2020

Houston Community College (HCC) is now home to the David E. Brauer collection of art and art history books. The well-known historian, lecturer and collector of British Pop Art, made the decision to bequeath his collection of approximately 10,000 books to HCC before his death last fall.

The challenge was clear-cut: Apply your creativity and ingenuity to showcase an app idea to address a specifically designed challenge. The more than 50 students who participated in the daylong competition known as App-a-thon@HCC on Nov. 14 embraced the challenge, showcasing eight innovative app ideas to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

Houston Community College has been named one of 10 community college finalists in the highly coveted Bellwether Awards competition for outstanding and innovative workforce development programs.

Newsletter from Trustee Dr. Pretta VanDible Stallworth, District IX

Newsletter from Trustee Rhonda Skillern-Jones, District II

Newsletter from Trustee Monica Flores Richart, District I

Newsletter from Trustee Dr. John P. Hansen, District VI

Newsletter from Trustee Robert Glaser, District V

Newsletter from Trustee Dr. Adriana Tamez, District III

Newsletter from Trustee Eva L. Loredo, District VIII

Newsletter from Trustee Dr. Cynthia Lenton-Gary, District VII

Newsletter from Trustee Dr. Reagan Flowers, District IV

Houston Community College (HCC) songwriting instructor and two-time Dove Award winner V. Michael McKay may have inspired gospel audiences for almost 50 years, but this is the first time a student says he has helped find her “flow and rhythm” without seeing his face and from across state lines. Because of COVID-19, all of McKay’s students are taking his classes online, instead of the classroom, but sophomore Jasmine Jemison is learning from her home in Little Rock, AK.

Closure of Certain HCC Campuses on Election Day – November 3. HCC serves as a Harris County polling (i.e., voting) location at five of its facilities. These facilities include Alief-Bissonnet Campus, Eastside Campus, North Forest Campus, West Loop Campus, and West Houston Institute.

The Texas Workforce Investment Council (TWIC) has granted program recognition to programs at Houston Community College.

The National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship has awarded Houston Community College with the 2020 Heather Van Sickle Entrepreneurial College Award, an honor which recognizes HCC as NACCE’s 2020 Entrepreneurial College of the Year.

Houston Community College (HCC) Trustee Robert Glaser has been elected Chair-Elect for the Community College Association of Texas Trustees (CCATT) Board of Directors, which was just announced in the fall issue of its quarterly e-newsletter.

I am excited to announce a new initiative that will bring all of the College together to address declining enrollment and support our recruitment efforts.

Houston Community College’s Center for Entrepreneurship is now the Glenda & David Regenbaum Center for Entrepreneurship at Northwest College. This past April Glenda and David Regenbaum generously donated $100,000 to the Center to support entrepreneurial initiatives to help educate and nurture the growth of small businesses. The center is located at HCC Northwest Alief Hayes campus in West Houston.

Houston Community College’s Academy for Vocational Advancement and Skill Training (VAST) has been transforming the lives of students by giving them a chance to receive affordable college career-readiness training leading to meaningful credentials, employment, and independence, since 1990.

More than 4,000 high school seniors will have the opportunity to earn a tuition-free, postsecondary education through Harris County Promise, a new program that provides students with last-dollar scholarships to cover the cost of tuition and fees at participating community colleges.

Equality and tolerance are the foundation of our collective success, and these precepts guide our work at HCC. We recognize our obligation as an institution, and as individuals, to battle inequality, intolerance, and racism.

Members of the leadership team, from District and College campuses, have been working to identify how the institution can streamline the student experience. “One College: Uniting the Voice of HCC” is the culmination of this work and the guiding vision as we continue to move forward through evaluating and modifying business processes; creating streamlined and automated student communications; and implementing technology solutions.

In recent days, state and local authorities announced the increased threat level of COVID-19 in the city of Houston and Harris County. In light of this circumstance, I am urging you to please exercise due care and follow safe practices, including but not limited to social distancing, wearing a mask, and washing your hands.

Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Relating to Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Houston Community College (HCC) is particularly proud to be the leading community college in the nation for international student enrollment. We are disappointed in the decision to modify exemptions that provide much-needed flexibility for our international students during a period when the COVID-19 pandemic imposes so much uncertainty. Nonetheless, we are committed to supporting these students by providing the instructional modalities needed to comply with SEVP requirements.

