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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

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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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Help NVC Reach its Spring Registration Goals

– Encourage Current students that spring registration is NOW open and they can register online until Jan. 8 for the 16-week and Flex 1 terms. – First Time in College Students must complete multiple steps before they can attend orientation and register for classes. They should start here asap: http://www.alamo.edu/alamoenroll/future-students/ – last day to apply for admission to the

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NVC Cosmic Clay Night a Huge Success!

The NVC Ceramics department hosted its first “Cosmic Clay Night” on Nov. 18 in the ceramics studio at the Palmetto Performing Arts Center from 6-9 pm. Ceramics department faculty and staff mixed UV light reactive pigments into clay and installed black lights throughout the studio. The NVC community was invited to enjoy the opportunity to try their hand at

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Red Eye Crew: Felicia King

Felicia King Certified Academic Advisor NVC Career and Transfer Services Felicia has been inducted into the “Red Eye Crew” this semester by the one and only Gary Bowling. He leads a small group of caffeinated-charged instructors who teach at 6:30 am. To read about this energetic bunch that we affectionately call the “Red Eye Crew,”

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Recruiting Managers, Consultant Share Advice on Getting Hired

Before you start looking for a job, clean up your social media, say three business leaders participating on a panel discussion for the Northwest Vista College Business Student Organization. Panelists confirmed that hiring managers check what’s posted on social media of candidates and these postings could be a deciding factor on whether or not candidates

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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

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NVC Makes Military Friendly List

Northwest Vista College, Palo Alto College and St. Philip’s College have been named to the 2017 Military Friendly® Schools list by Victory Media, the premier media entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life. This year’s recipients were chosen from a list of more than 8,800 colleges, universities and trade schools throughout the nation that

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Incentive for Students to Complete Faster

Northwest Vista College now offers a Fast Completion Incentive Plan that saves eligible students time and money. The plan allows students who earn 18-24 credit hours in the fall 2016 and spring 2017 semesters to get three to six FREE credit hours in the summer 2017 semester. The incentive plan enables more students to achieve the

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Students Featured on KENS-5

Northwest Vista College students were recently featured on KENS-5 as part of an election scavenger hunt that NVC instructor, Dr. Robert Marbut, assigns his class. The students got to take a picture with KENS reporter Marvin Hurst. Read the story here.

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