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Free Student Resources at NLC Help You Succeed

At North Lake College, your instructors and counselors are dedicated to helping you succeed -- from passing the next test to getting a diploma. But they aren't the only people on campus who are ready to assist you on your journey. We offer a wide variety of resources which are available, free, to all NLC students. Math Learning Center The Math Learning Center provides a quiet study area, study support materials, and free tutoring to students currently enrolled in mathematics courses at North Lake College. Central Campus, C211, 972-273-3381 Science Learning Center The Science Learning Center provides a quiet study [...]

2019-01-22T16:27:59-06:00January 4th, 2019|Academics|
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Top Ten Tips for International Students

For many international students, studying in the United States is the opportunity of a lifetime – but it’s also a time full of surprises. Students from outside of the country often don’t know just how different life in the US will be. We talked to North Lake College international student advisors, as well as several former international students at NLC, to see what advice they would offer to students enrolling at an American school for the first time. Their answers ranged from matters of personal safety to comments about American food, water, and friendships. Safety and Security 1. Scan important [...]

2019-01-08T10:28:45-06:00December 5th, 2018|Advising, Community College|
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Are You Wondering if College Is Right for You?

If you’ve been thinking that college isn’t right for you or that you’re not right for college, it’s time to change your thinking. Community colleges offer a strong support system designed to help students just like you succeed. With lower costs, career-focused advising, dependable academic support, and flexible class schedules for working students – community colleges are built with every student in mind. Concerned about succeeding in college-level classes? Whether you want to get your GED and improve your English skills or earn your associate degree and transfer to a four-year university, community colleges can help you. College advisors can [...]

2019-01-08T10:35:14-06:00December 3rd, 2018|Community College, Features|
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Professor Brandi Harris’s English Classes Feature Wizards, Monsters, and Myths

When North Lake College English professor Brandi Harris was in graduate school, she struggled to relate to the old, obscure “great novels” that teachers have been assigning for generations. They didn’t connect with any experiences in her own life, and they weren’t as enjoyable as the science fiction and fantasy stories she loved. When it was time to teach her own English classes, Harris was told to use the same classics – which she did for a time. However, she eventually devoted her energy to creating classes focused on her own favorite literature. “I got really bored teaching the same [...]

2019-01-08T10:36:20-06:00November 27th, 2018|Faculty Spotlights|
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NLC Welcomes National Organization, Truth

North Lake College (NLC) recently received a grant from the Truth Initiative organization to endorse and advocate a smoke-free campus by enlisting five percent of the student population, which is approximately 544 students. In 2003, there was only one smoke-free college campus nationwide, but in 2018, there are 1,475 smoke-free campuses, and we want NLC to join this growing list of those campuses! The Truth Initiative was established in 1998 as part of a Master Settlement Agreement between major U.S. tobacco companies and 46 states, the District Columbia and five territories. Sustainability Coordinator Brandon Morton and NLC Truth College Leaders Pascal [...]

2018-11-27T09:30:47-06:00October 24th, 2018|Campus Life, Community College, Sustainability|
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NLC Journalism Students Win Big at TCCJA Convention!

It was another great year for our journalism students at this year’s Texas Community College Journalism Association (TCCJA) Convention, which was held at Texas A&M University-Commerce on this past Friday, October 12. Students from both the college’s newspaper and literary magazine were awarded in more than 17 categories! View the complete list of winners below.  News-Register, Campus Newspaper First Place: Feature Writing: Cecilia Lenzen, “From Pilot to Professor" (Story about George Driscoll) Second Place: Feature Writing: Francesca Crawford, "Inspired by Literature" (Jared Westover profile) Sports Feature Writing: Deanna Swindell, "Pursuing Her Lifelong Dream" profile of Savanna Barron News Photo: Joanna [...]

2018-10-17T09:38:14-05:00October 15th, 2018|Featured Courses, Features|
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North Lake College is a Dallas County Early Voting Location

North Lake College's Central Campus will host general election early voting for three days on October 29, 30 and 31, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Voting will take place on the upper level of the library, in room L235 (Chamberlain Reading Room). The library is the L building on campus maps. All Dallas County residents are welcome to vote at NLC at these times. The deadline to register to vote in Texas is Tuesday, October 9. Check your registration status now, and find out how to register before October 9. Please be aware that in Texas, voter registration and voting do not take [...]

2018-11-09T14:23:50-06:00October 4th, 2018|Events|
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Declare Yourself

Now that registration is over and classes are in session, if you didn’t select a program of study when you were admitted, now is a great time to formalize your plans for future studies and meet an important academic requirement.…

2018-08-31T14:17:29-05:00August 7th, 2018|Advising, Events|
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Guided Pathways Give Community College Students the Tools They Need to Graduate

Hundreds of community colleges nationwide are uniting around a reform movement called Guided Pathways (GPS). In use from Florida to Hawaii, GPS aims to ensure that community college students follow a clear path to graduation with help from supportive, career-focused counseling. GPS is designed to help students finish faster, better understand graduation requirements, and save money. Guided Pathways has been adopted by colleges like St. Petersburg College in Florida, Honolulu Community College, San Jacinto College near Houston, and the Dallas County Community College District (DCCCD). At least 250 community colleges are participating. The goal is simple: helping students graduate as [...]

2018-08-06T12:16:09-05:00August 1st, 2018|Academics, Advising, Careers|
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Demand for Construction Workers in DFW Continues to Grow

New high-rise apartments, construction cranes, glass skyscrapers, and mile after mile of new suburban residences – these are common sights in the resurgent economy in many parts of the United States, especially Texas. Those shiny developments are signs of a booming business in new construction. But they also symbolize something else: a work opportunity. Most builders are desperately in need of new workers, and paying higher wages than ever before. Why is there a labor shortage? The National Association of Home Builders believes that, nationwide, at least a million new construction workers are needed. The problem is especially serious in [...]

2018-06-19T15:55:44-05:00June 12th, 2018|Careers|
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