{"id":333984,"date":"2026-06-12T18:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/333984\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:52:12","slug":"hcc-and-space-center-houston-sign-memorandum-of-understanding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/333984\/","title":{"rendered":"HCC and Space Center Houston sign memorandum of understanding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hccs.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston City College<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Space Center Houston<\/a> signed a memorandum of understanding June 9 aimed at exposing students to programs the center offers.<\/p>\n<p>What it means<\/p>\n<p>The agreement\u2014which first came about a year-and-a-half ago when HCC Chancellor Margaret Ford Fisher met with William Harris, president and CEO of Space Center Houston\u2014will give students access to NASA-level science; hands-on science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, workshops; interactive astronaut presentations;\u2029and immersive aerospace projects.<\/p>\n<p>HCC Southwest President Michael Webster said the center has competitions, camps and training available, but they need students and participants to fill those activities, something HCC can easily provide.<\/p>\n<p>What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n<p>At the HCC West Houston Institute, representatives from HCC and Space Center Houston gathered to mark the significance of this collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHouston is known across the world as the city that helps humanity reach beyond the horizon,\u201d Fisher said. \u201cIt is a place where bold ideas become reality, where discovery drives progress and where innovation shapes the future. Our nation&#8217;s journeys into space have been in the heart of that story for generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Harris said when two entities come together in a constructive way, the results can be immense.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership brings new opportunities to connect education, workforce development and real-world experiences,\u201d Harris said. \u201cTogether, we can help learners develop skills, confidence and capabilities needed to thrive in a rapidly changing world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Next steps<\/p>\n<p>Webster said there are plans for courses to take place this summer, but officials are still figuring out where they will take place within HCC.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston City College and Space Center Houston signed a memorandum of understanding June 9 aimed at exposing students&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":333985,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,43249,58,57,3952],"class_list":["post-333984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-city-college","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-space-center-houston"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=333984"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/333984\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=333984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=333984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=333984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}