HCC Health Fair event focuses on healthy lifestyles

HCC Coleman College for Health Sciences campus was the site for a community health fair Saturday, April 13. The campus has become a focal point for community activities, and this event brought families together for health and wellness information and resources in a family atmosphere. Dozens of families took part of this event sponsored by [...]

George Foundation Scholarships available for HCC students from Fort Bend County

The George Foundation Post Secondary Scholarship Program is available for Fort Bend County residents who will be attending any campus of the University of Houston, Houston Community College or Wharton County Junior College for academic year 2013-2014. Incoming college freshmen or upper classmen may apply; the deadline is April 25, 2013. The guidelines and application [...]

Houston Community College new facilities survey

Houston Community College is grateful to all the members of the community that recognized the importance of a higher education and the role of HCC by supporting the 2012 bond initiative. The initiative will provide each HCC college with new or renovated facilities and the technology to meet student needs. What’s Coming to Northeast College? [...]

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 [...]

UH System, HCC Northwest expand higher ed opportunities in West Houston

From the University of Houston: UH System, HCC Northwest Expand Higher Ed Opportunities in West Houston Partnership Offers Additional Academic Programs, Enhanced Instructional Support March 28, 2013— The University of Houston System (UHS) and Houston Community College Northwest (HCC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand higher education opportunities in the Katy/West Houston [...]

Esteemed, nationally recognized HCC chancellor announces retirement

After six-plus historic years of accomplishment at HCC and more than 30 years in academia at esteemed educational institutions across the country, Dr. Mary Spangler has made the decision to retire from academia and her current role as Chancellor of Houston Community College. “We are fortunate to have been so positively impacted by her visionary [...]

HCC takes part in 2013 Cesar Chavez Parade

Houston Community College participated in the 2013 Cesar Chavez Parade on Saturday, March 23. The parade honors the memory of Texas State Senator Mario Gallegos.

HCC Central honor students receive national academic scholarship

Alan Pho and Ana Quintanilla, two honor students at Houston Community College Central, have been named 2013 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver Scholars for their outstanding academic achievement. The HCC College students were among only 50 students nationwide to receive this coveted and highly competitive scholarship. As Silver Scholars, Pho and Quintanilla each will [...]

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