San Jacinto College

San Jacinto College offers a variety of leisure learning courses to help you expand your horizons and have fun! You can enjoy our short courses year-round, along with flexible schedules and easy registration Summer 2022 Ceramics Cake decorating Dancing Painting Fitness For more information and a complete list of courses, visit sanjac.edu/cpd or call 281-542-2020...

Davis-Rouse named one of Houston’s most influential women San Jacinto College Board of Trustees member Erica Davis-Rouse was named a Top 30 Influential Women of Houston honoree. Now in their eighth year, these awards recognize the tenacity, discipline, and diligence of women who have broken barriers in their fields and left their mark on Houston, changing the city’s business and...

“Not everyone can say they spent 52 years in one place.”   Dr. Ron Rucker counts himself among the few. Fresh out of university, he joined the San Jacinto College faculty in 1965 until his retirement as vice chancellor for administration 44 years later. Not ready to hang up his hat, he continued another eight years as a consultant, helping to build the College for the...

Aging is unavoidable, but good skincare techniques can help smooth the process.    San Jacinto College’s Dana Belt (South Campus cosmetology program director), Cornellia Angelle (North Campus program director), and Oletha Brown (North Campus cosmetology professor) share health and beauty tips on how aging adults can maintain healthy skin. Q: What are some facts about aging...

Photos evoke emotion, tell a story, set a mood, capture memories, and spark the imagination all while simply hanging on a wall.    San Jacinto College offers multiple ways to learn about photography through credit or continuing and professional development non-credit courses. Leslie Plaza Johnson, adjunct photography professor, feels a “photograph is a visual document whose power...

After a 46-year career as a registered nurse and San Jacinto College faculty member, Becky Shuttlesworth deserved some R&R.   When she retired in August 2020, she got the usual congratulations cards: “Now the fun begins!” But a year into her golden years, Shuttlesworth was catching “Law and Order” reruns for the second and third time and missing feeling useful. “You can...

The San Jacinto College South Campus brought something new to its gallery space this spring … bugs. Organized by ExhibitsUSA, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance, the South Campus Gallery featured “Small Wonders: Insects in Focus” by artist Bob Sober.    Since 2017, Sober has shared his cutting-edge exhibit featuring human-scale images of insects, with high resolution that...

When James Brown crooned “I feel good,” he wasn’t singing about his back muscles and hip joints. But you could be if you fit more movement into your lifestyle. CDC estimates 3 million older adults in the U.S. visited the ER in 2019 because of falls alone. Although aging often comes with more health issues, you can prevent falls and improve your overall well-being through exercise. The...

May 1 Coyotes Softball vs. LSU Eunice 1 & 3 p.m. South Campus, Softball Field May 2 Wind Ensemble Concert 7 p.m. Central Campus, Corbin Hall (C5) May 3 Vocal Area Recital 7 p.m. Central Campus, Corbin Hall (C5) May 4 & 11 CPD: Cancer Prevention/Maintaining a Healthy Weight 12-1 p.m. Register: [email protected] or 281-476-1893 May 5 Choir Concert 7...