San Jacinto College

Process tech degrees pay off with careers at Lyondell Eleven San Jacinto College process technology graduates were recently hired as LyondellBasell plant operators, proving they have the training it takes to fill the skills gap in today’s petrochemical industry.A signing ceremony was held in October to celebrate the graduates’ achievements of earning their associate degrees, completing...

By Jeannie Peng Mansyur Since childhood, Dr. Rachel Garcia has been the problem solver. From fuel pumps to car brakes, she was the child by her father’s side repairing vehicles and spending time at the welding shop. She would later apply her problem-solving skills and hands-on approach of learning to the classroom and collaborate with researchers from across the globe. Now the chemistry...

By Melissa Trevizo As a San Jacinto College student, Jean Hoelewyn mastered her courses, never stopping until she achieved high scores. Now, she is excelling in her career as Silver Eagle Distributors first female diesel technician. “I love what I do,” Hoelewyn said. “I wake up every day ready to go to work and face the challenges of the day. The team I work with is amazing and I’m...

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By Andrea Vasquez Across the nation there are thousands of high school students sitting in or logging into college courses, also known as dual credit students. Dual credit students are high school students taking college courses that meet their high school graduation requirements while simultaneously accumulating college credit hours toward a degree or technical certificate. Many times,...

By Jeannie Peng Mansyur San Jacinto College and its industry partners are attracting talent to the Houston aerospace community by offering paid internships to San Jacinto College students and to other university and college students from the local area and across the country. One of the college’s key partners in this effort is SGT, a KBRwyle business unit. Through the “Get a Glimpse of...

By Jeannie Peng Mansyur San Jacinto College offers a new program in occupational therapy assistant in the high demand field of occupational therapy to help patients get back on track to leading independent lives.  The five-semester occupational therapy assistant program includes lectures, labs and clinical rotations that result in an associate (of applied science) degree. Texas boasts the...

By Melissa Trevizo The San Jacinto College cosmetology department has recently expanded its esthetics program to the North and South campuses. “We’ve had a lot of interest from students taking facial classes in esthetics,” said Dana Belt, cosmetology instructor at San Jacinto College South campus. “The esthetics courses go into much more detail than our facial classes and result in...