Lone Star College–North Harris

Lone Star College–North Harris
Lone Star College–North Harris
LSC-NH Logo.png
Established 1973
Type Community College
Chancellor Richard Carpenter, Ph.D.
President Steve Head, Ph.D., LSCS
Students 18,478 [1]
Location Harris County, Texas, USA
Campus Urban, 254 acres (1 km²)
Colors Blue and Red
Mascot Hurricanes
Affiliations Lone Star College System
Website http://northharris.lonestar.edu

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 110 fields of study. LSC-North Harris is a part of the Lone Star College System.

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History

LSC–North Harris

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. To provide neighborhood centers that serve residents in the greater Greenspoint and South Aldine areas, Lone Star College-North Harris has two full-service satellite centers.

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.


Degree & certificate programs

  • Automotive Technology
  • Aviation Management
  • Integrated Technologies
  • Cosmetology
  • Criminal Justice
  • Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Professions
  • Engineering Technology
  • Health Information Technology
  • Heating, Ventilation, AC & Refrigeration Technology
  • Hospitality Management
  • Interpreter Training Technology
  • Machining Technology
  • Management
  • Medical Assisting
  • medical transcription
  • Nursing
  • Paralegal Studies
  • Pharmacy Technology
  • Teacher Education
  • Welding and Inspection Technology

Health Professions Building

LSC-Health Professions Building opening June 2011; [2] students who are currently accepted into LSC-North Harris' Nursing and Medical Assisting programs and LSC-Kingwood's Respiratory Therapy program will be attending classes spring 2011 in this fully renovated, 4,800 sq ft (450 m2). facility specifically designed for allied health occupations training. The building is located at 826 Peakwood Drive on FM 1960, just 5 miles (8.0 km) from LSC-North Harris.

Programs that will be offered at the Health Professions Building includes: Nursing, Medical Assisting, Surgical Technology, Respiratory Technology, and Simulation lab.

Visit the campus construction updates page to view slide show and floor plans.

Satellite/High school campuses

LSC-Greenspoint Center. Former home to Lone Star College System Office.
LSC-Victory Center newest center of LSC-North Harris replacing Carver Center. Opening this fall.
  • LSC-Greenspoint Center (Formally Parkway Center)
  • Greenspoint Center is the current home to North Houston-Greenspoint Chamber of Commerce.
250 N. Sam Houston Pkwy E.
Houston, TX 77060
4141 Victory Dr.
Houston, TX 77088
4400 Aldine Mail Route Rd.
Houston, TX 77039

Previously the Parkway Center in Greenspoint and in Houston was within the North Harris College.[3]

Clubs and organizations

Forensics

LSC-NH has an award-winning forensics team headed by Wade Hescht. The program has won numerous national and regional speech and debate tournaments, including many Readers Theater championships.

References

  1. ^ Lone Star becomes largest community college in the state
  2. ^ lonestar.eduPDF (1.69 MB), Page: 75
  3. ^ "Addresses and Phone Numbers." North Harris Montgomery Community College District. January 2, 2003. Retrieved on April 5, 2010.

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