News & Updates

The NTCC Agriculture Department is hosting another Farmer's Market today (Friday, July 9) at the Ag Complex from 9 a.m. until sellout. In addition to lots of great farm items and vendors, the Ag Department is selling chicken tamales: $1 ea, 6 for $5 or Dozen for $10. Food will be ready at noon. Farmer's Markets are also planned for July 16, 23 and 30.

There is still time to register for Summer classes at NTCC! A new set of 5-week classes begins on Monday, July 12. A variety of courses are offered both online and in person. Hurry, time is running out! This is a great chance to get one step closer to your degree or certificate.

Northeast Texas Community College will be closed on Monday, July 5 in observance of Independence Day. We will resume regular business hours on Tuesday, July 6. We hope everyone has a great time celebrating the holiday safely with family and friends.

Northeast Texas Community College hosted its first EagleGanza freshman experience on Tuesday, June 29. Around 50 students participated in the action-packed event that gives incoming freshmen a chance to explore the NTCC campus, learn about programs and clubs, meet with advisors and even register for classes.

At the Greer Farm in Daingerfield in the spring of 2018, Brenda Godoy, first learned that she was one of some 60 students nation-wide to win a $120,000 Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship.  A Texas A&M degree in biochemistry, and two medical goodwill trips to Guatemala and Thailand later, and Godoy now works with the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) and Titus Regional Medical Center (TRMC) as the “Community Health Worker” of Titus County.

The Eagle Newspaper staff recently released their latest edition online. Visit http://www.ntcceagleonline.com to view the newspaper. Don't miss it for the latest news around campus!

For the eighth consecutive year, NTCC is hosting the summer Work4College program. Over 10-weeks, students in the program have the opportunity to work in 21 different areas across 3 different campuses to earn income for their future NTCC education. 

The Adult Education Department at Northeast Texas Community College is accepting new students for its Fast Track GED (General Educational Development) and Computer Literacy classes beginning July 6, 2021. Those interested in participating in either of these free educational programs should call to make an appointment for registration, which begins June 21, 2021.

For their performance in challenging honors courses at NTCC in relation to their peers, two Presidential Scholars will win $100 checks.  NTCC’s Dr. Jerry Wesson Scholar, Katelyn Lester (pictured right), who finished this past May, was the sophomore who took all twenty-one hours of requisite honors courses, and ended with the highest GPA.  Aaliyah Avellaneda (pictured left) won her award as an honors freshman, ranking number one in the Stat-Psych Honors Seminar taught this past spring by Dr. Karyn Skaar and Dr. Paula Wilhite.

Longtime Northeast Texas Community College professor, Dr. Winston McCowan, Sr., passed away on May 30, 2021. Dr. McCowan retired from NTCC in 2018 from his position as a Professor of Biology. Dr. McCowan had a passion for helping students and he made a great impact on so many during his 33 years of dedicated service to the college. He is missed greatly by his friends and colleagues.