However, discussions took place as to whether a separate entity, apart from the Gainesville ISD, should be created (including assessment of a property tax to support it).

During this time, NCTC operated under a "gentlemen's agreement" with the other junior colleges, and thus no separate schools were formed in neighboring Denton and Montague Counties.

First, the "gentlemen's agreement" was codified into state law (however, neither Denton nor Montague are included in NCTC's tax base).

The citizens of Bowie voted a 1/2 cent sales tax increase to build the 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m2), $2.196 million facility.

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of NCTC consists of the following:[3] The college athletics teams are nicknamed the Lions.

North Texas Central College offers athletic scholarships in baseball, softball, volleyball, and women's tennis.

[4] On September 26, 2014, four members of the North Central Texas College Lions women's softball team died, and 15 others suffered injuries, when the bus in which they were passengers was struck by a tractor-trailer near Davis, Oklahoma.