HCC Northeast’s new photonics program meets demand for STEM technicians

Houston Community College Northeast is partnering with the National Center for Optics and Photonics Education (OP-TEC) to offer a new Photonics workforce program that will be infused into the Electronics Engineering Technology AAS degree. Photonics involves cutting-edge uses of lasers, optics, fiber-optics, and electro-optical devices in numerous and diverse fields of technology—alternate energy, manufacturing, health [...]

HCC Northeast ‘leads the way’ in student success

Residents of the Houston Community College Northeast service area gathered with students, staff and faculty on Wednesday, April 24 at the Northline Campus in a community dialogue led by District I Trustee Yolanda Navarro Flores and HCC Northeast President Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher about the future of education and facilities at Northeast College. In the [...]

HCC Northeast science programs win in STEM poster competition

The Houston Community College Northeast natural science and biotechnology programs participated in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) poster competition at the HCC 2013 Chancellor’s Symposium held on April 12. The HCC Northeast natural science department placed first in the competition with a poster presentation that focused on the removal of toxic metal ions [...]

HCC Northeast celebrates heritage of Acres Home at annual Family Fun Day in the Park

Houston Community College Northeast was one of many partners to celebrate the heritage of the Acres Home community at the annual Acres Home Family Fun Day in the Park on April 13. The event attracts more than 15,000 residents of Acres Home and surrounding communities. Representatives from HCC Northeast were on hand to distribute information [...]

HCC Northeast closes spring art series with Earth Day exhibit

Over a year ago, Houston Community College Northeast opened the Art Hub Gallery under the direction of Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher, HCC Northeast president. The gallery merges art with education and provides students and area residents with diverse works of art and multicultural activities for communities located in the east part of the service area. [...]

HCC PSI partners with industry for tactical helicopter training

  As the demand for first responders in various emergency situations continue to increase, the need for highly trained and skilled personnel is imperative. Houston Community College has played an instrumental role in training 70% of Houston’s emergency responders through its Public Safety Institute (PSI). Located at the HCC Northeast Campus, the PSI has forged [...]

HCC Northeast shows support at Sabor del Northside Festival

Houston Community College Northeast is engaged in the community to provide relevant educational opportunities. The college’s service area represents more than 400,000 residents, covers a diverse section of Houston and is filled with multicultural community activities. On Saturday, April 13, HCC Northeast representatives engaged the Northside community at the second annual Sabor del Northside Festival. [...]

Quilt artist displays ‘Fiber Art’ at HCC Northeast

The HCC Northeast Art Hub Gallery continues to infuse art with education by exhibiting diverse works of art from paintings to textiles. The latest installation called “Fiber Art: The Art of Women’s Work” by artist Carolyn Crump, intrigued students, staff and community members who gathered for an opening reception. The collection of quilts, wall hangings [...]

Houston Community College Northeast Celebrates Women’s History Month

Houston Community College Northeast presents an art exhibition entitled “Fiber Art: The Art of Women’s Work” which is scheduled to run March 25 through April 12, 2013 at the HCC Northeast Art Hub Gallery, 555 Community College Drive 77013. An opening reception and lecture will be held Thursday, March 28, 2013 from 11:45 a.m. – [...]

HCC Pinemont Book Club presents stimulating conversation on race relations

In recognition of Black History Month, the Houston Community College Northeast Pinemont Book Club hosted a special program for students, faculty, staff and community members. The program reflected upon the 2013 Black History Month theme “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington.” The program included a special [...]

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