For the third year in a row, the NTCC Foundation is participating in East Texas Giving Day.

The Preston Currey Family, of Hughes Springs, recently gave $10,000 to establish the Joyce Ellison Currey Memorial Scholarship at Northeast Texas Community College. The perpetual scholarship will be used to provide financial assistance to students majoring in nursing at NTCC. Joyce Ellison Currey was a nurse at Titus Regional Medical Center for decades and spent her career lovingly caring for patients and mentoring the next generation of nurses.

Deadline extended on Scholarship Applications to April 4^th.

Scholarship Applications are now due Wednesday, April 4th.

You can email it to lhunter@ntcc.edu or fax it to 903-434-4424 or Mail it to PO Box 1307, Mt.

The Pittsburg Lions Club recently gave $10,000 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation to endow a scholarship for non-traditional students from Camp County. The gift will be matched by a grant for a total impact of $20,000 for scholarships. Pictured making the donation (from left) is Ken Baum, Jim Tollett, Wanda Mitchell, Kathy Carpenter, Dr.

The Retired Teachers Association of Morris County recently gave $500 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation to support the Work Scholarship Program at NTCC. Their gift will be matched by a grant for a total impact of $1,000. Joan Cook (right) is pictured presented the check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Executive Vice President for Advancement. To learn more about the Work Scholarship Program or how you can have your gift matched, contact McCullough at 903-434-8115 or give online today at www.ntcc.edu/give.

Nothing prepared Christi Denney for the loss of her beloved sister, Nita DeWoody, in October 2016. However, In the midst of her grief, Denney became determined to do something good to carry on her sister?s memory. With that goal in mind, she organized a charity 5K race that was held in October 2017 in Pittsburg.

The Mount Pleasant Fine Arts Club recently gave $500 to the Northeast Texas Community College Foundation. The funds will be used to provide a scholarship for a fine arts student at NTCC. The group has been contributing to scholarships for more than 25 years. Martha Parr (left), Vice President of the Fine Arts Club, is pictured presenting the check to Dr. Jonathan McCullough, NTCC Vice President for Advancement. To learn more about this and other scholarships at NTCC, contact McCullough at 903-434-8115 or give online at www.ntcc.edu/give.

The NTCC Foundation is now accepting applications for International Sulphur Transfer Scholarships.

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2018-2019 academic year. Applications are available online at www.ntcc.edu/scholarships or can be picked up from Lori Hunter?s office in the Student Services Center (former Administration Building). The priority deadline for scholarships is March 19, 2018.

NTCC scholarships are competitive and vary in amounts.

Twelve Northeast Texas Community College employees received a total of $15,473.86 in Whatley Employee Enhancement Grants for 2018. The Whatley Employee Enhancement Fund was established by James & Elizabeth Whatley specifically for NTCC employees to fund special projects and enhance educational opportunities that might fall outside the regular budget.