Del Mar College News

Beginning in the fall of 2021, Del Mar College will offer a bachelor’s degree in nursing, a first for the Corpus Christi community college. Licensed registered nurses holding an associate’s degree from an accredited nursing program can earn a Bachelor of Science in nursing through the college’s Nurse Education Department.

Licensed registered nurses with an associate's degree now have the option to receive their bachelor's degree at Del Mar College, a first for the institution.

Del Mar College is providing students of all grade levels free Wi-Fi and internet access in designated parking lots at four locations on the college's facilities.

Two veterans who had not spoken or seen each other in almost 30 years were reunited thanks to a 17-year-old and an email. DMC Associate Professor of English Sandra Valerio, who served during the Persian Gulf War in the early 1990s as an EMT with the U.S. Air Force, was reunited with U.S. Marine Corps veteran John Hord III, a patient under her care for a short time that changed both their lives. The two veterans spoke for the first time since 1991 during a recent Zoom call.

DMC's Board of Regents announced a vacancy in the District 3 seat after accepting former Regent Elva Estrada's resignation during the Feb. 9 regular meeting. Estrada has been on the board since November 2006 and resigned formally in a letter on Jan. 16.

Del Mar College will receive $10.6 million for use in various ways to help recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. In December 2020, former President Trump signed the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, a $22 billion stimulus package to serve students and ensure learning continues during the ongoing pandemic. DMC President Mark Escamilla announced the funds during the Board of Regents meeting on Feb. 9.

During February, 3News is profiling prominent members of the African American community in the Coastal Bend. On. Feb. 8, the station highlighted Del Mar College's Kiwana Denson, Director of Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

Del Mar College is now accepting applications for scholarships for the 2021-2022 academic year.

DMC Continuing Education is offering a new Construction Skills Training program to prepare participants for high-demand opportunities in the Coastal Bend, including skills in dry walling, woodworking, house wiring and plumbing.

Representatives from Phillips 66 presented a $10,000 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) check to assist five students enrolled in courses full-time (12 hours or more) focused on the petrochemical workforce.

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.

Del Mar College Director of Strategic Initiatives Kiwana Denson, who assists the College'sExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, was inducted into the YWCA Corpus Christi Hall of Fame as one of the 2021 Y Women in Careers honorees.

Children entering the foster system will be getting an early Christmas present. CASA of the Coastal Bend picked up 50 duffle bags from Del Mar College.

For those who once proudly served our country in uniform, clear advice on managing the next phase of their education once they return home can be hard to come by. Unless, of course, they are in the Coastal Bend and access the assistance provided by Del Mar College's Veterans Upward Bound Program.

The annual tournament, 'Stringers for sScholarships' raises scholarship money for students. Despite being cancelled because of the pandemic, money was still raised.

The Corpus Christi City Council on Tuesday approved a terms of a lease to build a new police academy at Del Mar College's new campus.

Free classes to teach carpentry earned Del Mar College a Governor’s Volunteer Award. The classes were set up in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey as a way to provide more skilled workers for rebuilding efforts in the Coastal Bend. Del Mar was one of 12 recipients.

A volunteer group from Del Mar College is getting some recognition for the work they are doing to help Hurricane Harvey victims. As a result, the Rebuild Texas Carpentry Skills Training Program has been named as a 2020 Governor’s Volunteer Award recipient.

Del Mar College earned a Governor’s Volunteer Award for its free carpentry program that aimed to build a local workforce for Hurricane Harvey recovery. The school won the Higher Education Community Impact Community award in the community college category.

Simulators can serve as a resource for truck driver training and testing, especially during the coronavirus pandemic, according to experts assembled for a webinar hosted by the Transportation Research Board on Nov. 6. Del Mar College's Director of Transportation Training Services John Rojas was among the experts who shared the value of simulation training during the pandemic and is included in this article covering the topic.

Texas First Lady Cecilia Abbott, Honorary Chair of the 2020 Governor's Volunteer Awards, today announced the recipients of the 37th annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards. Del Mar College's Carpentry Skills Training Program earned the College one of the nine awards given.

Two incumbents for the Del Mar College board of regents, Carol Scott and Nick Adame, held on to their at-large seats, and Laurie Turner is the new regent for District 4.