Lone Star College-North Harris

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Lone Star College-North Harris (formerly North Harris College) is a public community college, located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States, adjacent to Houston and offering Associate's degrees and program certifications in over 60 fields of study. LSC-North Harris is a part of the Lone Star College System.

History

It was established in 1972 by voters in the Aldine, Humble and Spring Independent School Districts, located in the northern parts of Houston and Harris County. Lone Star College-North Harris, opened 1973, serves more than 11,000 students and is the district's only source for automotive technology, health information technology, child development and family studies, paralegal studies, medical assisting and pharmacy technology programs.

Location

The LSC-North Harris campus is situated on 254 acres (1 km²) of land originally owned by Aldine ISD, located just several hundred feet from Aldine's Nimitz High School.

2008 Bond Election Results

On Monday, May 12, 2008 Houston Chronicle reported that Lone Star College won the 2008 Bond Election. [ [http://www.chron.com/apps/ElectionPub/local.mpl?action=results&nextview=preelection&conav=1 404 Error, No such article | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle ] ] [ [http://www.chron.com/news/politics/ Politics Houston | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle ] ] Renovations are to begin soon at LSC-North Harris. Other campus construction includes renovations of Student Café, Greenspoint Center's testing and student services.

New Health Professions Building - $13.3 million

Student Services Building - $15.8 million

Carver Center Add-on (Begins May 30) - $3.2 million

Academic Building Renovation - $10.6 million

Winship Building Renovation - $.4 million

Applied Technical Building Add-on - $2.3 million

Arts Instructional Building Add-on - $4.8 million

Campus Safety Lights - $.7 million

Campus Traffic Infrastructure - $1.5 million

Greenspoint Center Traffic Infrastructure - $3.8 million

Long-term Maintenance, Replacements - $5.4 million;;Total: $61.8 million

atellite/High school campuses

* [http://northharris.lonestar.edu/16506/ Carver Center] ;2330 S. Victory St. ;Houston, TX 77088

* [http://northharris.lonestar.edu/16507/ Greenspoint Center] (Formally Parkway Center) - Greenspoint Center is the current home to the LSCS Law Enforcement Academy.;250 N. Sam Houston Pkwy E.;Houston, TX 77060

* [http://www.aldine.k12.tx.us/schools/specific_campus.cfm?CampusNumber=003 MacArthur High School] ;4400 Aldine Mail Route Rd.;Houston, TX 77039

Both campuses are offering Workforce Certificates in the following areas:

Carver Center
* Medical Assistant
* Medical Transcription
* Medical Office Receptionist
* Medical Front Office Specialist
* Medical Administrative Assistant

Greenspoint Center
* General Business with an emphasis on Leadership
* Office Assistant Specialization
* Bilingual Office
* Administrative Support Specializations
* Administrative Assistant Specialization
* Information Technology
* Microsoft Office Specialist

Clubs and organizations

* North Star News
* [http://www.northharriscollege.com/11109/ Student Activities]
* [http://www.northharriscollege.com/40372/ Student Organizations]

References

External links

* [http://northharris.lonestar.edu LSC-North Harris]
* [http://www.myspace.com/northharriscollege NHC's MySpace]
* [http://nhcstars.blogspot.com/ NHC STARS Student Blog]
* [http://northharris.lonestar.edu/54686/ NHC Podcasts]
* [http://ecollege.lonestar.edu/ eCollege]
* [https://myrecords.nhmccd.edu/ MyRecords]