NVC Presidential Search

Four candidates are vying for the position of NVC president and will be speaking with the campus community on Monday, June 2.

Campaign Focuses on Students’ Knowledge of Degree Completion

Northwest Vista College has been working on improving degree completion rates for the last four years and the efforts are helping as more students are obtaining their associate degree or certificate. From the 2012 to 2013 academic year, there was a 9.2 percent increase in degrees awarded.

UTSA President Holds Focus Group at NVC

[image 1]Making the transfer process easier for students was the purpose of a fact-finding mission by UTSA President Dr. Ricardo Romo, who visited the campus on May 6.

Your Gifts Reshape Futures

Susan Wilkinson, Liberal Arts major
Alamo Colleges – Northwest Vista College

Celebrating Jackie

Northwest Vista College invites students, employees, alumni, donors, media, board members and friends of NVC President Jackie Claunch to send messages via NVC's social media channels honoring her contribution to education in Texas.

Poet Sandra Cisneros Inspires Students

[image 1]On April 8, Northwest Vista students were privileged to visit and listen to poet, author and philanthropist Sandra Cisneros as a part of the annual Sandra Cisneros and Trinidad Sanchez Fiction Awards in Voice, Poetics, and Mastery.

The Path to Graduation: Sharman Castillo

Sharman Castillo’s success story at Northwest Vista College didn’t take the traditional path.

The Path to Graduation: Anne-Marie Hager

“NVC helped me develop and find my identity… people here helped remind me who I was.”

Record Number of Students Visit NVC

[image 1]Visit Vista Preview is NVC’s campus visit event for prospective students. On April 5, Northwest Vista College staff and students welcomed a record number of 103 students, plus their families and/or friends who were here to support them.

NVC Participate in Judging Record Number of Scholarship Applications

[image 1]Northwest Vista College joined three other Alamo Colleges in the consolidated scholarship application judging event held Friday, April 4, at the Workforce Center of Excellence.… Read More

Why a Degree Contest Engages Students and Employees

For the fourth year in a row, the Public Relations team conducted the “Why a Degree: Writing Contest” as part of the degree completion campaign to enhance student and employee perception about the importance of completing a degree or certificate at Northwest Vista College.

NVC Student Gets Full Ride at New Art College

One very lucky NVC student is on his way to the new Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the Southwest School of Art (SSA) in San Antonio. NVC student Juan Zavala-Castro will be attending the new private college for free starting in August!