Record numbers of students graduate from HCC
Houston Community College celebrated its 40th graduating class at Reliant Stadium. The event began at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 12, 2012. More than 5,000 students received associate degrees, certificates or their GED from HCC this year. In all, about 2,000 graduates walked across the stage at commencement. hcccommencement2012 on livestream.com. Broadcast Live • • • [flickr-show set=72157629652449452] AT A GLANCE When: Saturday, May 12, 2012 Where: Reliant Stadium E-book: Commencement 2012 Program In a year of record enrollment, HCC is proud of the students who have earned their associate degrees or certificates along with the students who earned their GED in 2012. HCC has chosen Edward M. Emmett, ...
Houston Community College celebrates Cinco de Mayo 2012
Houston Community College participated in the 18th Annual LULAC Cinco de Mayo parade Saturday, May 5, 2012. The event commemorates the Mexican’s victory at the Battle of Puebla. The parade began at 10 am at Minute Maid Park and end at Preston and Crawford. HCC trustees Mary Ann Perez, Eva Loredo and others rode on the HCC float. [flickr-show set=72157629622881820]
Houston Community College takes part in 2012 March Of Dimes event
Houston Community College is a proud partner of the March of Dimes, an organization dedicated to helping moms have full-term pregnancies and researching the problems that threaten the health of babies. Each year, every college in the HCC system raises funds to donate to the March of Dimes cause, in addition to participating in the annual March for Babies event. Houston Community College took part in the 2012 March Of Dimes event on Sunday, April 29, 2012. If you would like to be involved in this wonderful undertaking, please contact the March of Dimes Captain at your college. 2012 ...
Houston Community College cycling team hits the road for MS150
The HCC cycling team of students, faculty and staff teamed up with CenterPoint and participated in the BP MS150 bicycle tour April 21-22. The BP MS150 is a two-day bicycle tour that travels from Houston to Austin and raises donations for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Total distance covered is approximately 160 miles. The team includes students Fred Barnes, Thomas Brink, Marcus Gary and Melissa Hatch; faculty and staff members Felix Arrellano, Felicia Denman, Jesus Martinez and Carlos Villacis. Additional information regarding the MS150 and its purpose is available at www.ms150.org.
HCC and Brazil announce partnership to build workforce
Houston Community College, in partnership with US-Brazil Connect, the National Industrial Apprenticeship Service of Brazil (SENAI), and Social Service for Industry of Brazil (SESI) recently announced a new workforce training initiative: the US-Brazil Partnership for Skills. The Partnership will create opportunities for U.S. community college students interested in science and technology careers to participate in intensive study and immersion in Brazil. It will also provide opportunities for the Brazilian technical students to improve their English skills and to develop the foundation for mutually-beneficial cooperation between community colleges in the US and SENAI/SESI schools in Brazil. “Today, we are seeing the US community ...
Minority Male Initiative presents Health & Wellness Conference at Coleman College
The Minority Male Initiative presented a Health & Wellness Conference at Coleman College for Health Sciences on Saturday, April 14 from 9 to 12:30. The 100 Black Men Metropolitan Chapter of Houston and the Coleman College for Health Sciences were co-sponsors of this event. Approximately 100 students and family members learned about health careers and program offerings at HCC. The attendees also participated in interactive sessions stressing the importance of healthy eating and exercise for healthy living. HCC Trustee Carroll G. Robinson chairs the Minority Male Initiative Board Committee.
HCC Northwest men’s basketball team competes in national intramurals
UPDATE: Kudos go out to the HCC HCC Northwest’s men’s basketball intramural team. They played well in a national collegiate competition sponsored by American Collegiate Intramural Sports (ACIS) this weekend. In pool play, our team lost game one to UNC-Pembroke Stacked 42-39, but won the second game 65-53 against Rutgers University. With the win over Rutgers, our team earned a spot in the bracket play (playoffs). Our HCC team beat UNC-Pembroke Wendy's All-Americans 53-45 in overtime which earned them a spot in the Elite 8. The team eventually lost the game in double-overtime ...
HCC takes part in initiative to increase college graduation rates
The Center for Houston’s Future -- a Houston-area Think Tank -- launched My Degree Counts with a press conference kicked off by Houston Mayor Annise Parker on Monday, April 2, at the Hilton Post Oak Hotel Houston. Houston Community College Chancellor Mary Spangler was in attendance at the launch. video platform video management video solutions video player HCC's mascot Swoop took part in the event along with mascots from other area colleges and universities. My Degree Counts is a campaign to increase the region’s 2 and 4-year college graduation rate and thereby improve ...
