Northeast Texas Community College will host its August 2024 commencement ceremony on Friday, Aug. 16th in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at 7 p.m. Seating is limited, so only guests who have tickets will be admitted into the auditorium. Graduation will be streamed live on Youtube and Facebook for those who are unable to attend in person.
Members of Alpha Mu Chi, NTCC’s five-star, award-winning chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, won 4 of 13 prestigious Texas Star regional scholarships given out at the 2024 Phi Theta Kappa Texas Honors Institute held July 26-28 at Texas Women’s University in Denton. The scholarships are available to members of Phi Theta Kappa throughout the state of Texas, with awards based on demonstrated leadership and academic excellence. NTCC students won the top four spots in the state.
Eight members of Alpha Mu Chi, NTCC’s five-star, award winning chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, attended the Phi Theta Kappa Texas Honors Institute July 26 - 28 on the campus of Texas Women’s University in Denton, Texas. During the conference attendees stayed in dorms on the TWU campus and ate in the campus dining hall. All sessions were held on the beautiful tree-filled campus.
Pictured: Student Winners in 2023: Michelle Calderon, Maddy Smith, Morgan Thrapp, and Odalys Adame. Photo courtesy of the NTCC Eagle and Mandy Smith.
By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director
Honors Northeast, the honors program of Northeast Texas Community College announces a call for poems and images that can accent or enliven our sense of the surroundings, people, the culture, and/or the history of Northeast Texas.
The fall semester is just around the corner and that means that our Eagles Softball team will be back in action soon. The fall schedule is hot off the presses and Coach Haley Colwell has lined up some great competition to get the ladies ready for their spring season. Check out their upcoming schedule below:
The NTCC Work4College Program celebrated the end of summer with its annual appreciation luncheon on Wednesday, July 31st. Work4College donors, supervisors, students and their families attended the event in the Student Union Building. This is the 10th year of the program, and more than 85 students participated.
