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. [caption...

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...

By Andrea Vasquez San Jacinto College is one of nine schools selected to participate in Rice University’s 2018-2019 OpenStax Institutional Partnership Program to further the College’s efforts in providing free to low cost, peer-reviewed digital textbooks and course resources through open educational resources (OER). OpenStax is a nonprofit based at Rice University whose mission is to improve...

2015 bond referendum projects well underway  Following voter approval of a $425 million bond referendum in November 2015, progress on infrastructure updates and new facilities on each of the San Jacinto College campuses has begun. “We are pleased with the progress being made to date on the 2015 bond referendum projects, said Bryan Jones, associate vice chancellor for facilities services....

By Jeannie Peng Mansyur If you’ve noticed a new mace at San Jacinto College commencement ceremonies, Jeffrey McGee is the man behind the design. The department chair of fine arts at San Jacinto College grew up in a small town east of Buffalo, New York, having started his art career working in an art gallery in graduate school. He has since worked in Kansas City as a docent for the Arabia...

By Andrea Vasquez This fall, representatives from San Jacinto College and University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) signed an enhanced articulation agreement that will continue to provide students with seamless transfer and completion pathways. The existing agreement allows San Jacinto College students to transfer into baccalaureate degree programs of their choice at UHD with minimum loss of credit...

At San Jacinto College, our mission is to ensure you succeed and to empower you to achieve your goals, redefine expectations and encourage exploration of new opportunities. With eight career pathways, you are encouraged to not only equip yourself with the training and tools needed to succeed in a career, but to find your place in the world and pursue the life you’ve always wanted. If you plan to...