Del Mar College News

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.

Del Mar College's Corpus Christi Prefreshman Engineering Program (CCPREP) held competitions on July 15 to allow summer campers to demonstrate the knowledge and skills they developed about STEM topics and related activities during the past six weeks.

Del Mar College is offering a chance to get a look at just how immersive their Mexican-American Studies curriculum is for students. The College will host a two-day virtual seminar July 23 and 24 which will feature sessions covering a range of topics such as fine arts, history, and politics among other topics.

La población Mexicoamericana es una de las más grandes en el sur de Texas, y una institución local tiene el propósito de que nos familiaricemos más sobre esta cultura a través de un seminario. Las clases son el 23 de julio y 24 de julio y todavía hay cupo.

Del Mar College’s 249,500-square-foot space construction project on Corpus Christi's southside is currently on schedule. College officials said the project is 67% complete and anticipate the STEM Building will open, as scheduled, in summer 2022. The remainder of the 96-acre campus will open in spring 2023.

What do you do when you want to be part of a music scene, but you live in a small Midwestern city or town, where most culture is slow to filter through? You build it yourself. That's what the book Punks in Peoria: Making a Scene in the American Heartland, published in June by University of Illinois Press, is all about. Written by Jonathan Wright and Dawson Barrett (Del Mar College Associate Professor of History), it's billed as a book about "punk rock culture in a preeminently average town."

The Corpus Christi Municipal Band will be closing their summer season at Del Mar College's outdoor amphitheater this Fourth of July right before the fireworks start at the Bayfront.

Across the state, there continues to be a need for well-trained firefighters. In a dangerous situation, you want to know that they are as prepared as possible to meet the challenge, relying on both experience and training. For many firefighters in the Coastal Bend and beyond, much of that has come from the Del Mar College Regional Fire Academy.

Del Mar College's Dean of Student Outreach and Enrollment Services Gracie Martinez says college-level courses are available for high school students to take while still in high school.

Linda P. Villarreal became the newest member of the Del Mar College Board of Regents on June 11 after she was appointed to fill the at-large position left vacant by the death of Regent Hector “Coach” Salinas. The term runs through 2024.

Texas-based Del Mar College, which has a truck driving training program, is proud to serve veterans in South Texas.

The AED Foundation has announced the accreditation of the Del Mar College Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technician offered through its Diesel Applied Technology Program.

Linda P. Villareal was sworn in Friday for the At-large seat for Del Mar College's Board of Regents during a special meeting.

Del Mar College's Board of Regents will interview three applicants for the vacant At-large seat left by the death of board member Hector "Coach" Salinas. A special meeting has been scheduled for Friday, June 11.

During the June 8 DMC Board of Regents meeting, vice president and chief academic officer Jonda Halcomb proposed a new Electrician program and a new Fitness and Science Exercise degree. Both career fields are in high demand locally.

Del Mar College in Corpus Christi hopes to fill the gap with two degrees as the Coastal Bend experiences a shortage in electricians and fitness instructors. The community college’s board of directors approved an electrician program and a fitness and science exercise degree at its June 8 meeting.

Live music will fill the Coastal Bend skies as a popular group of performers returns after the pandemic. The Corpus Christi Municipal Band is opening their free summer concert season starting tonight, June 6, 2021. The weekly Sunday night concerts start at 8 p.m. at the Del Mar College East Campus Amphitheater and run through July 4.

Algo con lo que concuerda Rachel Benavides, directora de educación adulta en el Colegio Del Mar.“Es bien importante que aprendan inglés porque mucha gente trabaja en los restaurantes -- que no es malo -- es bueno que trabajan, porque trabajan muy duro", dijo Benavides. "Aprendiendo ingles abre las puertas para otras oportunidades”. Es por eso que, a partir del 7 de junio, en esa institución estarán ofreciendo cursos de introducción al inglés y también intermedios por seis semanas. Se van a desarrollar habilidades de lectura, escritura, expresión oral y la fonética.

When Robstown Early College High School students walk the stage at graduation on Friday, four of them will already have college degrees. The four young women earned associates degrees by taking Del Mar College courses while also handling their high school workload.

On May 11, the U.S. Department of Education announced Texas colleges and universities received an additional $2 billion from federal coronavirus stimulus funding, with half used for financial grants to students coping with the pandemic. Del Mar College and Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi said they both have received their funds and have a plan on how they will distribute their aid to students and the institutions.