Surgical technology provides an additional route into the medical field

PASADENA, Texas – The San Jacinto College (SJC) surgical technology program prepares graduates to become an integral part of a medical team in one of the fastest growing professions in the country.

Projected to grow 24 percent by the year 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, surgical technologists play a vital role in operating rooms during surgery, passing instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants.

Surgical technology provides an additional route into the medical field

PASADENA, Texas – The San Jacinto College (SJC) surgical technology program prepares graduates to become an integral part of a medical team in one of the fastest growing professions in the country.

Projected to grow 24 percent by the year 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, surgical technologists play a vital role in operating rooms during surgery, passing instruments and other sterile supplies to surgeons and surgeon assistants.

College students bring science to life for elementary students

San Jacinto College (SJC) Central students brought science to life for students from Kolter Elementary School (Houston ISD) who recently visited the Central campus. The younger students took part in chemistry, biology, and geology experiments led by students of the College, who explained scientific principles during the experiments.

Dr. Ann Cartwright, science department chair at the Central campus, coordinated the field trip in conjunction with National Chemistry Week.

Veteran engineer supports College through scholarship donations

Veteran chemical engineer and successful businessman Dr. Bill Brookshire recently donated $100,000 to the San Jacinto College (SJC) Foundation to endow five $1,000 annual scholarships for qualifying students majoring in the field of drafting, commonly called Engineering Design Graphics (EDG).

Prior to the recent donation, Brookshire contributed $20,000 to the SJC Foundation over the past two years to fund scholarships for EDG students at the College.

San Jacinto College accelerates student support for college preparatory courses with Starfish

ARLINGTON, Va. – Dec. 3, 2009 – Starfish Retention Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of student success systems, announced today that San Jacinto College has adopted Starfish® to streamline and standardize its approach to student tracking and success intervention for the institution’s college preparatory courses.

SJC instructor receives highest honor as a GM World Class Technician

PASADENA, Texas – Greg Black, a San Jacinto College automotive technology instructor of more than 20 years, recently received one of the industry’s highest honors as a General Motors (GM) World Class Technician, a title held by less than 1,000 technicians across the globe.

SJC instructor receives highest honor as a GM World Class Technician

PASADENA, Texas – Greg Black, a San Jacinto College automotive technology instructor of more than 20 years, recently received one of the industry’s highest honors as a General Motors (GM) World Class Technician, a title held by less than 1,000 technicians across the globe.

SJC instructor receives highest honor as a GM World Class Technician

PASADENA, Texas – Greg Black, a San Jacinto College automotive technology instructor of more than 20 years, recently received one of the industry’s highest honors as a General Motors (GM) World Class Technician, a title held by less than 1,000 technicians across the globe.

College’s aeronautical technology program only one of its kind in the area

San Jacinto College Central is the only two-year college in the Houston area that offers a degree-granting aeronautical technology program, and the only two-year college in the area that maintains a partnership with Delta Connection Academy, the highly-acclaimed academy that has produced more certified pilots since 2001 than any other flight school in the nation.

San Jacinto College to offer free information session on Alternative Teacher Certification

PASADENA, Texas – The Continuing and Professional Development (CPD) division of San Jacinto College is offering another free information session about the Alternative Teacher Certification program, which provides the opportunity to become a certified teacher in the state of Texas.