Coach Van Hedrick and the NCTC softball team won against Cisco on April 17th, 2024. This win has secured Coach Hedrick his 1,000th career win.

Van Hedrick has been the only head softball coach in the 25-year history of the North Central Texas College program. After serving as the assistant baseball coach at NCTC for several years, he started the softball program from scratch in 1999.

Since the inception of the program, Coach Hedrick has made sure his team is actively involved in the community. Whether it be volunteering with a community playground build, reading to kindergarten students at local schools, working at a hot-air balloon festival to benefit a local hospital, or cleaning up a church playground, the Lady Lions softball team is always looking for ways to help out the community. Congratulation Coach Hedrick!

In coordination with Cooke County, the Cities of: Callisburg, Gainesville, Lindsay, Muenster, Valley View, Towns of: Oak Ridge, Roadrunner, Independent School Districts (ISDs) of: Callisburg, Era, Gainesville, Lindsay, Muenster, Sivell’s Bend, Valley View, Walnut Bend, and North Central Texas College, are updating the Cooke County Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Upon visiting NCTC’s main campus in Gainesville, TX, you may notice work on the long-awaited Medal of Honor Museum construction appears to be nearing completion. Here are some things you should know!

The North Central Texas College Foundation held its annual Starlite Gala Saturday, April 6th, 2024, honoring individuals and organizations that have given of their time and resources to further NCTC and their local communities. With this year being NCTC’s 100th Anniversary, the event honored donors, students, and community members who have been pivotal in the college’s success.

Celebrating 100 Years by Serving Our Community for 100 Hours

On Friday, March 22nd, 2024, NCTC held a ‘Day of Service’ in which all staff were welcome to participate by spending the day volunteering locally. With the goal to reach a total of 100 combined community service hours in honor of NCTC’s 100-year anniversary in mind, 70 staff members total volunteered in Denton County, Cooke County, Graham, and Bowie.

North Central Texas College is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and to celebrate, the Gainesville Campus is lit up in the college's colors, Blue and White. Founded in 1924 by Randolph Lee Clark, NCTC is the oldest, continuously operating two-year college in Texas. NCTC began as Gainesville Junior College, an extension of the local public school system, in 3 rooms of the Newsome Dougherty Memorial High School building in Gainesville.

The North Central Texas College Foundation is now accepting nominations for special awards that will be presented at the annual NCTC Foundation Gala in April.

North Central Texas College hosted two commencement ceremonies on December 15th at the Gainesville campus to honor the Fall 2023 graduates. More than 400 students applied for graduation at NCTC this fall and 256 participated in the graduation ceremonies.

North Central Texas College is proud to announce the launch of its Course Sharing pilot program, starting this spring, in coordination with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).

NCTC Drama announces auditions for The Drowning Girls by Beth Graham, Charlie Tomlinson, and Daniela Vlaskalic and being directed by Missy Embrey. The auditions are on December 4 & 5 at 6:30 PM at the NCTC Denton Campus Black Box Theater. Needed are 3 Women ages 18 and up.

North Central Texas College was recently awarded the 2023 Recognition of Scaling Excellence (ROSE) Award from the Texas Pathways Institute in Houston, TX.

The North Central Texas College Foundation celebrated the accomplishments of students and the donors who helped provide scholarships for those students at the annual Donor and Scholar Breakfast Friday at Lions Gym on the NCTC Gainesville campus.

NCTC announces performances for its Fall/Christmas production at both the First State Bank Center for the Performing Arts and the NCTC Denton Campus Black Box Theater. The production is a world premiere of The Life and Times of Ignorance Christmas that has been adapted for the stage by Thom Talbott-Garcia.

NCTC has been recognized as one of the top U.S. colleges for online degrees in public service for 2024. Public service disciplines focus on supporting, protecting and improving the quality of life for members of a community.

College Academic Support Programs (CASP) has named North Central Texas College's English Department with the CASP Best Program of the Year Award for 2023. This prestigious award is a testament to the department's remarkable achievements in the field of developmental education and its outstanding contributions to the academic community.

Gainesville, TX – North Central Texas College has been awarded $2.8 million over five years to help Hispanic and other low-income students complete college degrees through the Pathways to Completion program…

Over the weekend TRIO Talent Search took some field trips! High schoolers explored the Latino Cultural Center; students saw the works of prominent Latino artist, learned about prominent Latino figures in DFW, and reflected on their own heritage. Middle schoolers visited Group Dynamix where they collaborated in team building activities and personal development.

Want to get involved? Learn more at nctc.edu/trio/ts

The Gainesville Kiwanis Club honored Johnny Leftwich with an endowed scholarship for students who will be attending NCTC in partnership with Debbie Sharp and the North Central Texas College Foundation during the annual officer’s banquet.

Collaboration with Dallas College, North Central Texas College, Tarrant County College will encourage students to pursue four-year STEM degrees.

The North Central Texas College Bowie Campus is hosting its annual Trunk or Treat event on Saturday, October 14, from 4 to 6 pm. This event is free and open to the public.