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During its 30th Anniversary celebration, Golden Bank, N.A. toasted a new partnership with the Houston Community College Foundation (HCCF) designed to support student success. The bank recently established the Golden Bank Scholarship through the Foundation to help low-income students pay for tuition, books and fees.

The Texas State Board of Education is researching better ways to access and document our accountability in our educational system.

In an effort to help students become more financially educated, HCC Central Financial Coach Joel Philistin recently conducted a seminar -- Understanding How Credit Works -- which focused on credit.

Houston Community College Students show off design skills at the annual Flash and Trash Fashion show.

Houston Community College hosts Small Business Breakfasts monthly at the West Loop Campus. They give local small business owners opportunities to connect with each other and large corporations, public entities or government sectors looking to hire vendors.

Houston Community College partnered with the Fort Bend YMCA for its Annual Fall Festival in Missouri City. HCC staff and Phi Theta Kappa student volunteers decorated the trunk of the HCC Nissan Cube with cobwebs and spiders. They handed out candy, sunglasses and pencils to over 300 trick-or-treaters.

Houston Community College hosted a large group of students from Bellaire Senior High School and delivered invaluable information about programs offered, as well as gave a tour of the West Loop Campus.

Houston Community College Financial coach Joel Philistin offers advice to students on how to manage and monitor their credit scores and how student loans will modify credit reports.

In observance of October being Substance Abuse Prevention month, Houston Community College hosted workshops throughout the month featuring guest speakers to prevent, understand, and recognize substance abuse.

HCC Central recently hosted an event where students from several different nations met to talk about their countries of origin and to discuss their adjustment to the United States and Houston.