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NVC Web Design Class Nationally Recognized

Congrats to Northwest Vista College Digital Media Coordinator Viviane Marioneaux. Her IMED-Web Design II (2315) class is now nationally recognized and a certified course for meeting standards of Quality Matters standards. Quality Matters is a nationally-recognized program in which 1,300 colleges and universities throughout the world subscribe to the QM program and use the Higher Ed Rubric to

NVC Giving Students Options with More Online Classes

With almost 75 percent of Northwest Vista College students attending college part-time, giving students options has been a priority for this college. And one of those options has been online classes. Almost 15 percent of course sections at NVC are fully online. If we exclude math and INRW refreshers and orientations, there are 324 fully

Students Compete at Cyber Security Event at NVC

Nearly 200 students convened at Northwest Vista College to take part in a CyberPatriot IX San Antonio Center of Excellence Practice Competition. The purpose of the event was to help teams master the security skills necessary to protect Windows and Linux systems in a Cisco network environment. About 16 different schools were represented that ranged from middle

Emerging Leaders from NVC

Sixteen Northwest Vista College employees were chosen to be a part of the inaugural class of Emerging Leaders, a program by Alamo Colleges Human Resources. Over the next six months, the group will learn principles that deal with inspiring trust, clarifying purpose, aligning systems and unleashing talent. The group will also tackle some NVC processes

Board of Trustees Play the NVC Math Game

Heidi Hunt-Ruiz presented the Northwest Visa College Math Path game to the Alamo Colleges Board of Trustees on Dec 13. NVC’s Math Path advising model has been recognized as a state model by the Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas at Austin, a national leader in Math Pathways Projects. NVC implemented the Math

Celebrating Employees

At the Dec. 9 Bragging Breakfast, several Northwest Vista College employees were recognized for their achievements and contributions. Elsa O’Campo, Education discipline coordinator, completed her Ph.D program in Leadership Studies from OLLU. Mary Ramirez, DPS officer, completed her MBA from Texas A&M University – SA, and she was selected the December Alamo Colleges Employee of

Digital Video Students Helping the Community

Every year students from Northwest Vista College’s Digital Video & Cinema Production classes work with companies and nonprofit groups to give them a free promotional video to support their programs. Through the work of NVC’s DVCP students, community organizations have benefitted from millions of dollars in free marketing videos – which is something that many organizations

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Improving Ourselves Through SACSCOC Recommendations

Thank you to all who attended the Northwest Vista College Town Hall Meeting and your contribution during this open forum dialogue regarding NVC’s response to the Special Committee Recommendations for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges or SACSCOC – our accrediting organization. The issues addressed today are imperative for the continued growth and

Congressman Joaquin Castro Celebrates Nano Grants with NVC

The November Bragging Breakfast received a special guest via Congressman Joaquin Castro. He came to NVC to congratulate the college for receiving two nanotechnology-based grants worth $1.2 million. With these grants, Northwest Vista College is positioning San Antonio as a nanotechnology education hub and putting students on a path to a lucrative career. The two grants awarded to