From the desk of Sandie Mullins

Dear neighbors, I want to thank the community, each of you, for your vote of confidence in Houston Community College. The Houston community voted to entrust HCC with a $25 million bond last November. HCC and HCC Northwest are working together to plan and prepare for the College’s growth, to provide the training and programs [...]

District 6 Highlights: UH-System HCC Memorandum of Understanding

An agreement has been reached between the UH System and Houston Community College-Katy to relocate all undergraduate programs offered at Cinco Ranch to the HCC Katy campus. Co-locating programs, advising, and support services will ease the transfer of HCC students into the U of H programs. Graduate programs will now expand at Cinco Ranch, which [...]

District 6 Highlights: HCC – UT Tyler engineering partnership moves forward

In an innovative partnership between HCC and the University of Texas at Tyler, HCC’s engineering classes are full this semester in preparation for UT Tyler classes that will be available in the fall. The partnership establishes the UT Tyler Houston Center for Engineering at HCC’s Alief Campus, 2811 Hayes Road. HCC students will be able [...]

District 6 Highlights: Westside Campus to focus on STEM disciplines

HCC’s new Westside Campus will be located on 21 acres off Westheimer Road just east of Eldridge. The campus is made possible through the $425 million bond passed last November by the citizens of the Greater Houston Area. HCC thanks the community for its vote of confidence in Houston Community College. The plans for the [...]

District 6 Highlights: HCC is producing student leaders in West Houston

Houston Community College Northwest has implemented a leadership program for students by partnering with the National Society of Leadership and Success, also referred to as the Society by members. Alief Hayes Road, Katy and Spring Branch are the only campuses offering the Society leadership program for students at HCC and have inducted 565 members. The [...]

District 6 Highlights: HCC Northwest’s Center for Entrepreneurship hits the national stage

Houston Community College Northwest President, Dr. Zachary Hodges, was a presenter at the 10th Annual Conference of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE), held in Chicago, IL, October 7-10. The three-day conference, which marked NACCE’s 10th year as a major force in entrepreneurship education, drew 500 community college administrators and faculty from across [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Foundation for India Studies partners with HCC

Capturing history of Houston’s Indo-American population on video The Foundation for India Studies and HCC Northwest Audio Recording & Filmmaking Department are collaborating as partners in the Houston Indo-American Oral History Project. An event for the signing of the official Memorandum of Understanding was held November 14 during the week of Diwali, which is the [...]

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