NORTHEAST – The Houston Community College Board of Trustees recently approved a proposal that will allow the expansion of services to the North Forest community in fall 2011. Temporarily located at the Forest Brook Middle School at 7525 Tidwell Road, 77016, the HCC North Forest Vocational Technical Campus began serving the community with academic and workforce training in spring 2010 with evening and weekend classes.
With the expansion, HCC North Forest will now utilize 39,000 sq. ft. of space on the school’s 3rd floor that will allow for services to include full-day hours of operation for students interested in taking both day and evening classes. The expanded hours of operation will provide students with an opportunity to enroll in classes Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Completely separated from the middle school students who will remain on the first and second floors of the facility and isolated from the college students, the third floor expansion will allow for more classrooms, offices, and student services. In the fall, a Small Business Incubator will also be added to the expanded space. Developed largely based on integral input from North Forest community leaders that serve on the HCC North Forest Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee, the Small Business Incubator will comprehensively serve as a resource center for the community and business leaders desiring to increase economic growth in the community.
Additional amenities and services will include an open computer lab; a student lounge; an expanded library; job placement services; additional parking spaces; specialized certificates; continuing education classes; and more core classes for university transfer, AA and AAS degrees. High school juniors and seniors who are currently enrolled or looking to enroll in dual credit courses will also be able to take advantage of the additional operation hours and course offerings. Students who take advantage of this benefit to the North Forest community will experience smaller class sizes with more one-on-one instruction and new training programs in high-tech and in-demand career fields like Wind & Solar Energy Technology training, Nursing, and Business.
To learn more about HCC North Forest’s new expansion of services to the community and to register for classes, join us at the HCC North Forest “Each One, Bring One” Registration Fest on Saturday, August 20, 2011 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the HCC North Forest Vocational/Technical Campus. Students who enroll and encourage others to enroll at the North Forest Campus must show proof of both enrollments in order to enter a drawing for a chance to win an iPad 2 at the registration fest. For more information, call 713.635.0427 or visit northeast.hccs.edu.