Some of the top minds in innovation and entrepreneurship in higher education came together to share best practices and emerging technologies at the 9th Annual Deshpande Symposium June 11-12.

HCC students, faculty, and staff can now access their favorite digital magazines using Flipster from EBSCO Information Services. Flipster is a next-generation magazine service that allows people to browse digital versions of the latest issues of popular magazines, courtesy of the HCC Libraries.

EduMed.org has ranked HCC Coleman College for Health Sciences as one of the Best Online Medical Assistant Programs in the country. Using the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), EduMed.org’s Best in 2020 rankings placed Coleman second among the programs named as best for online learning in health care.

The deadline to apply for the UH/HCC Engineering Academy at Katy has been extended to July 17. Apply now at www.hccs.edu/engineering-uh and join the Fall 2020 inaugural class.

For the seventh consecutive year, the Respiratory Therapy Program of HCC Coleman College for Health Sciences has received the Distinguished RRT Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). The RRT credential is considered a measure of success in inspiring graduates to achieve their educational and professional goals.

As Houston Community College prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2021, this year we celebrate another significant milestone in HCC history. Dr. Zachary Hodges, president of HCC’s Northwest College, celebrates his 25th year as HCC Northwest College president.

Houston-area high school students will have a chance to take part in a series of weeklong STEM Information Technology Virtual Summer Camps from July 6 to 10, 9 a.m. to noon.

HCC received the accolade based on its industry-focused Marketing program that provides students with up-to-date courses for career readiness. The concepts, principles and practical experience provided by the program are designed to meet the ever-changing and growing needs of the industry.

Students are flocking online to take advantage of an expanded line-up of courses offered at Houston Community College Southwest. With the new credit and continuing education offerings, learners can seamlessly continue their academic plans – all from the comfort of home.

New initiative connects displaced workers with in-demand jobs in Houston.

Houston Community College Southeast College extends its most deserving congratulations to the accounting division, in particular to Dr. Grau, Dr. Genanaw and Dr. Porter.

HCC Northwest won in four of the statewide award categories and in two of the three regional award categories, setting a new record for the college. Among the winners were HCC NW SGA Adviser Dominique Brown (Adviser of the Year for Region V) and Grace Ndwuko (Student of the Year for Region V). The two also won third place in their respective categories at the state level. Additional HCC NW winners included the Katy Creative Writing Club (third place for Poem of the Year) and the Census Action Da

Today, Connect Community, a local non-profit organization, launched the Sewn Goods Collaborative to protect our public workers, local businesses, and residents during the COVID-19 crisis. This collaborative was launched in tandem with Houston Community College, Houston Furniture Bank, and several small-batch manufacturers, non-profits and local sewists to create a partnership to better serve the Greater Houston community.

The HCC Foundation (HCCF) is raising funds to provide emergency relief to Houston Community College (HCC) students who are struggling with unexpected expenses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Support ranges from helping students meet urgent basic needs (such as food, housing, and utilities) to covering the cost of internet access and/or devices so students can continue their studies via remote learning.

Houston Community College announced that San Jacinto College, University of Houston at Sugar Land, Fort Bend County Judge’s Office, TX/RX Labs, Alief ISD and Houston ISD have joined efforts to help address personal protective equipment shortages for local area medical professionals and first responders in the fight against COVID-19. The collaborative effort – known as H-Force – will be a comprehensive community partnership platform bringing together members’ resources, technologies a

A leader, a college student, the president of the HCC student government association (SGA), the vice president of the United Student Council (USC), and a friend, son, and brother — Corey Glover excels on every level.

According to a statement from S&P, the rating affirmation was based primarily on HCC’s strong liquidity position, manageable debt, diverse revenue base and experienced management team. The rating affirmation is particularly notable since it comes in the midst of growing economic uncertainty and an increasing focus by the rating agencies on the ability of the local government and higher education sectors to weather the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Flowers is a leading thinker in the field of STEM education and STEM talent pipeline development. Her innovative work is changing the way people visualize, conceptualize, and experience STEM. She has been nationally recognized for her dedication to providing STEM access to female and minority students.

HCC will use its 3D printers, laser cutters and machining equipment to address shortages in PPE for healthcare providers.

