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Higher Education
08/11/2009 — chabin
The Rio South Texas region is rapidly emerging as the center for higher education along the U.S.-Mexico border. Several higher educational institutions serve the region’s growing workforce.
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University of Texas-Pan American: Part of the University of Texas system, UTPA in Edinburg serves more than 15,000 students. This four-year university offers undergraduate degrees in numerous subject areas. The university also has two Ph.D. programs, as well as several graduate programs.
For more information on one of the best ranked public universities, visit http://www.utpa.edu/about/overview/
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University of Brownsville-Texas Southmost College: Situated right along the shared border with Mexico, UTB-TSC is one of the most historic campuses in Texas. However, UTB-TSC offers students in the Rio South Texas region access to some of the most modern technologies and programs. Here, students can receive two or four-year degrees, as well as Masters and doctoral programs. To learn more, visit http://www.utb.edu/Pages/default.aspx. |
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South Texas College: This growing college campus offers two-year and four-year degrees to more than 20,000 students in the Rio South Texas region. STC offers technical programs and partners with local industry to ensure the regional workforce meets the needs of businesses today, and tomorrow. STC has campuses in McAllen, Rio Grande City and Weslaco.
For more information on one of the fastest growing college centers along the border, visit www.southtexascollege.edu
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Texas State Technical College: TSTC provides students in the Rio South Texas with a variety of options for Associates
degrees. TSTC makes it easy for students to either pursue a career after two years through a variety of campus services, but
also courses are readily transferable to most universities in Texas.
Visit http://harlingen.tstc.edu/ to learn more.
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4-Year Universities and Colleges |
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Institution |
Location |
FTE Enrollment |
Public / Private |
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Brownsville |
17,189 |
Public |
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Edinburg |
17,534 |
Public |
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McAllen |
21,666 |
Public |
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics ( www.nces.ed.gov) (as of May 2009) |
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2-Year Colleges |
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Institution |
Location |
FTE Enrollment |
Public / Private |
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Harlingen |
5,466 |
Public |
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Brownsville |
N/A |
Public |
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (www.nces.ed.gov) (as of May 2009) |
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Provider |
Location |
Enrollement |
Programs |
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Brownsville |
781 |
Computer & Info Sciences Engineering Technologies Health & Related Sciences |
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Weslaco |
382 |
Business Health & Related Sciences Legal Professions |
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Weslaco |
439 |
Health & Related Sciences |
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Pharr |
211 |
Health & Related Sciences |
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McAllen |
231 |
Business Health & Related Sciences Legal Professions |
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McAllen |
1,199 |
Computer & Info Sciences Construction Trades Health & Related Sciences |
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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (www.nces.ed.gov) (as of May 2009) |
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