Del Mar College News

Del Mar College is receiving a $500,000 TRUE grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to help provide short-term workforce training and credentials to secure the Texas economy.

Del Mar College received a $500,000 grant through the Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education initiative to fully fund career training programs for high-demand jobs. The TRUE grant will allow the college to provide career training through short-term programs that students can complete in three to six months or less, said Leonard Rivera, dean of continuing education and off-campus programs. The grant will run through September 2022.

Ten Del Mar College students will display over 45 photos at College’s Center for Economic Development.

Cadets ranging in age from 18 to nearly 40 donned full firefighting gear as they took their final steps toward finishing their training.

Back in March 2019, Del Mar College (DMC) received one of the largest donations of direct funding from an individual company in the college’s history. It was Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV), a joint venture between ExxonMobil and SABIC, that donated $1.5 million to Del Mar for the purchase of the most contemporary training equipment available in the new Gulf Coast Growth Ventures Process Technology Lab, housed in the Workforce Development Center, one of the most recently built facilities on the college’s Windward Campus.

Guest pianist Myrna Setiawan’s delightful playing and mastery of virtuosity have led to numerous solo recitals across the United States and internationally in Indonesia and Japan. Hosted by the Del Mar College Music Department and Cultural Programs Series on Friday, Nov. 19, Setiawan will perform a free piano recital at 7:30 p.m. in Wolfe Recital Hall on the Heritage Campus.

A U.S. Department of Education grant will help eligible students to begin or resume their postsecondary education. Del Mar College (DMC) was recently selected for the department’s competitive Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) Program grant with the award totaling $1,160,250 over the next five years.

Del Mar College was finally able to show off its state-of-the-art process technology lab. School officials said the COVID-19 pandemic had put a hold on the celebration until Oct. 25. The ceremony at Del Mar College’s West campus spotlighted the $1.5 million dollars that Gulf Coast Growth Ventures gave to the college for the process technology lab, which was named for the company. There were also $164,000 in student scholarships that Growth Ventures handed over to Del Mar as well.

On Oct. 25, Del Mar College dedicated the 'Gulf Coast Growth Venture Process Technology Lab', and also gave tours of the new facility. The lab was able to be built thanks to, in part, a $1.5 million donation from Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, which is a partnership between ExxonMobil and SABIC.

Del Mar College showed recognition and thanks to Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, a joint project between ExxonMobil and SABIC, for their support and generosity with a dedication ceremony and tours of the new Gulf Coast Growth Ventures Process Technology Lab. The new training lab is housed in the Workforce Development Center, one of the most recently built facilities on the campus.

Del Mar College is there to help, with a program for senior citizens to learn the basic computer skills. Senior education course teaches individuals to become more tech savvy.

The Corpus Christi city council has approved funding for students at our local college with internship opportunities. The council aims to increase local companies access to educated workers and give students valuable experience before they graduate.

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.