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  Handbook of Texas Online:
Texas Southmost College, in Brownsville, was formally opened as a junior college on September 28, 1926, to serve the need for higher education in the lower Rio Grande area.
The college's objectives were to provide two years of college work for transfer to four-year institutions, two years of specialized work in business, professional, or technical education, part-time adult education, enrichment courses of general interest, and a center for cultural development.
Enrollment at UTB–TSC was 10,271 in the fall of 2000, with a faculty of 449.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/TT/kct28.html   (580 words)

  
 UT-Brownsville/Texas Southmost College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The University of Texas and Texas Southmost College Scorpion baseball program is located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I (NJCAA) Region XIV Athletic Conference South Zone.
We are proud to serve the Rio Grande Valley and the State of Texas education and baseball communities.
The university’s jump from the junior college ranks means it the will not only face a higher level of competition but be able to rely on a four-year commitment from its athletes instead of the current two.
eteamz.active.com /utbbaseball/index.cfm   (1107 words)

  
 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE and TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE
In Partnership with Texas Southmost College, The University offers a wide range of courses from Associate and Baccalaureate degrees to graduate classes and continuing education.
The mission of The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (UTB/TSC) Partnership is to provide accessible, affordable, postsecondary education of high quality, to conduct research which expands knowledge and to present programs of workforce training and continuing education, public service, and cultural value.
The partnership combines the strengths of the community college and those of a university by increasing student access and eliminating inter-institutional barriers while fulfilling the distinctive responsibilities of each type of institution.
pubs.utb.edu /utbtsc/about.htm   (389 words)

  
 College Toolkit: College Profile for Texas Southmost College - News
August 18, 2006 — The Texas Southmost College District are considering changing the current 0.162772 tax rate to 0.161089, the board of trustees said...
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College is hosting the conference at the convention center on the island.
was extremely biased,” explained James Mills, a professor of history at the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, speaking before a...
www.collegetoolkit.com /Colleges/News/229072.aspx   (384 words)

  
 Texas Monthly: College Guide 2006   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College is a comprehensive public university located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas.
In a unique partnership with Texas Southmost College, the university offers a wide range of courses that includes certificates of completion, associate and bachelor’s degrees, graduate classes, continuing education, and workforce training.
The TSC board recently voted to fast-track the projects in order to complete all construction within four years.
www.texasmonthly.com /collegeguide/detail/55   (368 words)

  
 Testimony of Dr. Juliet V. Garcia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The University of Texas at Brownsville in partnership with Texas Southmost College is located in Brownsville, which is about 60 miles from this meeting site at our sister component, UT Pan American.
The Texas Grant is a merit based program that favors school district students who have had access to the recommended curriculum.
The $2.1M Title V funding received by the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College has helped us to meet the needs of students who were at risk of stopping out of college.
www.house.gov /ed_workforce/hearings/108th/sed/hsi100603/garcia.htm   (1936 words)

  
 Garcia, Juliet V.
As of 2001 she was chair of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance and president of the University of Texas at Brownsville.
Dr. Garcia is primarily responsible for forming the experimental, and at the time controversial, partnership between The University of Texas at Brownsville and the local community college, Texas Southmost College.
For example, she was named one of the 100 Most Influential Hispanics in 1993 and 1997 by Hispanic Magazine and was named the Most Influential Hispanic Woman in Texas by Texas Hispanic Magazine in 1995.
www.twu.edu /TWHF/tw-jgarcia.htm   (280 words)

  
 The Texas State Senate - Eddie Lucio, Jr.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
presented the U.T. Brownsville/Texas Southmost College chess team a Senate Resolution today for winning the Southwestern Collegiate Chess Championship in Dallas February 26 and 27 are Sen. Lucio, Chess Team Captain Erick Vallarino, and team members Vincent Flores, Antonio Espino and Luis Gomez.
AUSTIN, TX--The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College chess team received a warm welcome and praise from the Texas Senate for capturing the Southwestern Collegiate Chess Championship in Dallas February 26 and 27 of this year.
The six players on this championship team represent the finest that the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College have to offer, and by winning the tournament, they demonstrated notable levels of skill and intelligence in the game.
www.senate.state.tx.us /75r/senate/members/dist27/pr05/p051205b.htm   (365 words)

  
 UTB/TSC Library:Mission and History
The Library served the needs of both Texas Southmost College (the new institutional name for Brownsville Junior College as of 1949) and the City of Brownsville.
The Library was renamed as the Arnulfo L. Oliveira Memorial Library in 1980 upon the untimely death of Dr. Oliveira, formerly a president of Texas Southmost College.
The partnership between Texas Southmost College and the University of Texas at Brownsville was enacted by the Texas Legislature in 1991 and the Library then became a part of the University of Texas System.
library.utb.edu /mission?TB=2   (421 words)

