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In a heartening act of philanthropy, Patsy Chappelear recently donated $30,000 to the Houston Community College Foundation. The fund, named the Patsy S. Chappelear Engineering Endowed Scholarship Fund, will provide scholarships of $1,000 each year to qualified HCC engineering students.

Meet Christopher Harris, a histologic technician, and find out how his education at HCC Coleman College paved the way for him to work at the hospital where he was once a patient.

Meet Mirna Rodriguez Gutierrez, a respiratory therapist, and learn how her education at HCC Coleman College improved her life and paved the path toward a master's degree!

Patrick Mayorquin joined several of his classmates for a celebratory lunch highlighting the one-year anniversary of a grant provided by Johnson Controls to educate future workers in the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), fire and security fields. The $100,000 grant has provided $1,000 individual scholarships to 45 students in the program.

A series of HCC summer camps in June and July seeks to introduce middle and high school students to the latest technologies and areas of IT studies.