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Cypress Campus Center Renovation Project Begins

Northwest Vista College recently held the celebration of the Cypress Campus Center renovation project. Community leaders, faculty, staff, and students joined Alamo Colleges District Board Chair Dr. Clint Kingsbery, Chancellor Dr. Mike Flores, and Northwest Vista College President Dr. Amy Bosley for the event.  The “ground turning” at the Cypress Campus Center is the starting

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Fulbright Experience Expands NVC’s Global Perspective

History isn’t just in textbooks, but it’s a lived experience. Northwest Vista College’s Yolanda Reyes-Guevara got to experience the impact of World War II in Berlin, Germany this past fall when she traveled there as a recipient of a Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Award. “This was a fun and educational journey, filled with personal

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NVC Celebrates New Veterans Center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjAGUKHtkfU Northwest Vista College recently announced the grand opening of the Esperanza Veterans Center, a facility dedicated to meeting the unique needs of veteran- and military-connected students and their families. The Esperanza Veterans Center (EVC) showcases NVC services dedicated to meeting the unique needs of veteran and military-connected students and their families. The facility includes

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How Neurodiverse is our Community College Population?

Alamo Colleges is on a mission to break the cycle of poverty for students, but one of the stigmas often not talked about in many households is undiagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders such as ADHD or autism. “The undiagnosed community is often in the Hispanic community. Our families don’t believe in going to doctors, or it’s often

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A Legacy of Learning at Alamo Colleges

Jesse Harbert, a familiar face at Northwest Vista College, has been an integral part of the campus community since 2006. Starting as an adjunct math instructor and now serving as a full-time academic program specialist overseeing the Math Advocacy Center, Jesse’s dedication to education is evident in his daily work. Jesse graduated from San Antonio

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Boot Camps Helping Students

A group of Northwest Vista College students recently completed the first AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification exam bootcamp and the results were promising. The one-week bootcamp was held Oct 14 -18 and included 15 students from the Cloud BAT and Network and Cloud Architecture A.A.S degree programs. On the final day of the bootcamp, a

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QEP – Helping Students Via Belonging and Mentoring

The Northwest Vista College Quality Enhancement Program committee has selected the next QEP topic and it is Belonging! The goal is to help NVC First-Generation students celebrate where they are on their academic journey while understanding how the NVC community can support them and their families along the way. The purpose is also to recognize

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NVC Gives Back – Heart to Heart

   We know that the generosity of one heart impacts another and that’s exactly what Northwest Vista College is looking to put on display with this year’s campaign – ‘Heart to Heart.’  The most convenient way to donate, now through Oct. 31, is through the ACES electronic portal, e-Pledge under the ‘employee’ tab. Employees can

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New NVC Bachelor’s Degree Surpasses Enrollment Goal

The Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) degree in Cloud Computing at Northwest Vista College launched this fall semester with 143 declared majors. This is 30% above the target enrollment goal of 110 students.  In 2017, the 85th Legislature in Texas passed Texas Senate Bill 2118, which made it possible for qualified community colleges and programs

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NVC Recognized for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense

Northwest Vista College (NVC) has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD) by the National Security Agency. This recognition is for the Cybersecurity and Information Assurance program of study that NVC offers. “Your ability to meet the increasing demands of the program criteria will serve the nation well in

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Reflection: Exploring Ireland’s Tensions with NVC Students

By NVC Faculty Diana Bradford I had the pleasure of accompanying five students from Northwest Vista College to Bally Castle Northern Ireland in the summer of 2024 (along with faculty Neil Lewis). Each of these students wrote an essay describing why they wanted to attend the Seeds of Hope Conference. As I got to know

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