A successful Simulation Day 2012 for HCC Coleman
More than 800 HCC Coleman College students participated in Simulation Day 2012 on Wednesday, March 28. A one-of-a-kind event in the Texas Medical Center, Simulation Day is an intensive day designed to allow HCC Coleman College students to engage, inspire, sharpen and demonstrate their clinical patient care skills through the use of interdisciplinary scenarios. No other college offers a simulation event involving as many diverse programs. For one day each year, the college transforms into HCC Coleman General Hospital with students participating as practitioners, patients, community health workers or observers. They learn how to work in teams with various programs to ...
HCC students, faculty participate in 13th Annual Cesar Chavez Parade
HCC students and faculty participated in the 13th Annual Cesar Chavez Parade on Saturday, March 31. The parade proceeded north on Chavez Boulevard, turned east on Ave Q/JW Peavey and ended at Hidalgo Park where there was a short presentation by local politicians at the Gazebo.
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Are You - a HCC student who is planning to transfer to the University of Houston (UH) to pursue your bachelor's degree? Have You - earned between 3 hours - 45 hours of semester credit? Do You Want - transferring to UH to be easier and to receive the following "perks"? No UH Application Fee. Guaranteed Admission to UH (completion of Associates Degree required). Receive UH Program-Specific Advising. Access to UH Sporting and Fine Arts events. A Cougar (student ID) card. To Join the HCC/UH Joint Admissions Program Today visit the web site at: http://eto.uh.edu/jointadmissions/student_agreement.cfm or E-mail the program at: JointAdmissions@uh.edu
HCC helping people explore career options and outlook
Employment-related activities are some of the top searches of the internet. In response to this need for many current and prospective students and the community, Houston Community College, in partnership with Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc., has launched Career Coach. Career Coach is a new Web interactive tool that allows anyone to access career outlook information, search regional job openings in the area, build a resume online, review information about educational requirements for specific fields of study and provides direct links to any related education or training offered by HCC in these areas. This user-friendly tool can be used by high ...
HCC Northwest wins Star Award for 10,000 Small Businesses
HOUSTON -- Houston Community College was one of 11 local businesses beaming with pride after receiving the Star Award for a government entity at the prestigious 14th Annual Economic Development Summit and Star Awards Luncheon sponsored by the Houston West Chamber of Commerce February 10. Community and business leaders enjoyed the awards presentation and a keynote speech from Scott McClelland, President of H-E-B’s Houston Division. Melissa Wilson, co-anchor of FOX26 Morning News emceed the event which included over 600 attendees. [caption id="attachment_5709" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Left to right: Kathie Edwards, President and CEO of Westpark Communications, LP; Jim Murphy, State Representative, District ...
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Academic sponsorship program aids low-income students at HCC Stafford campus
Because of the cost of higher education, obtaining additional support for low-income students is critical. The George Foundation is extending access to educational support to students in Fort Bend County through the launch of Capital IDEA at Houston Community College’s Stafford campus. The $300,000 gift will provide academic sponsorship for up to 40 HCC Capital [...]
Record numbers of students graduate from HCC
Houston Community College celebrated its 40th graduating class at Reliant Stadium. The event began at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 12, 2012. More than 5,000 students received associate degrees, certificates or their GED from HCC this year. In all, about 2,000 graduates walked across the stage at commencement. hcccommencement2012 on livestream.com. Broadcast Live • • • [...]
From ABC13: 2nd annual Food Truck festival to be held this weekend
From ABC13: It’s a one-stop shop at the 2nd annual Haute Wheels Houston Food Truck Festival. At least 34 food trucks are participating this year, serving everything from tacos and barbeque, to creole and vegan. Complete story from ABC13
HCC Central College hosts Annual Spring Fashion Show
These are images from the Houston Community College Central College Spring Fashion Show held Friday, May 4 in the Learning Hub on Central Campus. Those who attended the event saw award winning fashions from HCC students and the Collection class of 2012.
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The Center for Houston’s Future believes in your potential, and is leading the My Degree Counts Initiative to increase the region’s college graduation rate 1% by the year 2013. HCC is a partner in this initiative. More details at www.myhccdegreecounts.org Video on demand
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