North Harris College, nestled on 200 acres of piney woods, is the original and largest college in the NHMCCD family. Celebrating 30 years of service in 2003, NHC offers more than 60 programs of study, including university-transfer and numerous education courses and programs. North Harris College is keenly focused on leading-edge technology in emerging technical job fields. Programs of note include pharmacy technology, Montessori infant and toddler teacher certification, associate degree nursing, interactive media, and teacher certification. The college serves as north Houston's center for the arts, and includes a juried art gallery and comprehensive fine arts curriculum with a calendar full of free and low-cost visual, applied and performing arts events and exhibits. The NHC Child Development Lab School offers high-quality child care for children ages three months to six years in a state-of-the-art facility at competitive rates.

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

North Harris College•Parkway Center is located near I-45 and Beltway 8 at 250 N. Sam Houston Parkway East, near Greenspoint Mall. North Harris College•Carver Center is located at 2330 S. Victory, in the Acres Home community, next to G.W. Carver High School.

The centers serve as community outreach sites that help students start a degree or certification program they can finish at NHC or any four-year institution. Both centers offer day, evening and weekend classes in computers, English, speech, art appreciation, history, government, math, drafting, business, and health, as well as many other university-transfer and job-preparatory courses. Student services in financial aid, admissions, library, career advisement and tutoring are available. For details, contact North Harris College-Parkway Center at 281.260.3500, or North Harris College-Carver Center at 281.618.5800.