Del Mar College News

The Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) is located at Del Mar College's Center for Economic Development with the DMC Small Business Development Center and helps veterans get the special designation they need to be more competitive in the government contract-bidding process.

Informational online event features college overview and breakout sessions to get participants started on their journey through higher education.

The Aransas County Economic Development Corp. and Del Mar College have partnered to convert portion of the former Little Bay Primary School, at 2000 State Highway 35 North in Rockport, into a workforce development and entrepreneurship center. The center is slated to open in Spring 2022. Turner Ramirez Architects, of Corpus Christi, designed it. County officials anticipate opening bids for the construction in January.

Fall semester is the first time Del Mar College is offering students the chance to learn about artificial intelligence. Students can now earn a certificate for artificial intelligence in Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Del Mar College is the first two-year school to have a certificate of this kind.

Del Mar College is offering a voluntary incentive program for students and employees as part of its Viking Two-Step campaign. All they need to qualify is their vaccination card showing two Pfizer or Moderna vaccinations or a single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccination.

If you’ve missed Del Mar College (DMC) Cultural Programs Series events due to the pandemic, the wait is over. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, the program, in conjunction with the College’s Music Department, presents a chamber music performance from Wolfe Recital Hall on the Heritage Campus (Baldwin Blvd. and Ayers St.).

The trucking industry is a vital part of shipping across the country, and, locally, in Texas.. Del Mar College offers a transportation training course, where students can earn a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) in about four weeks

Gov. Greg Abbott appointed two Del Mar College leaders to the new Texas Commission on Community College Finance. DMC Board of Regents Chair Carol A. Scott and Mark Escamilla, Ph.D., College President and Chief Executive Officer, have both been appointed to the commission and will serve terms set to "expire at the pleasure of the Governor."

A shortage of construction workers is being seen and felt in the Coastal Bend, and Del Mar College is working to help fill that gap by offering a free six-week building construction trades program for 16- to 24-year-olds who are neither attending school nor working.

Texas Senate Bill 2081 has become a law now that it has passed, limiting pre-K class sizes to 22 students in public schools. Del Mar College Child Development Professor Dr. Amy Mintz provided her expertise as part of KRIS/KZTV's coverage of the bill.

A Del Mar College professor has received this year's Dr. Aileen Creighton Award for Teaching Excellence. Benita Flores-Munoz, who's a professor of child development, received the award.

Benita Flores-Muñoz, Professor of Child Development/Early Childhood at Del Mar College, was named the 2021 recipient of the College's prestigious faculty award, the Dr. Aileen Creighton Award for Teaching Excellence.

Del Mar College's Board of Trustees approved an additional $1 million in funding for the South Campus Project on Tuesday. John Strybos, vice president and chief physical facilities officer, presented two requests for approval for the project, funded with the 2016 Bond.

The jury room at the Nueces County Courthouse was filled with judges Thursday afternoon. The judges gathered to award a $2,800 scholarship to Tristyn Taylor Villarreal, who is currently working to get her associate's degree from Del Mar College in court reporting.

Del Mar College, along with the Nueces County Health Department, is offering five on-campus vaccination clinics during August for current and potential students. These free clinics will offer Meningitis, TDaP (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis), Hepatitis A&B, HPV and COVID-19 vaccines. The COVID-19 vaccine is available on Aug. 21 only.

Del Mar College is partnering with the Nueces County Health Department to offer free vaccines to current and incoming students starting August 14 at the DMC East Campus.

Wondering how to pay for classes this year? Del Mar College Financial Aid Services wants to help. DMC Financial Aid Services will host five Saturday workshops between July 31 and Aug. 28 to provide potential and current students with financial resources and assist with receiving financial aid this fall. The workshops, called "Show Me The Money," are scheduled for July 31 and Aug. 7, 14, 21 and 28.

Thinking about starting your college career this year, but unsure how to begin? Del Mar College is holding a recruitment event Saturday and Sunday, July 24-25, at La Palmera to help potential students enroll for this fall semester. Classes begin Aug. 30.

For many adults, success begins in the classroom, and now that schools are once again gearing up for full-time, in-person learning, getting registered for classes is easier than ever for those who are looking to make the grade. For those who are getting a late start and are wondering whether it is even still possible to be in school this semester, Del Mar College is making it easy to find out. Sara King, the Director of Admissions, told us that school representatives will be set up at the food court at La Palmera Mall this weekend, ready to help with the financial aid process.

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi along with Del Mar College are among a network of institutes set to explore how A.I. can benefit our community. And, Del Mar College will launch a first of its kind pilot A.I. certificate program this fall.

A shortage of truck drivers is one of the impacts affecting supplies available to restaurants. Del Mar College Transportation Training Services Director John Rojas provides an interview about the shortage as it relates to supplies available to the restaurant industry.