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ADMINISTRATOR'S STATEMENT DATE: 1023/2SO
81st Regular Session, Agency Submission, Version I 11ME: 12:43:15PM
Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas (ABEST) PAGE: 1 of 2
Agency code: 71B Agency nae: Texas State Technical College - Harlingen
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION REQUESTS FOR FY 2010 & 2011
- Administrator's Statement: Texas State Technical College Harlingen
OVERVIEW OF TSTC HARLINGEN
Texas State Technical College Harlingen is one of four colleges in the TSTC System of technical colleges charged by the State Legislature to provide technical education
and academic support in certificate and associate degree programs that benefit the economic development of the State of Texas. TSTC Harlingen is located in the Lower
Rio Grande Valley, an area that is economically and educationally challenged, where approximately 88% of the population is Hispanic and 57% of the population is
classified as low-income. Area high schools produce in excess of 15,000 high school graduates each year, and the population growth rate is one of the highest in the
nation. These two factors, plus the relatively young age of our residents gives TSTC Harlingen the potential of providing a large workforce pool for the state and nation's
economic growth and a prime location for new technology-related industries to the State.
TSTC Harlingen produces approximately 500 graduates per year into the Texas economy from its 34 technical program areas of study. It sustains an average enrollment of
around 4,000 semester credit students each term, plus it touches approximately another 7,000 adult learners each year through its Corporate College division that serves the
continuing education and contract training needs for business and industry. TSTC Harlingen responds to business, industry, and community needs through updated
programs, new programs such as dual enrollment offerings, and higher education partnerships such as with University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College.
BASELINE BUDGET STRATEGY
TSTC Harlingen continues to fulfill its dual mission of providing cutting-edge and high demand technical education to the citizens of Texas, while providing Texas industry
with a competent and competitive workforce. TSTC Harlingen's baseline budget strategy reflects the strategic intents developed from stakeholder input from our Board of
Regents, industry leaders, government officials, and public education and university colleagues, and supports our transformational efforts at becoming more innovative
and entrepreneurial. Particular emphasis will be directed at:
' Deepening our relationships with Texas employers in order to enrich their supply ofjob-ready technicians,
" Providing students with the learning experiences required to achieve a level of technical skill mastery that leads to successful employment,
" Working cooperatively with Texas community colleges and other partners to address Texas industry's training needs, regardless of their location in the state,
- Strengthening linkages with Texas public schools to promote and jointly offer career and technical education experiences, which in turn help students to persist to
high school graduation while preparing for either college or the workplace. TSTC Harlingen maintains an Early College High School on its campus, and an expanding dual
enrollment initiative with 19 area high schools, serving over 1,600 secondary students.
* Accelerating the development of innovative practices in the design and delivery of technical training programs that set new standards in the industry, and
" And exploiting every conceivable means to leverage and extend the entire system's resources for greater operating efficiency in the face of widespread escalation in
the cost of basic goods and services.
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