Houston Community College graduates celebrate success

Houston Community College observed its 41st graduation with two separate ceremonies Saturday, May 18 at 8:30 a.m. for academic graduates and 1:00 p.m. for workforce and GED graduates at Reliant Stadium. Two thousand students received their degrees during both ceremonies. Jamey Rootes, President of the Houston Texans, gave the keynote address for the 8:30 a.m [...]

May Day Houston – A Day of Action

What are you doing to prepare for an emergency or disaster? We are heading into hurricane season and this is a great time for everyone to prepare. The City of Houston Community Preparedness Collaborative is hosting a Day of Action called “May Day Houston” Wednesday, May 1. Houston Community College encourages everyone to participate in some way, [...]

US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia visits HCC’s West Loop Campus

Houston Community College Southwest will host “Q&A on Saudi-U.S. Relations” with His Excellency James B. Smith, U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Monday, May 6 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 5601 West Loop South, in the HCC West Loop Campus Auditorium. Ambassador Smith will be accompanied on his visit to HCC Southwest College by [...]

HCC student accused of threatening classmates, teacher

From KTRK-TV, Channel 13: HOUSTON (KTRK) — A college student is being held without bail, accused of threatening to kill his teacher and classmates at the Houston Community College main campus. Court records show 32-year-old Cory Brown is charged with making a terroristic threat. Police say Brown threatened to kill everyone in one class last [...]

HCC receives grant to train employees at Ben E. Keith Foods distribution facility

Houston Community College is teaming up with Ben E. Keith Foods, the eighth largest institutional foodservice distributor in the nation, to train close 100 distribution workers to work at the food giant’s recently built 475,000-square-foot distribution center in Missouri City, TX. The training was made possible by a $69,000 Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) grant to [...]

HCC students inspire at Men of Honor art exhibition

Houston Community College celebrated the 2nd Bi-Annual Men of Honor art exhibition, a Minority Male Initiative (MMI) with an opening reception Friday, April 5. The exhibition showcases exceptional art from students and faculty advisors who show promise as creative workers in Houston’s growing creative economy. In attendance were HCC Trustees Bruce A. Austin, District II [...]

Veteran HCC Students help apprehend robbery suspect on campus

Two veteran Houston Community College students helped HCC Police apprehend a robbery suspect at the HCC West Loop Campus. The two students are former members of the American armed forces and heroically helped their fellow students. Honorato Medrano Honorato Medrano Jr. is currently attending HCC and pursuing an associate degree in science, after which he [...]

Community Connections: HCC is working to fulfill its promises to the community

Since November 2012, when Houston residents approved the $425 HCC Bond initiative, we have worked diligently to plan and prepare for the College’s growth in order to ensure that the funds that were entrusted with us are used in the most cost effective manner. In order to keep our communities apprised of HCC’s progress every [...]

Community Connections: Overview of HCC 2012 Bond Initiative Projects

The HCC 2012 $425 million bond initiative is providing each HCC college with new or renovated facilities and the technology to meet student needs, especially in high-demand areas such as health sciences, as well as science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education. Our goal is to provide modern and technologically advanced facilities that enable our [...]

From the desk of Eva Loredo

Dear neighbors, I want to thank the community, each of you, for your vote of confidence in Houston Community College by helping us successfully pass the bond measure last November. HCC is working diligently to plan and prepare for the College’s growth. The HCC Board of Trustees, along with the HCC administration, faculty and staff, [...]

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