Innovation
innovation (i-nə-vā-shən) n. A new idea, method, or device:
San Jacinto College strives for innovation, providing programs and opportunities that meet current and future workforce needs.
Same Address, New Look
It’s the same address (sanjac.edu), but San Jac’s new website offers a streamlined user experience and engaging content. The College’s “front door” shows why San Jac is a place to be proud, helps students dream big, and encourages the community to connect online or offline with San Jac.
New Programs and Bachelor's Degrees
San Jac has rolled out new programs, including two new bachelor’s degrees, to give students career-ready skills. Added from fall 2023 to fall 2024, these programs fill workforce needs in the Houston and Gulf Coast region:
*expanded options in current programs
Get real-world experience with hands-on training and education from San Jacinto College to become successful in the autonomous automotive field.
Learn how to lead your own classroom or run your own childcare center with our Bachelor of Applied Science in education with an emphasis in early childhood education.
Get the hacks you need to keep computer networks safe with San Jac's Bachelor of Applied Technology in information technology with an emphasis in cybersecurity.
With our Biomanufacturing technology program, get the hands-on experience needed to manufacture life saving biological therapies like vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, and cell and gene therapies.
Love dancing, but also teaching? Turn your passions into a career with a Dance instructor, certificate of technology.
Learn the problem-solving and critical thinking skills needed along with computer-aided-design knowledge to be successful in the engineering field.
With our program, students gain exposure to diesel engine components and hydraulics in their journey to becoming a heavy diesel equipment or crane technician.
Get hands-on experience performing imageing procedures, provide patient care, and assist physicians in diagnosing injuries and disease processes.
Learn the skills needed to assist medical professionals in collecting, labeling, and processing specimens, recording information, and maintaining equipment to ensure a seamlessly run facility.
Like working with your hands? Gain experience installing, maintaining, and repairing piping systems essential to homes and businesses with our plumbing technology program.
Gain a better understanding for human behavior with topics such as psychology or sociology as you prepare for to transfer your associate degree to a university.
Prepare for your state licensing exam with our Barber, certificate of technology program. Get the hands-on experience and practical instruction needed to be successful to become a Class A barber.
Whether it's out on the front lines or behind-the-scenes, gain the understanding needed to be successful in the criminal justice field.
Gain a full understanding, start to finish of the entire spectrum of mental health and substance misuse from prevention to recovery as you prepare to become a substance use disorder counselor.
Take the first step in becoming a substance use disorder counselor with our occupational certificate.
Pandora Spectrometer and Abacus Plumbing Partnership
biotechnology groundbreaking
January 2024
Making major strides in biotechnology, San Jac broke ground on its Center for Biotechnology
at the Generation Park Campus and cut the ribbon for the biomanufacturing training program at the South Campus. The College is the exclusive provider of the National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training in the southern U.S. The program will meet workforce needs through an Associate of Applied Science degree in biomanufacturing technology and shorter credentials for post-graduates.
Read about the Center for Biotechnology groundbreaking
View the Center for Biotechnology groundbreaking photo album
Lunar Landing
February 2024
San Jac students and alumni made history by working on Odysseus, the first commercial
spacecraft to land on the moon Feb. 22. Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 lunar lander is also
the first U.S.-built craft to touch down on the moon since NASA's final Apollo mission
in 1972.
San Jac’s EDGE Center and Intuitive Machines partner to give students the skills and experience to stand out in today's job market.
Dancing on Steel
May 2024
The Central Campus steel band and South Campus dance program collaborated on the concert Dancing on Steel — performed at the Central Campus Slocomb Auditorium and Miller Outdoor Theatre in early May. The suite of six steel band pieces and choreographed dances reflected Trinidad and Tobago’s West African origins, ranging from wedding/funeral
traditions, the limbo, calypso, and more.
Cybersecurity bachelor's degree accreditation
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges has granted full accreditation for the new Bachelor of Applied Technology in information technology with an emphasis in cybersecurity, which launched in fall 2024. This accreditation affirms that students will receive rigorous training for this high-demand field.
Read about the Cybersecurity Bachelor's Degree Accreditation
San Jac Online Campus
September 2024
San Jac will launch its newest campus, San Jac Online, in fall 2025 with Dr. Ken Tidwell as its chief officer for online learning.
