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HCC to host first responder hiring fair on March 1

Feb 28, 2023

The Houston Community College Career Services and Public Safety Center of Excellence is hosting a First Responders Hiring Fair from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1 at HCC’s Northeast Campus - Codwell Hall Building located at 555 Community College Drive in Houston. 

The specialized hiring fair is free and open to current and former HCC students and community members seeking career opportunities with public safety agencies in Houston and surrounding municipalities.

Those who attend will have an opportunity to meet with 10 employers seeking to hire in the public safety field.

“Agencies across our region are in need of more first responders and, as a Center of Excellence, we are not only pleased to present these opportunities to our students but also to our former graduates and those currently working in the public safety,” said Alvin Collins, Public Safety dean.

Center officials will also be available to provide information on training programs for fire, police, and emergency medical services as well as the college’s new 911 emergency dispatcher certification programs.

For more information, contact Damon Lewis, Career Services liaison for the center at 713-718-5214 or via email at damon.lewis@hccs.edu.