Del Mar College News

Del Mar College will hold its first major concert since the pandemic erupted on Thursday at the Richardson Performance Hall at 7:30 p.m. The free event will feature Solero Flamenco, Houston's premier flamenco performance company.

Del Mar College's Diesel Applied Technology program is now the second Texas school to earn an accreditation from the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation. The five-year accreditation, which started this month and runs through March 2026, will apply to Del Mar's heavy equipment maintenance technician degree program in the Department of Architecture, Aviation and Automotive.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College are collaborating on a program made possible thanks to a $650,000 grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The goal of the program is to students who were unable to finish their educational programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

William J. "Bill" Kelly was appointed the District 3 seat for Del Mar College's Board of Regents during a special meeting on March 19.

Del Mar College's Board of Regents will interview four candidates for the vacant District 3 seat Friday morning in a special called meeting. In the Feb. 9 meeting, the board announced former regent Elva Estrada had resigned after being on the board for more than 14 years.

Del Mar College reported Tuesday that all the funds it received through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act have been dispersed to 4,812 students.

As part of the CARES Act, Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Del Mar College are splitting a $650,000 grant to get students who dropped out during the pandemic to return to class.

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Del Mar College are partnering to "reskill" the Coastal Bend workforce funded by a $650,000 Texas Reskilling Support Fund Grant through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The money is part of the CARES Act of 2020.

A 17-year-old Kentucky high senior senior reunited his father with a fellow military veteran almost 30 years after their last meeting. That fellow veteran is Sandra Valerio, Associate Professor of English at Del Mar College.

Del Mar College has served our community since 1935 and, once again, they are breaking new ground – this time, through their nursing program.

The recent winter storm has left some still without Internet and power, and Del Mar College is looking to help students who need Internet access.

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.