Dallas College News

The Dallas College School of Creative Arts, Entertainment and Design is joining the city of Dallas in celebrating the power of creativity during Dallas Arts Month this April. The college will activate 12 campus-based galleries, 10 performance venues as well as at a range of community spaces to showcase the incredible talent of Dallas College students and faculty.

This April, Dallas College is joining colleges across the country to celebrate Community College Awareness Month and we’re inviting you to be part of it.

Four Dallas College basketball teams participated in NJCAA Division III national tournaments during the second week of March.

Instead of heading to the beach for spring break, 41 Dallas College students spent their vacation making a difference, through the Alternative Spring Break program. The students traveled to new communities, rolled up their sleeves for hands-on service projects and built lasting connections along the way.

From rebuilding her academic path in a new country to becoming a role model for women in STEM, Subah Saiara Ahmed is turning every challenge into momentum. Read about Subah’s journey to complete her degree in engineering and how her mother inspired it all.

Dallas College is proud to announce that Louis Burrell has been named Chief Human Resources Officer of the Year at the 2026 Phenom HR Awards. The global recognition program, in its fifth year, celebrates organizations and individuals that are transforming human resources through groundbreaking applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation. Burrell receives the honor for his visionary leadership and innovation in human resources.

Take care of your health (and your family) with the Women’s Wellness Mobile Clinic on your Dallas College campus!

To mark our 60th anniversary, our Dallas College logo was projected onto the exterior of the Omni Dallas Hotel in downtown on Thursday, Feb. 26.

On Feb. 8-11 four Dallas College students traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Association of Community College Trustees 2026 National Legislative Summit.

Dallas College leads coalition to strengthen college student mental health, at a time when more than one-third of Texas college students report symptoms of depression and nearly half report anxiety. The coalition has released "Strengthening College Student Mental Health: A Practical Playbook for the State of Texas."

Dallas College Richland men's basketball's Jase Tarver was named the Dallas Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player.

Dallas College Cedar Valley women's basketball's Tynia Minnitt was named the Dallas Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player.

Dallas College was awarded the 2026 Leader College of Distinction status by Achieving the Dream (ATD), one of the most respected student success organizations in higher education.

Dallas College Eastfield men's basketball team earned an at-large bid to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Tournament in Herkimer, New York.

Dallas College Richland women's basketball team will play Northland Community & Technical College (Minn.) 6 p.m. next Wednesday in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Tournament at the Brownwood Coliseum in Brownwood, Texas.