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Cooke County Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update

In coordination with Cooke County, the Cities of: Callisburg, Gainesville, Lindsay, Muenster, Valley View, Towns of: Oak Ridge, Roadrunner, Independent School Districts (ISDs) of: Callisburg, Era, Gainesville, Lindsay, Muenster, Sivell’s Bend, Valley View, Walnut Bend, and North Central Texas College, are updating the Cooke County Hazard Mitigation Plan.

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NCTC Centennial Gala

The North Central Texas College Foundation held its annual Starlite Gala Saturday, April 6th, 2024, honoring individuals and organizations that have given of their time and resources to further NCTC and their local communities. With this year being NCTC’s 100th Anniversary, the event honored donors, students, and community members who have been pivotal in the college’s success.

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100 Hours of Community Service

Celebrating 100 Years by Serving Our Community for 100 Hours

On Friday, March 22nd, 2024, NCTC held a ‘Day of Service’ in which all staff were welcome to participate by spending the day volunteering locally. With the goal to reach a total of 100 combined community service hours in honor of NCTC’s 100-year anniversary in mind, 70 staff members total volunteered in Denton County, Cooke County, Graham, and Bowie.

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NCTC Shining Bright for 100 Years

North Central Texas College is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and to celebrate, the Gainesville Campus is lit up in the college's colors, Blue and White. Founded in 1924 by Randolph Lee Clark, NCTC is the oldest, continuously operating two-year college in Texas. NCTC began as Gainesville Junior College, an extension of the local public school system, in 3 rooms of the Newsome Dougherty Memorial High School building in Gainesville.

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Grant Announcements

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North Central Texas College Receives Grant Award from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
North Central Texas College Receives Grant Award from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

NCTC received funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) through a Commercial Motor Vehicle Operational Safety (CMVOST) grant for fiscal year 2024. The funding will expand the number of commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders who have enhanced operator safety training.

Over 300 NCTC Students Helped Through Emergency Aid Grant
Over 300 NCTC Students Helped Through Emergency Aid Grant

The Texas Emergency Aid Roadmap Grant, funded by the Greater Texas Foundation, is coming to a close while North Central Texas College couldn’t be prouder of the impact the program made on NCTC student’s lives. North Central Texas College and nine other community colleges across the state were awarded this grant to help develop efficient, equitable, and sustainable emergency aid programs to ensure students receive the support they need to persist through financial crises.

North Central Texas College Awarded $2.8 Million Federal Grant to Help Hispanic Students with Pathways to Completion
North Central Texas College Awarded $2.8 Million Federal Grant to Help Hispanic Students with Pathways to Completion

Gainesville, TX – North Central Texas College has been awarded $2.8 million over five years to help Hispanic and other low-income students complete college degrees through the Pathways to Completion program…

Lyda Hill Philanthropies awards grant to expand STEM pathways at TWU
Lyda Hill Philanthropies awards grant to expand STEM pathways at TWU

Collaboration with Dallas College, North Central Texas College, Tarrant County College will encourage students to pursue four-year STEM degrees.

CRCM Grant Announcement
CRCM Grant Announcement

North Central Texas College is proud to announce the successful completion of the 2021 College Readiness and Completion Model grant program at NCTC…

NCTC Receives Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant
NCTC Receives Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant

NCTC has been invited by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to join ten Texas community colleges in launching a statewide Course Sharing program that will increase access to online courses for students enrolled in Texas colleges and universities. As part of this project, NCTC students will have the opportunity to co-enroll in partnering community colleges and complete online academic, career, and technical courses that will count towards certificate and degree completion.

NCTC pioneers rural college promise program
NCTC pioneers rural college promise program

North Central Texas College was named as a recipient of a Greater Texas Foundation grant to pioneer a Rural College Promise program to produce stronger and more equitable college and workforce outcomes for rural North Texas students.

 

Conferences & Symposiums

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NCTC Faculty attend virtual TCCTA Leaders Conference
NCTC Faculty attend virtual TCCTA Leaders Conference

On October 7-9, 2021, NCTC Faculty Senate Officers attended the 41st Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA) Leaders Conference. For the second year in a row, the Conference was held online and included informative presentations and opportunities for attendees to interact with colleagues from across the state.

 

Awards

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NCTC Faculty Chosen as TCCTA Faculty Fellows for 2024-2025
NCTC Faculty Chosen as TCCTA Faculty Fellows for 2024-2025

NCTC is proud to announce the selection of full-time faculty Government Professor Jeremy Brannon and adjunct Accounting Instructor Astonida Draper to serve as Texas Community College Teachers Association Faculty Fellows for 2024-2025. 

NCTC Student Success Center Receives CRLA Certification for Tutor Training
NCTC Student Success Center Receives CRLA Certification for Tutor Training

North Central Texas College is pleased to announce that the NCTC Student Success Center has been awarded certification as a Level I, II, and III certified tutor training program by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). This certification is effective from August 1, 2024, to July 31, 2028.

NCTC Instructor Doug Akins Awarded Networking Academy Instructor Excellence Award
NCTC Instructor Doug Akins Awarded Networking Academy Instructor Excellence Award

For the third year in a row NCTC Instructor, Doug Akins has been named a Networking Academy Instructor Excellence Expert for 2023. Professor Akins is recognized as being in the top ten percent of instructors in Cisco Networking Academy, based on learner success and course feedback. Akins earned the award in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2021, and 2022 previously.

NCTC recognized by Texas Pathways Institute
NCTC recognized by Texas Pathways Institute

North Central Texas College was recently awarded the 2023 Recognition of Scaling Excellence (ROSE) Award from the Texas Pathways Institute in Houston, TX.

Creativity Awards 2023
Creativity Awards 2023

Previously known as the Creative Writing Awards, North Central Texas College kicked off the first annual Creativity Awards on April 27th, 2023. Author, Maria Dahvana Headley, attended this event as the honorary guest speaker for the evening.

NCTC would like to congratulate the winners of the 2023 Creativity Awards, and wish them the best in their ongoing future. Read more for the complete list of winners.

NCTC Foundation honors donors and scholarship recipients
NCTC Foundation honors donors and scholarship recipients

The North Central Texas College Foundation celebrated the accomplishments of students and the donors who helped provide scholarships for those students at the annual Donor and Scholar Breakfast Friday at Lions Gym on the NCTC Gainesville campus.