winners

For the first time in the history of ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅, three sophomores have won the Portia Gordon Award of the East Texas Historical Association. 

check presentation in front of truck

The Mount Pleasant Economic Development Corporation (MPEDC) recently presented ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ with a check for $25,000. This is a repeated initiative between MPEDC and ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅. The funds, like before, are being used to provide scholarships to assist residents of Mount Pleasant and Titus County with tuition for ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣơ’s Professional Driving Academy.

students visit booth at college fair

ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ hosted its annual college fair on Thursday, Oct. 20th in the Student Union Building. The event brought representatives from more than 20 universities to campus to meet with prospective transfer students. 

rodeo logo

The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Rodeo team made the long trip down to Uvalde, Texas for the Southwest Texas Junior College Rodeo October 6-8th. This was the 60th Annual Rodeo put on by the SWTJC Rodeo team, which also had a special tribute to the victims of the tragic Uvalde School shooting this past spring.

dental assistant school graphic

The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Continuing Education and Corporate Training department is pleased to announce a training partnership with Advanced Dental Assistant School in Naples. Their 15-week program prepares students for a career as a Professional Expanded Texas Registered Dental Assistant (RDA). Students who enroll through the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ partnership may be eligible for $1,000 in financial aid.

Honors Northeast, the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Honors Program, is pleased to announce its Honors Students for the 2022-2023 school year. This includes seven Presidential Scholars and 18 Honors Scholars.

students in canning lab

Beginning Fall 2020 due to recent strategies to include ag classes as science options in core, developing a new method of delivering dual credit courses in our cooperating ISD’s and improving and expanding our on-line offerings- as COVID hit, the ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Agriculture department doubled enrollment. Following this substantial increase, every semester showed double digit growth!

nursing photo

The ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Vocational Nursing (VN) program recently learned that 100% of its graduates from August 2022 passed their NCLEX-PN examinations. This marks the second year in a row that the VN program has had a 100% pass rate. 

2nd 8 week graphic with two smiling female students

There is still time to register for the fall 2nd 8-week term at ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅! Classes start Monday, Oct. 17th. Most current students should be able to register online in the . New students and those who cannot register online should e-mail advising@ntcc.edu or stop by the Student Services Building first thing Monday morning. 

Andrew Daniel

ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣơ’s own Dr. Andrew Daniel will be joined by two members of his family for an instrumental trio performance on Sunday, Oct. 23rd at 2:30 p.m. at the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. Daniel, ΊωΒ«ΝήΚΣΖ΅ Professor of Music, will play guitar while his son, AndrΓ© Daniel, performs the violin, and his mother, Sherry Daniel, accompanies on piano.