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 [...]

District 5 highlights: Leila Feldman new HCC trustee for District V

Leila Feldman was sworn in as the newest member of the Houston Community College Board of Trustees Thursday, February 28. The swearing-in ceremony and reception was during the HCC Board meeting held in the HCC Administration Building, 3100 Main Street. Feldman was voted by acclamation January 31 to fill the District V position left vacant [...]

District 5 Highlights: Haute Wheels Food Truck Festival treks its way back to HCC Southwest

The Haute Wheels Houston Festival March 23 and 24 was a success with more than 6,000 people attending the two-day event. Despite contrasting weather on both days, the festival was a complete sellout. On Saturday, the festival sold out by 1 p.m. and all tickets for Sunday’s event were sold out by the time the [...]

District 5 Highlights: HCC Southwest campuses host open houses for the community

HCC Southwest hosted two open houses in April. Members of the community who want to learn more about the programs, educational opportunities available and to tour the facilities at the campuses we welcome. Representatives were on hand from advising, financial aid, student services and more. The West Loop Campus open house was held April 3 [...]

District 5 Highlights: Upcoming cultural events at Southwest College

Schubertiade at West Loop Back by popular demand, HCC Fine Arts and Humanities Department presents an evening of the music by classical composer Franz Schubert. Schubertiade will be held in the West Loop Auditorium, Tuesday April 30 at 7 p.m. Celebrate foreign cultures with HCC Southwest The 2013 Gulfton International Festival returns to the West [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

HCC unveils new Southwest College Fine Arts Center

Houston Community College Southwest will dedicate the new Southwest Fine Arts Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday, March 6 at 2 p.m. The unique arts space is located at 9910 Cash Road in Stafford, Texas. The 36,000-square-foot center features the renovated and repurposed “Old Building B,” one of the two buildings original to the [...]

HCC Southwest presents ‘College Career and Empowerment Summit 2013′

Houston Community College Southwest will conduct the “College Career and Empowerment Summit 2013” on Thursday February 14, 2013 at 12 p.m. at 5601 West Loop South, Houston, 77081 in the HCC West Loop Campus Auditorium. “The College Career and Empowerment Summit was created as a way to reach teens, current and future college students,” said [...]

District 7 highlights: Entrepreneurship Business Certificate Program

HCC Southwest will begin an Entrepreneurship Business Certificate Program in March, 2013 at the Missouri City Campus. The program is designed to develop and produce entrepreneurs who strive to launch successful businesses and fuel the economic growth at the community level throughout the Greater Houston area. “There is a palpable energy and a synergy in [...]

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