https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWIIJBmriBY By NVC’s Dr. Thomas Pressly Bringing the spin to mathematics! Twelve whizz students, backed by NVC’s PLUS+STEM Department of Education Grant, created a stunning prize wheel as part of a service-learning project. The NVC Math Department and support labs (JH-308 Math Advocacy and JH-316 Math Tutoring) plans to use the wheel at college events
During the summer season, Northwest Vista College librarians helped the community through outreach in science education with its partner Southwest Research Institute. SWRI invites San Antonio area high school seniors to participate in its YES program. The SWRI engineers and scientists’ mentor the students as they do research and select a project to perform during
By Jessica Heppard, MSc.Northwest Vista College Biology Instructor Pura vida literally means “pure life,” but represents the Costa Rican motto of living in the moment and enjoying life. Four Northwest Vista College students lived and breathed pura vida during a 14-day study abroad program through the Alamo Colleges International Programs Office. Students completed two
Recently, the Alamo Colleges District and YMCA of Greater San Antonio announced the start of a strategic partnership to help close the gap between achieving a higher education and removing barriers to childcare access faced by student parents and working families. While new YMCA on-campus day camp options have begun this summer across the Alamo Colleges,
Northwest Vista College has a lot to celebrate this summer: commencement, being an Aspen finalist, YMCA summer camps, and a new Bachelor of Applied Technology in Cloud Computing. Students can now register for the new bachelor’s degree program in a fast-growing IT field: Cloud Computing. Cloud computing delivers computing services—including servers, storage, databases, networking, and
The Aspen Institute named Northwest Vista College as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence on June 11. The $1 million award is the nation’s signature recognition of strong performance among community colleges. The institutions selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high
The Aspen Institute named Northwest Vista College as a semifinalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The $1 million award is the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among community colleges. The institutions selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high and
The Alamo Colleges District is pleased to announce AlamoU Bachelor’s Programs across all of its five colleges: San Antonio College, Palo Alto College, St. Philip’s College, Northwest Vista College, and an upcoming degree program at Northeast Lakeview College. AlamoU Bachelor’s Programs is a strategic response to the burgeoning demands of various industries, particularly in nursing,
On May 8th, Kari Renschler and Henry Reyes were awarded certificates of scholarship and took photographs with the Tailar Kai Matthews Memorial Scholarship plaque—in which their names are engraved, in the psychology wing of Live Oak Hall. In addition to their certificates and engravings, on April 23rd, Kari and Henry were each awarded $250 for
Mark Sanchez’s journey after leaving the Army in 2022 epitomizes resilience and determination in the face of uncertainty. As a medic during the challenging times of COVID, he experienced firsthand the demanding and taxing nature of military service. Despite his dedication to helping others, Mark realized that his time in the military had reached its
What are you doing on May 20 on World Bee Day? Northwest Vista College will likely be celebrating its official designation as the first Bee Campus USA affiliate in San Antonio. This doesn’t mean a swarm of bees will come to the campus on May 20; instead, it means the campus is being recognized as
Thank you for joining us for the unforgettable celestial event of the total solar eclipse. Despite the cloudy day, attendees enjoyed the near darkness ushered in by Mariachi Los Galleros de San Antonio. The event, which was sponsored by Boeing, included a garden of telescopes, scientists, college professors, college students, elementary and middle schools, food
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