Del Mar College News

Del Mar College Corporate Services received a $100,000 Skills Development Fund COVID-19 Special Initiative grant from the Texas Workforce Commission to launch “Re-Charge Coastal Bend” a local initiative assisting businesses and job seekers with retooling training focused on business practices and skills development in response to closures, delayed openings or scale-backs caused by the pandemic.

Del Mar College won a $100,000 state grant to help local businesses and job seekers as they get back to work amid the coronavirus pandemic. The grant is from the Texas Workforce Commission's Skills Development Fund COVID-19 Special Initiative.

The College announced its Return-to-Campus (RTC) Plan that will safety phase employees and students back to campus as COVID-19 conditions allow. Due to the local surge in coronavirus cases, the first two weeks of Summer II courses will mostly be online.

Del Mar College announced its plan to return students to campus for the summer, fall and spring semesters.

Del Mar College announced its Return-to-Campus Plan with Phase 2 beginning with the Summer II Session. on July 6. However, the first two weeks of classes will remain online due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the area.

The College announced a plan to get students back on campus for Summer II, Fall 2020 and Spring 2021 Semesters.

The College's Small Business Development Center provides resources and workshops that can help small business owners stay afloat with assistance ranging from paycheck protection to small loans to managing expenses.

Coastal Bend small-business owners can especially use some cash right now, as they attempt to rebound from the financial effects of COVID-19. To help, Del Mar College’s Small Business Development Center will host two free webinars on June 23.

Del Mar College's construction of its campus on the south side of Corpus Christi is on schedule with anticipation of its opening in 2022.

Organizers say donors can listen to traditional Irish fiddle tunes, a piano performance, relax during a yoga session, or learn tips and tricks to work from home.

CBS News is chronicling what has changed for the lives of residents of some of the biggest battleground states in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. Andy Sanchez, a Del Mar College May 2020 Process Technology graduate, is one of the individuals from Texas who is featured in the story.

The changing landscape of education is resulting in many more ways for people to broaden their skills from home. DMC Continuing Education offers several programs and courses that individuals can take remotely to expand their marketability.

If you are looking for that career change, and like to work outdoors and with your hands, Del Mar College's Continuing Education landscaping program is a good option.

Del Mar College made history with a virtual graduation ceremony for the Class of Spring 2020. The College awarded 989 certificates and associate's degrees to approximately 846 students.

Some Del Mar College students who need to complete labs and other hands-on classwork are being allowed back on campus to finish their spring semester. However, the college has put some safety measures in place for their protection while on campus.

The DMC Small Business Development Center is hosting a free webinar for business owners called “Back in Business: Reaching Customers Through the Inbox”

The CPAP and BIPAP machine collection was a success. Back in April, the Nueces County Public Health District and Del Mar College joined forces to hold a collection campaign.

DMC will award a combined 989 certificates and associate’s degrees to 846 Spring 2020 graduates, with 290 of those students signed up for the virtual ceremony.

The Del Mar College Small Business Development Center is mpw assisting small business owners with loan applications and has many resources that can help simplify the experience.

DMC freshman student Freddie Ochoa is making history in his family as a first-generation college student; and like eeryone else, the COVID-19 pandemic is hiutting him hard in the pocket book. The College's first disbursement of the CARES Act Emergency Financial Aid grants to students came at a good time to help Ochoa cover some of his spring semester expenses.

As part of first phase disbursement of CARES Act funding, eligible DMC students who are enrolled in spring 2020 classes and have a completed FAFSA are receiving $300 to $500 Emergency Financial Aid grants based on their needs.

Del Mar College is considered a Third-Party Skills Test location for Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDLs) and offers knowledge and skills tests in truck driver training in its Transportation Training Services program. Director John Rojas says aid the job market for getting a CDL through the College's program is booming, and the program gets calls every week from people inquiring about the truck driving profession.