NVC in the News

Advanced Water Treatment

Northwest Vista's Advanced Water Treatment program was recently featured on KENS-5's “Great Day SA” morning show.
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Vital Tips Given at Active Shooter Training

School shootings are extremely rare but the recent rash of tragic accidents should remind all of us to remember critical safety tips.… Read More

NVC Receives Google Grant

The Texas Institute for Educational Robotics at Northwest Vista College received a $12,500 grant from the Google Computer Science for High School (CS4HS) program.

GeekWeek Debuts at NVC

The month of April promises hot weather, spring flowers and…Klingon poetry? That’s right! With April comes Northwest Vista’s first ever GeekWeek, a celebration that encourages us to embrace our inner geek.

Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour Apr 4

The “Laugh in Peace Comedy Tour” features Rabbi Bob Alper, Mo Amer and Rev. Susan Sparks. They believe humor may be the quickest way to world peace!

Information Needed for Campus Crime Incident

Information is needed for an incident that occurred in Parking Lot #9 (back of campus near Facilities) at approximately 10 am on Wednesday, March 6.

NVC Award Nominations Needed

It’s award season…Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globes and our own favorite…the NVC Awards

Stay the Course & Spring Arts Lineup

As most of you know, one of our three college strategic plan objectives is “student completion.” This objective aligns with the goal for all of our Alamo Colleges to improve graduation rates. One of the strategies to support the goal of improving graduation is the development of a “STAY THE COURSE” series.

Employee of the Month for March

Patty Sanchez, Senior Accounts Receivables Assistant

Encouraging Students to Fight Violence Against Women

Educating young people about violence against females and giving them the tools to prevent it is the goal of the Man Up Campaign that founder Jimmie Briggs spoke to students about at NVC on March 7.

March All College Meeting Notes

[image 1]NVC College Services hosted a spring break theme All College meeting, complete with tourism trivia, prizes and beach balls bouncing in the air.

Faculty Present at Ethics Conference

[image 1]On March 2, Charles Hinkley, Ph.D., of the NVC Philosophy department and NVC chair of Humanities, and Laura Cavicchi, LPC, of the NVC Psychology department, presented academic papers at the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics 22nd Annual Meeting in San Antonio.