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ADMINISTRATOR'S STATEMENT DATE: 8/10/2010 (1)
82nd Regular Session, Agency Submission, Version 1 TIME: 3:09:26PM
Automated Budget and Evaluation System of Texas (ABEST) PAGE: 1 of 4
Agency code: 71B Agency name: Texas State Technical College - Harlingen
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION REQUEST FOR FY 2012 -2013
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 the majority of the population is Hispanic and classified as low-income. These factors,
along with 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 responds to business, industry, and community demands through existing, updated and new programs. New offerings which complement the technical
programs include transferable Associate of Science degrees in the STEM areas of biology, computer science, engineering, health professions, mathematics, nursing
preparatory and physics. New technical programs are also under development in the high demand areas of alternative energy, engineering technology and additional
health programs. Strategies to reach new audiences at a reasonable cost via alternative delivery methods such as traditional online instruction, hybrid instruction, and
podcasts are being pursued aggressively. Continued collaboration with local school districts and community colleges, coupled with articulation agreements with a growing
number of universities provide expanded opportunities for our students.
The primary emphasis at TSTC Harlingen continues to be on impacting the local and state economy in a positive manner through alignment of programs and graduates with
available jobs. A fresh recommitment to quick turnaround in satisfying the demands of industry is an additional theme.
BASELINE BUDGET STRATEGY
As TSTC Harlingen seeks to help build the economic vibrancy of Texas by striving to develop students' technical competence, the baseline budget strategy is designed
to:
- Deepen our relationships with employers in order to enrich their supply of job ready technicians, and to ensure that their current workforce maintains its technical
edge;
- Provide students with the learning experiences required to achieve a level of technical skill mastery that leads to successful employment, or advancement in their
current position;
- Work cooperatively with the community colleges and other partners to address Texas industry's training needs;
- Strengthen linkages with Texas public schools to promote and jointly offer STE(A)M experiences, which in turn help students to persist to high school graduation
while preparing for either college or the workplace;
- Accelerate the development of innovative practices in the design and delivery of technical training programs that set new standards in the achievement of technical
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