Former NVC student, Alayah Benavidez, was recently crowned Miss Texas USA for 2019. Now a student at the University of Texas-San Antonio, Alayah is an O’Connor High School grad. Alayah has credited Northwest Vista College with helping in furthering her education debt free. She has previously held the titles of Miss San Antonio Texas Teen… Read More


Come and enjoy a free movie, Hocus Pocus, by the lake at Northwest Vista College. Activities start out with trick-or-treating for the kids, bounce houses, arts and crafts, a haunted house for older kids and a costume kids for adults and kids. At sundown the movie will show and stay afterwards to watch fireworks over… Read More


On most days of the week, you can find Northwest Vista College graduate Giovanni “Gio” Contreras coaching classes at LoneStar CrossFit in San Antonio – motivating students to get through a tough workout, do a few more pushups, keep their back straight when doing squats or giving advice about nutrition. Between coaching, finishing up his… Read More


The Rio Grande Valley of deep south Texas is considered by many reporting agencies to be among the most uninsured regions in the nation. Recently, NVC Alumnus, Julien Mahler, Class of 2012, along with a cohort of fellow medical students at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, spearheaded efforts to open… Read More


Dr. Ric Baser is featured on the front cover of the May 17 publication of  “Diverse: Issues in Higher Education” magazine. The article highlights Dr. Baser as prioritizing diversity as well as increasing retention and graduation rates in his four years of leadership at Northwest Vista College. It also provides an overview of Dr. Baser’s 37-year… Read More


Join the NVC Fine Arts department and have a blast exploring ceramics, dance, and printmaking all under ultraviolet lights that make the materials and studios glow in a surreal and dream-like way. Professors and students in all departments will show you how to use the potter’s wheel, create alien animals, learn a few new dance… Read More


Congratulations to the NVC Drama department. At the annual Alamo Theatre Arts Council Awards presentation on Oct. 15 at the Empire Theatre in downtown San Antonio, NVC Drama’s production of “Grease” took home nine awards for Excellence in: Production (Mellissa Marlowe) Direction (Tim Hedgepeth) Set Design (Todd Deaver) Sound Design (Todd Deaver) Costume Design (Michelle… Read More


Friday, November 3 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Palmetto Center for the Arts Join the NVC Fine Arts department and have a blast exploring ceramics, dance, and printmaking all under ultraviolet lights that make the materials and studios glow in a surreal and dream-like way. Professors and students in all departments will show you how… Read More