San Jacinto College

San Jac numbers among nation’s top community colleges San Jacinto College has been named a Top 200 community college in the nation by the Aspen Institute, a prestigious honor that highlights the College’s strong student success and outcomes. This national ranking honors San Jac’s commitment to academic excellence, equitable support services, and measurable results that help students...

Whether you’re keeping up with grandchildren, reconnecting with classmates, or exploring a hobby you love, social media might already be a bigger part of your life than you realize.  And you’re not alone. According to AARP, 74% of adults 50 and older are already on social platforms. It’s a space where real moments are shared and real relationships are maintained.  But as the digital...

What’s your real major?” Sharon Sledge blinked. Then the university department chair leveled another zinger: “We don’t have female engineers.” In the 1970s, that conversation was enough to redirect a career. Sledge pivoted from engineering to math, a field she loved just as much. Although the equation changed, the calling didn’t. Now, for more than four decades at San Jacinto...

San Jacinto College hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Brio Repository at the Parker Williams Library on the South Campus in December. College officials and community members came together to celebrate this milestone. The repository stands as an archive and tribute to late San Jac board member Marie Flickinger, who passed away in November 2024 shortly after her retirement. Flickinger left...

San Jacinto College announced key leadership changes as part of a strategic realignment of its executive team.   Deputy chancellor and College president Dr. Laurel Williamson will retire in August 2026. Williamson, who began her career at San Jac in 2007, assumed the deputy chancellor position in February 2013. A native of McComb, Mississippi, Williamson has spent 45 years as an...

Nearly 30 years ago, Fred Krebs and his wife, Kaye, began a conversation that would shape a legacy: how best to use the resources they built over a lifetime to make a meaningful difference. Without children of their own, the couple agreed that investing in education, particularly community college education, offered the greatest opportunity to strengthen communities and help solve society’s...

San Jacinto College North Campus faculty hosted the 10th annual History Talks conference Feb. 26. The interdisciplinary academic event brings together scholars, educators, and students to explore the role of history’s connections to culture, society and contemporary issues.  The conference featured short presentations, creating space for scholarly exchange and public engagement across...

May 1-2 Kaleidoscope Spring Dance Concert 7 p.m. South Campus, Flickinger Fine Arts Center, Proscenium Theatre (S15.151) May 8 Spring commencement TBD Grace Church May 22, June 26, July 24, and Aug. 28 Spill the Beans 8:30-10 a.m. Center for Entrepreneurship networking event for community | Generation Park Campus May 25 Memorial Day Closed All campuses and online June 1 Summer...