Del Mar College News

Robstown residents will be going to the polls in November to decide whether or not the city should join the Del Mar College Tax District. If voters approve the measure they'll see a slight increase in their property taxes. By joining the district, Robstown students would receive the lower in-district tuition rates.

Del Mar College piano professors David Sutanto and Shao-Shan Chen traveled to France in May to perform works by American composers as part of the Corpus Christi Sister City Program. As a second part to the exchange, French pianist and composer Marc-Olivier Poingt will perform at Del Mar College’s Wolf Recital Hall on Oct. 28.

The Del Mar College board of regents approved increasing tuition for continuing education courses this week. The last time the college increased continuing education tuition was in 2017, when the board approved a 20% increase. On Tuesday, staff recommended an increase of about 10% for each course.

The Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education is hosting a panel titled ‘Easing the Mental Health issues impacting the African American community at Del Mar College's Heritage Camus as part of TABPHE Corpus Christi chapter's ten days of events to commemorate Juneteenth.

The Corpus Christi Municipal Band performs Sunday evening concerts on Del Mar College's Heritage Campus during the summer. David Irving is currently the manager of the municipal band. Though retired as a music professor from Del Mar, he has kept up his work with the band.

Kids in the Coastal Bend get a chance to reach for the stars. Nineteen high school students from CCISD, Flour Bluff, and others attended NASA camp at Del Mar College on Saturday. As part of the camp, the kids got a hands-on opportunity to learn about the principles of aerospace engineering. (Story aired on June 4, 2022)

Del Mar College held a NASA camp at its FEMA Dome thanks to a $1.2 million grant from the space administration. It was awarded to Texas A&M University-Kingsville in August 2021 with Del Mar College among the partnering higher education institutions.

A grassroots effort is underway to add Robstown ISD to the Del Mar College tax district. If successful, the expansion of the tax district would increase services and lower costs for Robstown residents studying at the college, while taxes would increase for residents of the school district.

The program will cover the cost of four consecutive fall and spring semesters, and it is money that does not have to be repaid, thus avoiding student loans.

As part of his "Think Texas" road trip newsletter/blog, Austin American-Statesman reporter Mike Barnes writes about Corpus Christi and talks to area "experts," including Del Mar College faculty and alumni. Read and learn more about what you didn't know.

Getting through grueling coursework to earn your degree in nursing can be immensely challenging. One Corpus Christi mother and daughter are doing it together- motivating one another and helping each other persevere and remain headstrong when the fatigue set in.

As Corpus Christi Fire Department cadets were recognized by friends, family and city officials Thursday evening at Del Mar College, one word kept coming up: pioneer. The 22 future firefighters were celebrated for their completion of an innovative paramedic training program. The cadets were the first people in the country to attempt a simultaneous, expedited emergency medical technician and paramedic training course.

22 Corpus Christi Fire Department cadets received their pins for completing Del Mar College’s pilot program that simultaneously trains students for Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic certification. This initiative is the first offered in both Texas and the nation, and the Corpus Christi Fire Department’s 43rd Academy are the first to complete it.

Who says you need to graduate from high school before getting your college degree? Dozens of students in an 11-county region in the Coastal Bend who take part in Del Mar College's dual credit program are doing just that.

A cultural exchange between the city of Corpus Christi and Agen, France is set to take place later this month. Professor of Music, Dr. David Sutanto and Professor of Piano, Dr. Shao-Shan Chen, will perform on Thursday, May 26 as Sister City ambassadors.

Accessibility for students is the most essential feature of Del Mar College's new Oso Creek Campus. The new campus is 89% complete, and the DMC Board of Regents took a tour on May 10 to see the progress of the site located at Yorktown Boulevard and Rodd Field Road on the city's southside.

The big highlight of this campus is the 100,000-square-foot STEM building. Construction on the Oso Creek Campus is on time to finish by 2023. On May 10, the DMC Board of Regents toured the construction site of the new campus, which is located at the intersection of Yorktown Boulevard and Rodd Field Road.

What if you want to learn how to machine, or make, the original product? Industrial machining uses raw stock, raw materials (such as) aluminum, steel, composites or plastics to make products, and there is a high demand for industrial machinists because it's a skilled trade and not easily learned.

There's a huge demand for millwright machinists abroad and here in the Coastal Bend at refineries, power plants, steel plants, and more. What is a millwright machinist? A millwright machinist specializes in fixing all equipment, and there's employment opportunities for women in this nontraditional field for them.

Cyndy and Timothy Legamaro recently presented a $1 million donation of appreciated stock to the Del Mar College Foundation. It is the largest scholarship gift directly aimed at first-generation college students attending Del Mar College and will be funded by the Legamaro Family Endowed Scholarship.

Del Mar College inducted two new Hall of Fame members and also recognized 88 outstanding students at the college's 70th annual recognition ceremony. This year's two hall of fame inductees are psychology major Sofia Jimenez and public relations and advertising major Nichaela Shaheen.

The American Trucking Association estimates the U.S. is 80,000 truckers short of where it needs to be. As we experience a shortage of workers, Del Mar's Transportation Training Program has a full classroom and more potential students on a waiting list. One student, Zachary Bates will be graduating May 13.