Del Mar College News

DMC Dean of Student Engagement and retention Cheryl Sanders said Black History Month is a chance to showcase the evolution of African-Americans within American society.

Del Mar College's Continuing Education & Off-Campus Programs is providing healthcare training to Sinton ISD students as part of the TWC Jobs and Education in Texas grant awarded to the independent school district.

Del Mar College Biotechnology graduate Reavelyn Pray provides insight into how her DMC team's participating and winning the 2017 Community College Innovation Challenge influenced her pursuit toward further study for her bachelor's degree and work as a research associate at TAMU-CC.

College classes for High School students in Flour Bluff are coming back after a new partnership. Del Mar College will be partnering with Flour Bluff Independent School District for the new Viking Academy.

The Veterans Upward Bound is a free program at Del Mar College designed to help military veterans become college ready, whether they new to college or returning to their studies.

High school students in Flour Bluff are getting a new opportunity to earn college credit towards a degree.

A major decision is pending that could mean a partnership between the City of Corpus Christi and Del Mar College for the next 20 years.

Del Mar College announced the launch of the Flour Bluff High School Viking Academy, a partnership with Flour Bluff ISD that allows high school students to earn up to 42 core credit hours toward an associate degree. Coursework will also count toward their high school diploma.

DMC associate professor of child development/early childhood Benita Flores-Munoz provided her expertise regarding young children being highly active. Being wiggly and fidgety is natural, and she stresses the benefits of working movement into lessons rather than having youngsters stay seated while in the classroom.

The Kinesiology Department now offers a certificate in personal training, which began this spring semester in response to certification requirements among employers.

CPA and Del Mar College Accounting Professor Fino Palacios provides his expertise about avoiding scammers during tax season.

The facility is 141,000 square feet — consisting of four connected buildings, each with three floors — and cost about $46 million. It’s the largest project in the college’s 2014 bond referendum for $157 million.

Del Mar College recently opened its newest addition to the east campus. And this morning, we got an inside look. Architects led a tour of the new General Academic and Music building today.

During their regular meeting, the DMC Board of Regents approved a proposal to increase in-district tuition by $2 per semester credit hour for the 2020-2021 academic year.

The Del Mar College board of regents approved an in-district $2 per credit hour tuition hike and the College’s first bachelor’s degree program during their February regular meeting.

Del Mar College's construction of the south side campus is included in a story about the City's master plan for that part of Corpus Christi. The story focuses on city planning of residential and commercial development along what is a corridor that runs between Weber and Rodd Field Roads down Yorktown Boulevard, encompassing London ISD and the new DMC campus.

Parents and their high-school age youth can learn more about the College's Dual Credit Program and participating school districts during an information night scheduled at the DMC Center for Economic Development on Feb. 11. Students can complete up to 60 college credit hours while also earning their high school diplomas.

Del Mar College Accounting students will provide FREE tax preparation services again this year as volunteers with the VITA program.

DMC Computer Science faculty member and Cyber Security expert Dr. David Abarca provided insight as to why individuals should not participate in online games and puzzles through social media to avoid hackers from stealing personal data.

Del Mar College Accounting Professor Adelfino Palacios promoted students' participation with the VITA program to prepare tax returns for free for community members who earned less than $56,000 in 2019. This year marks the 20th tax season that DMC has provided the volunteer service. This story also ran on Jan. 27-28, 2020 with KRIS reporter Crystal Dominguez covering the Accounting Program's service.

For one woman, it was bittersweet graduation because someone was missing from the audience.

Throughout the ten-week program, students learned the basics of construction, blueprints, techniques, and worksite safety.