North Central Texas College

As technology has weaved its way into our lives, many students and their parents can hardly recall the days of manually calculating a gratuity or solving algebraic formulas because we all travel with a calculator app built into our cell phones. And since unfamiliarity often breeds contempt, the whole world seems to have developed a collective math phobia. Darrell Smith, a business and...

In cosmetology, hair stylists have to be responsive to their clients in order to build a following, and you might say administrators at NCTC followed that model when they decided to start a barbering certification program in the Cosmetology department, starting this fall. Nationally, barbering is making a comeback in a big way and, in fact, the National Association of Barber Boards of America...

The flexibility and options within the higher education system in the U.S. can be both exhilarating and confusing. Educational goals are often tied to a particular level of completion and the corresponding certificate or degree. Not Sure What's What Here’s some clarification: Occupational Skills Award (OSA) Prepares you for immediate employment or adds to your marketability to...

As NCTC widens its reach — the college welcomes its downtown Denton campus this fall — we’re streamlining students’ access to crucial services like advising and financial aid in our “remote” locations.  The Mane Stop is a one-shop-stop at the NCTC Flower Mound campus, giving students easy access to a Registrar’s office and Business office as well as essential services like...

Gwen Lillard alumna, medical professional, proud mom In 2012, Gwen Lillard of Aubrey, Texas, was just over 30 and a self-described stay-at-home mom who hadn’t been to school since she was 17 and a half.  Change arrived in her life with “a flyer in the mail,” and she began thinking about taking a few classes at NCTC. Her motivation was simple. “The kids had gotten expensive,” she...

To the untrained eye, a day of skills training at NCTC’s Basic Fire Academy may look like a bunch of kids hanging from ropes, crawling on cars and having fun with fire hoses, but instructors warn that there’s a much more serious agenda at play— and it’s not for the faint of heart. Whether students enrolled in the Fire Science program aim for the one-year Basic Firefighter Certificate or...

NCTC’s Emergency Services division, devoted to training a new generation of first responders in careers like firefighting and emergency medical services, is in the midst of a rapid expansion that directly mirrors the incredible growth of North Texas and its host of sprawling communities. Answering the call of the area’s population explosion — and the resulting need for emergency personnel...

A fast-track-to-teaching program called the AAT Express — currently in place as a partnership between NCTC and Midwestern State University — will expand to include the University of North Texas by Fall 2019. NCTC’s Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) Express is an accelerated 18-month program that shortens Teacher Education students’ core curriculum program from four semesters to...