In January 1984, the voters of Camp, Morris, and Titus counties approved a community college district for the area.

The campus (centrally located among the county seats of Daingerfield, Pittsburg, and Mount Pleasant) and facilities were quickly chosen and constructed – by the fall semester of 1985 the first classes were held.

The "net-zero" (producing more energy annually than it consumes) building is home to a Sustainable Agriculture program which teaches people to farm small acreages using a mixture of traditional and alternative farm methods, good business practices, and sensitivity to the long term environmental impact.

NTCC also offers concurrent enrollment options for high school juniors and seniors.

[3] Northeast Texas Community College has a NJCAA Division I baseball team called the Eagles.

They have a lighted, grass playing field (newly constructed in 2009) with bleachers and a press box/concession immediately behind home plate.

The men's & women's rodeo team compete across the country and earned 3rd place at Nationals in 2007.