San Jacinto College

Register for spring 2021 classes The holidays are approaching and that means it is time to start thinking about your plans for the New Year! Register now for San Jacinto College’s spring 2021 classes, which begin Jan. 19. Students have multiple options for the upcoming semester with “San Jac My Way,” which offers five different ways to learn, both in person and online: Online Anytime,...

By Andrea Vasquez The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program and the Siemens Foundation have awarded San Jacinto College with the Excellence and Equity in Community College STEM Award for the College’s associate degree nursing and process technology programs. Eight winning programs from seven community colleges across the country are receiving this award for providing outstanding...

By Melissa Trevizo / Photo courtesy of San Jacinto College Wayne Graham, former San Jacinto College baseball coach, has been named as one of the eight inductees into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame. “It is such an honor,” Graham said. “I am proud to be part of this class of honorees. These men have done a lot for the game, and I congratulate them on their...

By Courtney Morris / Photo courtesy of Mika Ayers Sitting in her doctor’s office in December 2018, Mika Ayers felt her world explode. Her back pain and fatigue were not signs of stress. Her cancer had returned — and advanced to Stage 4. Ayers had just faced a life crossroads, becoming a single mom and enrolling in the San Jacinto College Health Information Management (HIM) Program to...

By Andrea Vasquez / Photos by Andrea Vasquez, San Jacinto College It’s not easy saying goodbye to people and places you have dedicated most of your personal and professional life to. San Jacinto College provosts Dr. William Raffetto (North Campus) and Dr. Brenda Jones (South Campus) are experiencing this after recently retiring. Raffetto and Jones have contributed more than 55 years of...

By Melissa Trevizo The San Jacinto College EDGE Center, located at the Houston Spaceport at Ellington Airport,  offers aerospace training and a pathway to careers in the aerospace industry under instructors who work are at the top of their fields. “We are partnering with companies like Intuitive Machines to offer our students the very best, up-to-date knowledge about the aerospace...

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By Courtney Morris / Photos courtesy of Gavin Calais Photography Sydni Calais loves baking. Look no further than her 430 multicolored cookie cutters hanging on wall hooks or the two KitchenAid stand mixers crowding her countertop. But what looks like an obsession is an occupation for the 25-year-old San Jacinto College pastry chef graduate. In April 2018, Calais turned her side hustle,...

By Courtney Morris / Photo by Courtney Morris, San Jacinto College Brianna Seratt was playing a waiting game, and time was running out. With San Jacinto College’s fall semester weeks away, Seratt still hadn’t registered for classes. Although she had submitted her FAFSA, she was waiting for funds to come through. Because of COVID-19, she wasn’t sure she could talk to anyone on...

By Andrea Vasquez As the cost of higher education continues to rise, the odds of completing any degree or certification drop lower each year. To boost those odds, not only in graduating college students but by creating a college-going culture among underrepresented high school students, San Jacinto College has partnered with Pasadena ISD and Good Reason Houston as participants in the Harris...

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By Courtney Morris / Photos by Courtney Morris, San Jacinto College Adam Stringer was that kid with his face squished against the backseat car window, magnetized as 18-wheelers cruised past on the highway. As a teen and 20-something, he spied the San Jacinto College Truck Driving Program commercial trucks parked at the Central Campus. When Stringer considered switching careers after 16...

By Melissa Trevizo / Photos by Melissa Trevizo, San Jacinto College The fire protection technology training program at San Jacinto College just gained a powerful new asset. The College now boasts a new fire training field at the Maritime Training Center. “We previously partnered with local municipalities to use their fire fields for the live fire portion of training,” said John...

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