PTK members win awards over summer
It may have been summer, but that didn't stop the Northeast Texas Community College Alpha Mu Chi chapter of Phi Theta Kappa from staying busy and racking up on new awards and honors. This included participating in the 2015 Texas Honors Institute†earlier this month.†
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Morgan Capps wins Chitsey Prize
Presidential Scholar Morgan Capps is the 2015 winner of the $200 Elizabeth Chitsey Prize given annually to a student at Honors Northeast whose performance in the preceding year far exceeded expectations.
Registration delays due to software conversion
Northeast Texas Community College is gearing up for the fall semester, which begins Monday, Aug. 24. Due to issues stemming from a recent student information software conversion, online registration is currently unavailable and students will find wait times to be longer than usual.
"When a college replaces its administrative software systems, there are always challenges. Our staff is doing everything they can to ensure that each student is taken care of," Dr. Brad Johnson, NTCC President, said. "Unfortunately, the process will take longer than usual this semester.
"When a college replaces its administrative software systems, there are always challenges. Our staff is doing everything they can to ensure that each student is taken care of," Dr. Brad Johnson, NTCC President, said. "Unfortunately, the process will take longer than usual this semester.
NTCC offers Saturday registration Aug. 22
Northeast Texas Community College will be open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 22 to assist students with finalizing registration for the Fall 2015 semester. Students who have already begun the registration process will have the opportunity to meet with academic advisors, make payments and receive help with financial aid.
Hanson-Sewell Center offers fall classes
The Northeast Texas Community College Hanson-Sewell Center in Pittsburg would like to remind residents of Camp County and surrounding areas that a full slate of courses will be offered at the center this fall.
The majority of classes offered at the Hanson-Sewell Center are held in the evening in order to allow working adults a chance to take courses that fit their busy schedules.
NTCC to offer free GED, ESL classes
The Adult Education Department at Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) will offer free General Education Development (GED) and English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at various locations beginning this month. All students must in enroll in an orientation session before beginning classes. See the orientation schedule/contact information below:
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NTCC Ag hosts goat clinic
There were no cartoons,†cereal and air conditioning for 25 area 4-H and FFA youth who chose instead to get up early on and come out to participate in the Northeast Texas Goat Raiser?s Association Goat†Clinic held at the Northeast Texas Community College Ag Complex last Saturday.
This was the eighth clinic organized and held by the NETGRA group and†the first to be hosted at the NTCC college campus.††Students gained†valuable hands on experience in feeding, caring for and handling t
ITTC to add CNC Operator certificate
Northeast Texas Community College announced on Thursday an important expansion of its training opportunities at the Industrial Technology Training Center in Mount Pleasant.†Thanks to a partnership with the Mount Pleasant Economic Development Corporation and Workforce Solutions Northeast, NTCC will soon offer a certificate program in Computer Numerical Controls (CNC) Operator at the ITTC.
The CNC program will require 18 credit hours of study and will provide students with the knowledge ne
Honors Northeast seeks submissions for poetry contest
The eighth annual Northeast Texas Poetry Contest and Reading is again open to the public.† Amateur, accomplished or aspiring poets of any age are welcome to submit their best poem on the topic of life in Northeast Texas.†Poets are encouraged to accent or enliven the sense of the surroundings, the people, the culture or the history of our region.†The deadline date for submission is August 28 at noon. Poems should be submitted to Dr.