  
 Texas Online: Brownsville, Texas
This is Texas' southernmost city, international seaport, airport and railroad interchange point on the Mexican border.
Several existing buildings of Fort Brown are now part of Texas Southmost Jr.
COLLEGE - Established 1846, fort housed troops during the Mexican War, defended the border, changed hands during the Civil War.
www.texas-on-line.com /graphic/brownsvl.htm   (776 words)

  
 IES Member Institution
Texas Southmost College, a public community college founded in 1926, and The University of Texas at Brownsville, a state-supported University, entered into partnership in 1991 to provide expanding educational opportunities in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and the state of Texas.
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College campus is located at the southernmost tip of the state of Texas in the lush, semitropical city of Brownsville, one block form its sister city of Matamoros, Mexico.
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College campus is located at the southernmost tip of Texas, in the city of Brownsville.
www.ies-ed.com /html/descriptions/u_tx_brownsville/1.html   (934 words)

  
 Campus and Community Forums
The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College is a unique partnership between Texas Southmost College and The University of Texas System that began in 1991.
In addition, community colleges can provide workforce training to assist workers who have lost their jobs in plant shutdowns to train for jobs in new fields.
UTB/TSC is located in the fastest-growing area of Texas and is expected to increase to 20,000 students by the year 2010.
www.utb.edu /bond/FAQ.htm   (526 words)

  
 TCCNS -Texas Common Course Numbering System
Bee County College MUSI 1165 Del Mar College MUS 119 Hardin-Simmons University MUPC 1126 Laredo Community College MU 142 Midland College MUSI 1160 Texas AandM Univ Corpus Christ MUS 224 Texas Southmost College MUS 211 Univ of Texas at Brownsville MUS 211
Alvin Comm College MUSC 233 Austin Community College MUS 2701 Bee County College MUS 169 Blinn College PCL 213 Brazosport College MUS 261 Central Texas College MUSI 1103 College of the Mainland MUS CP 215 Collin County Comm College MUS 258 Dallas County Comm College MUS 217 Del Mar College MUS 111.
Alvin Comm College MUSC 234 Austin Community College MUS 2711 Bee County College MUS 170 Blinn College PCL 214 Brazosport College MUS 271 Central Texas College MUSI 1104 College of the Mainland MUS CP 216 Collin County Comm College MUS 259 Dallas County Comm College MUS 218 Del Mar College MUS 112.
www.tccns.org /ccn/musi.htm   (1521 words)

  
 Brownsville, Texas
City began in 1846 after General Zachary Taylor established the first Fort Brown to confirm the Rio Grande as national boundary after the Republic of Texas became a U.S. state.
Several existing buildings of Fort Brown are now part of the University of Texas at Brownsville / Texas Southernmost Jr.
Fort Brown / University of Texas at Brownsville / Texas Southmost Jr.
www.lnstar.com /mall/txtrails/brnsvill.htm   (883 words)

  
 Texas Center For Policy Studies
The Texas Center for Policy Studies and the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College partnered to bring Valley residents a conference aimed at defining sustainable development in terms of on-the-ground projects and partnerships.
About 60 people gathered at the University of Texas in Brownsville on February 8, 2001 to hear success stories and the challenges that other regions have faced in implementing regional sustainable development projects, as well as share their thoughts about the subject.
One panelist offered an example of a local college student who loved ecology but was spending all her time learning to create web pages in order to get a high-paying technology job.
www.texascenter.org /lagunamadre/development.htm   (5880 words)

  
 Brownsville Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Academically, both the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Texas Education Agency accredit BISD middle and high schools.
A historic partnership was implemented in 1991 between UTB, now a four-year university, and Texas Southmost College (TSC), a community college with a presence in Brownsville since 1926.
A $5.6 million plus Endowment Scholarship fund, one of the largest among community colleges in Texas, provides young scholars from area junior high and high schools with an opportunity to realize a college education.
www.brownsvillechamber.com /education.htm   (1300 words)

  
 Workforce ATM
Texas Workforce to Benefit from $1,012,000 in Job-Training Grants by TWC
AUSTIN — South Texas employers and workers will benefit from $1,012,000 in job-training grants awarded to South Texas Community College, Texas Southmost College and Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement, the Texas Workforce Commission announced today.
"I applaud all of the companies, colleges and the Texas Workforce Commission for making a joint commitment that will ensure a healthy, economic climate for all the citizens of Texas, including the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas," said state Rep. Miguel Wise.
www.icesa.org /articles/template.cfm?results_art_filename=txtwc.htm   (628 words)

  
 Antonio Zavaleta Vitae
The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
Anthropology, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas.
In Studies in Matamoros and Cameron County History, edited by Kearney, M., Knopp, A. and Zavaleta, A. The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College: Brownsville, Texas, pp.
vpea.utb.edu /vitae2004.html   (1921 words)