When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Just ask Guillermo Huerta, who has re-enrolled in classes at Houston Community College after dropping out five years ago on a whim. Now, he’s laser focused with his eyes on the prize – earning an Associate of Arts degree, attending a four-year college and later owning and operating his own machine shop.

Houston Community College Southwest is taking a giant leap forward in virtual reality (VR) education joining hands with the nation’s leading VR and extended reality (XR) tech firms.

More than 80 students and civic leaders walked from Central’s Learning Hub Science Building to Trinity Episcopal Church in Midtown to vote in the March 3 primary.

HCC students training in auto body repair, automotive technology, and heavy vehicle maintenance and repair will have an opportunity to meet with employers from various companies in the transportation industry. The job fair is also open to experienced technicians as well as persons seeking to learn more about training at the ATTC and the new Automotive Center of Excellence at the North Forest Campus.

Great Value Colleges has named Houston Community College’s IDEAStudio as one of its top 50 Best Maker Spaces. IDEAStudio is housed at HCC’s West Houston Institute (WHI), located on the Alief Hayes campus. The studio’s name is an acronym for Innovation, Design Entrepreneurship, Arts & Sciences, and for the past two years has served students and faculty using both traditional and cutting-edge technologies.

February is Financial Aid Awareness Month. To celebrate it, the Financial Aid Office is hosting a livestream to answer questions about paying for your education. The livestream will happen Thursday, February 27 from noon - 1 p.m. on HCC's Facebook and YouTube channels.

More than 45 engineering students attended the Career Services NASA Community College Aerospace Scholar Internship workshop presented by NASA's Program Coordinators on Feb. 19 at the HCC Alief Campus.

The Stafford High School Class of 2020 has much to be proud of when they stroll across the stage to collect their high school diplomas this May. For three of the students, the pomp and circumstance will have special significance. Graduates Samantha Sadeghi, Miriam Santacruz and Kevin Nguyen will not only receive their diplomas but also associate degrees from Houston Community College (HCC) Southwest at the same time.

The sounds of jazz will fill the halls of HCC Stafford campus this summer at the F2F Jazz Improvisation Camp, a collaboration of Houston Community College (HCC) Southwest and the nonprofit F2F Music Foundation.

The Houston MBDA Business Center (Minority Business Development Agency), operated by Houston Community College, has announced the creation of the 2020 Export Academy.

The HCC Automotive program in collaboration with Career & Job Placement Services will host a career readiness and industry workshop for current students and graduates of the program from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 20 at the Automotive Technology Training Center, 4638 Airline Drive- LRC Room.

The Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education (TACHE) is proud to announce the inaugural 12 Career and Leadership Development Institute Fellows, which includes Houston Community College's own Alejandra Campos-Guerrero and Martin Perez.

In celebration of Black History Month, the HCC Northeast Student Life department will present a discussion with Tammie Lang Campbell titled African Americans and The Vote at 11 a.m. on Thursday, February 6 at the HCC Northline Campus (Building A) – Rm. 115.

The HCC Northeast Art Gallery and Student Life Department in collaboration with the Visual & Performing Arts Center of Excellence will commemorate Black History Month with an opening reception and exhibit titled Resurrection featuring Houston artist Kentra Gilbert at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, February 4 at the Northline Campus.

Romana Vargas, a dual-credit student at HCC Southeast, has been named to the All Texas Academic Team Awards from Phi Theta Kappa. These awards are merit based on accomplishments while students pursue an associate degree or workforce pathway. Vargas is serving as the vice president of scholarship for her society’s chapter.

Student and staff volunteers provided food for more than 200 people at the Eagle Strong Community Food Fair, Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Alief Hayes campus. HCC partnered with the Houston Food Bank and West Houston Assistance Ministries (WHAM) to provide food for HCC students, faculty, and staff, as well as the community.

Lynn Whitfield and Robin Givens, both accomplished, veteran actresses of stage and screen, have been selected as the new keynote speakers for the Houston Community College Black History Scholarship Gala, which takes place Saturday, February 29.

Five HCC Northwest students won the All Texas Academic Team Awards from Phi Theta Kappa. These awards are merit based on accomplishments while while students pursue an associate degree or workforce pathway.

Houston Community College has launched an artificial intelligence (AI) Associate of Applied Science degree program, making it the first community college in Texas to have such a program.