Northeast Texas Community College student Monse Rivero-Sanchez has been awarded the 2025 Phi Theta Kappa Foundation Board of Trustees Excellence in Leadership Scholarship, a prestigious national honor that includes a $16,000 award toward her continued education. She is the first NTCC student ever selected for this highly competitive scholarship.
Pictured (from left): Fredia Thomas, NTCC Director of Adult Education; Carol Vandiver, Adult Education Instructional Coordinator; Maria Gomez, Adult Education Assistant; Sally Knight, TEAMS Data Coordinator; and Billi Jo Thomas, Associate Dean of Outreach Services.
Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) is now enrolling students in its new GED NOW program—a free, accelerated 6-week course designed to help adult learners quickly earn their GED and transition to college or a career pathway.
The program offers both in-person and virtual options to fit a variety of schedules:
The Northeast Texas Community College (NTCC) Baseball program will host a High School Showcase Camp on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Eagle Field at Bob Baker Stadium. The event is open to high school students (grades 9-12) and college transfers interested in taking their game to the next level.
Check-in begins at 12:30 p.m., with the camp starting promptly at 1:00 p.m. Participants will have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in front of the NTCC coaching staff and will receive a written evaluation at the conclusion of the session.
Pictured (from left): Stephanie Hernandez and Mary Faith Wilson
By: Dr. Andrew Yox, Honors Director
Northeast Texas Community College is saddened to share the passing of Dr. Charles Florio, who served as president of the college from 1995 to 2008. Dr. Florio was a dedicated leader whose vision and service helped shape NTCC during a period of significant growth and development.
Following his retirement from NTCC, Dr. Florio relocated to the Longview area and continued to contribute to higher education through a brief tenure at Tyler Junior College before retiring fully. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Sue Lynn.
The Northeast Texas Community College Athletic Training program partnered with the Mount Pleasant Rodeo Association to provide Sports Medicine Coverage to the Mount Pleasant Professional Cowboys Rodeo Association (PRCA) Rodeo. Head Athletic Trainer Justin Hargrove organized the medial coverage which included NTCC Student Athletic Trainers Makayla Patterson and Savannah Soto and future Eagles Cara Graham and Halle Johnston. Professional Athletic Trainers also donated with many years of Athletic Training/Rodeo experience rounded out the Sports Medicine team each night.
Pictured (from left): Dr. Charles (Randy) Williams, Stephanie Elliott, Justin Hargrove.
Northeast Texas Community College Athletic Trainer Justin Hargrove was one of four Athletic Trainers and two Physicians inducted into the East Texas Athletic Trainers Association (ETATA) Hall of Honor on June 2, 2025 at the ETATA Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament held at Tempest Golf Club in Gladewater, Texas.
Northeast Texas Community College will be closed on Thursday, June 19th in observation of the national Juneteenth holiday. We will resume regular business hours on Friday, June 20th. Students can still login to online courses and register online anytime at myeagle.ntcc.edu. NTCC is currently enrolling for Summer II and Fall 2025.
Elizabeth Patterson, NTCC Class of 1993, earned an Associate degree in Accounting and a Computer Specialist Certificate. Her college journey began by chance in 1990, when she was a stay-at-home mom in Avinger with her husband and two kids. A neighbor invited her to NTCC to drop off paperwork, and while waiting on campus, a staff member asked if she needed help. When she said she wasn’t a student, they asked, “Would you like to be?” Minutes later, she filled out an application. That fall, at age 32, Elizabeth started college.