  
 STCIR - STUDENT TRENDS REPORT
The STCIR is comprised of public and private community and technical colleges and universities in the South Texas region.
A local study comparing Fall 1994 to Fall 1998 First-Time-In-College students at 10 south Texas Community Colleges and Universities portrays the average age of FTIC students decreasing from 21.3 in Fall 1994 to 20.4 in Fall 1998.
In Fall 1998, Texas Southmost College had the highest proportion of FTIC Hispanic students with 97% and VC had the lowest with 29%.
stcir.oir.tamuk.edu /TrendsRpt.htm   (333 words)

  
 Jack Loff: ZoomInfo Business People Information
Jack Loff, an assistant professor for 20 years at University of Texas at Brownsville-Texas Southmost College, teaches a class of pington at the gym.
When he returned, Loff started school at Texas Southmost College in Brownsville, and was the last person offered a scholarship to play on the basketball team before the program was cut.
Although Loff is still a part of the sports community in the Valley at 61, an age when most people in his position are planning to retire, he is still paving the way for sports in the future for fans all over the Valley, the community he loves.
www.zoominfo.com /people/loff_jack_25831001.aspx   (522 words)

  
 College Search - Texas Southmost College: Deadlines
College will notify student of early decision by: Not reported
College information in College Search is provided by the colleges themselves.
Costs, dates, policies, and programs are subject to change, so please confirm important facts with college admission personnel.
apps.collegeboard.com /search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=2281&profileId=5   (148 words)

  
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Articulation for the purpose of student transfer between Area Colleges of HCCS and UTB/TSC refers specifically to this written agreement that identifies courses, sequence of courses or programs from HCCS Area Colleges that are comparable to, or acceptable in lieu of, specific course or program requirements at UTB/TSC.
Successful completion of an articulated course or program assures the student and faculty of HCCS Area Colleges that the student has taken the appropriate course(s), received the necessary instruction and preparation, and that similar outcomes can be expected, enabling the student's progression to the next level of course sequence or requirement at UTB/TSC.
In accordance with Sec.61.822 of the Texas Education Code, the block of courses in any HCCS Area College core curriculum shall be transferable to UTB/TSC and must be substituted for UTB/TSC's core curriculum.
www.hccs.cc.tx.us /system/Instructional_Services/sitevisit/UTB.doc   (1305 words)

  
 College for Texans - Paying
To provide a waiver of nonresident tuition for students from Mexico with financial need to enroll in certain public institutions in Texas while paying the resident tuition rate.
The process for applying for a tuition waiver varies from college to college.
Generally, student eligibility for a waiver must be established prior to or at the time of enrollment.
www.collegefortexans.com /cfbin/tofa2.cfm?ID=55   (124 words)

  
 University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Students from South Texas are not prepared for the technological leaps that are occurring in education and job markets.
The trend away from traditional jobs in factories and agriculture will lead to an increasing risk that the Hispanic population in South Texas, already surviving on the economic mainstream, will be further marginalized.
This project will substantially improve the participation rate of students in South Texas entering science-oriented fields by exposure to what is available and what they can achieve.
research.hq.nasa.gov /code_e/annualreports/PCR/page82.html   (301 words)

  
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From its establishment in 1992 as a unique partnership between a university and a community college, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (UTB/TSC) has upheld access and excellence as core values in fulfilling our mission as an open-door community university.
The College of Science, Mathematics and Technology (CSMT) is composed of six different departments: Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Computer Science and Computer Information Systems, Engineering and Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy.
The University of Texas at Brownsville, 80 Fort Brown, SETB 2.342
www.phys.utb.edu /~prabath/web/sciencedep/welcomedean.php   (299 words)

  
 Texas State Technical College Harlingen Events
Sponsored by: TSTC Harlingen Department of English & Spanish, The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College Department of Modern Language and the Colegio de la Frontera Norte de Matamoros
A second presentation will be held at the University of Texas at Brownsville / Texas Southmost College conference room in Building SETB 2.548 from 3 p.m.
The TSTC Harlingen Department of English & Spanish, the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College Department of Modern Language and the Colegio de la Frontera Norte de Matamoros are participating in the event in conjunction with Ateneo Literario Jose Arrese de Matamoros.
www.harlingen.tstc.edu /Calendar?id=4988   (201 words)

  
 Preservation Online: Today's News Archives: Texas Neutra House Rescued
The question of what to do with one of Texas' most notable but threatened pieces of architecture has finally been answered.
The City of Brownsville announced last week that it has leased the George Kraigher House, the state's first single-family International-style structure, to the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College for 99 years, effectively saving one of Richard Neutra's designs.
It's good news for the city, which purchased the abandoned house for $150,000 in 1999 to protect it from impending development without a definite use for it.
www.nationaltrust.org /magazine/archives/arc_news_2005/112805.htm   (638 words)

  
 Texas Doctors -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Historically you have two chains of command after 1973, how will this be portrayed in a singular article.
UTB-TSC is the current institution, which is why it seems appropriate to refer to them both in the same article.
The TSC article seems to be more historical in nature - one of the reasons it's cited in the UTB article.
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/146/texas-doctors.html   (1468 words)

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