Dallas College News

Students who lack sufficient funds for learning tools, housing, child care, tuition and other needs may again apply for emergency aid provided by the DCCCD Foundation. The application process re-opens the first day of each semester.

Cedar Valley Continuing Education offers a variety of virtual summer camps for youth ages 9-17 starting on June 22.

Visits are May 20 in Pleasant Grove and May 22 in Mesquite.

We have options for remote food pantry assistance.

Dr. Caroline Ferris has adapted well to online classes as she gets ready for her "second act."

To protect students, faculty and staff from COVID-19, the district has decided the most prudent path forward is to keep delivering most classes remotely.

Students can benefit from more than 400 scholarships, some of which do not require a particular GPA or financial need. But to receive aid, students must apply.

The district donated 5.8 tons of food to the community, sharing goods from the seven colleges' food banks in response to COVID-19.

The Dallas Metropolitan Small Business Development Center has seen demand for its free services skyrocket in the past few weeks as entrepreneurs fight to keep their businesses afloat.

The owners of Trevino's Gymnastics School and Lizzie Bee's Flower Shoppe obtained federal assistance with the help of the Dallas Metropolitan SBDC.

Recent Brookhaven College nursing graduate Anna Wenthold says it's not a matter of "if" she gets COVID-19, it's a matter of "when"

When the call was sounded for more emergency supplies and equipment to fight COVID-19, nursing, radiology, EMS, and other health occupation staff; along with economic development leaders at Dallas County Community College District not only heard it, but quickly responded.

Quickly converting a hands-on program to an online format has been a challenge for culinary instructors, but they have risen to the occasion.

To help mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the DCCCD Board of Trustees is moving the trustee election originally set for May to coincide with the Nov. 3 general election.

Laura Ahumada, Brookhaven senior academic advisor, was named a Texas A&M University Very Important Counselor.