The Randolph Lee Clark Bequest Society, named for the college’s founder, was established by the North Central Texas College Foundation Inc., to recognize individuals who have notified NCTC that they have designated a gift to the college through a bequest.

The support the college receives through bequests is a vitally important element of the institution’s ongoing effort to providing quality educational opportunities to deserving students. Your gift by bequest to North Central Texas College, through the NCTC Foundation, can be included in the body of your existing will or by a simple clause—a codicil—included by your attorney.

Bequests to the NCTC Foundation will reduce the federal and estate taxes and, in most cases, state taxes on your estate.

You Specify the Exact Nature of Your Bequest

Bequests to the NCTC Foundation may consist of specific property, real or personal, as well as money. Real property is land and anything that is attached to it. Personal property includes everything else—securities, insurance policies, books, antiques, jewelry, etc. If securities are given, appropriate wording should be used in the will to safeguard your intentions. Otherwise, during the period of time between your death and your will’s execution, such events as stock dividends, stock splits or mergers may reduce the amount of the gift you intended. The NCTC Foundation welcomes gifts of real estate, wherever they may be located, if the Foundation is not required to keep the property.

Always Consult Your Attorney

A will should always be drawn by or with the advice of an attorney. A will must not only be clear but executed to meet all legal state requirements. This brochure is intended only to provide general information for those who may wish to make a gift for the benefit of North Central Texas College through their wills.

To learn more about becoming a member of the NCTC Clark Bequest Society, please download and complete the information form (in PDF format), or call the NCTC Foundation office at 940-668-4213. You also may contact the Foundation’s Executive Director, Debbie Pounds, by e-mail.

The More Things Change...
The More They Stay the Same:
Why Your Support Is So Vitally Important

Since Randolph Lee Clark founded what was to become North Central Texas College, much has changed. The college is bigger, of course, growing from an initial class of 32 students in 1924 to a current student population of more than 6,100 on three campuses—making it 20th largest (and one of the fastest growing) among the 50 public community colleges in Texas. It is also the state's oldest continuously operating public two-year college. (Read more about NCTC's history HERE.)

But one thing about the college has never changed from the earliest days of Gainesville Junior College, as it was known then. It’s our attitude toward our students—that we exist to provide them the opportunity to change their lives for the better through higher education. Further, our commitment is to make it both affordable and accessible, not only because it’s close to home but also because of our open admissions policy.

Costs Kept Low, But Many NCTC Students Need Financial Help

Even though NCTC’s locally elected Board of Regents strives to keep tuition and fee costs low, we understand that it remains difficult for many individual students and families to cover college expenses. That’s why the work of our NCTC Foundation is so vitally important.

Over the past academic year, the NCTC Foundation awarded scholarships to 383 students, a large number of whom would not otherwise have been able to enroll. That’s 383 lives made better through higher education.

The 383 scholarships awarded this past year is a wonderful start, but so many more students need our help. That’s why we need YOUR help, and the Randolph Lee Clark Bequest Society is a great way to help build a legacy that will enable NCTC to continue changing the world... one student at a time.