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UTB-CBIRD Report: “At <strong>The</strong> Crossroads” Educ<strong>at</strong>ion & Training 55<br />
Some TSTC Harlingen programs have a st<strong>at</strong>ewide focus (e.g., semiconductors)<br />
and some have a more locally oriented focus (e.g., healthcare). Having a st<strong>at</strong>ewide<br />
mand<strong>at</strong>e allows the TSTC System to train workers for jobs th<strong>at</strong> currently do<br />
not exist in one particular region but could provide future employment so th<strong>at</strong> if<br />
these technology jobs become available in the future, area students can be<br />
recruited back home with their technical degree and years <strong>of</strong> experience.<br />
Table 4.3 shows the ten largest programs, in terms <strong>of</strong> number <strong>of</strong> gradu<strong>at</strong>es, from<br />
1991-2000. It also includes the consolid<strong>at</strong>ed number <strong>of</strong> gradu<strong>at</strong>es by division or<br />
cluster for the same period.<br />
Table 4. 3. Ten Largest TSTC Programs, Number <strong>of</strong> Gradu<strong>at</strong>es, 1991-2000<br />
Degree Program Gradu<strong>at</strong>es<br />
1. Business Office Technology 867<br />
2. Nurse Assistance 286<br />
3. Air-conditioning & Refriger<strong>at</strong>ion 286<br />
4. Medical Inform<strong>at</strong>ion<br />
265<br />
5. Computerized Drafting & Design<br />
247<br />
6. Surgical Technology<br />
214<br />
7. Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Management Technology<br />
208<br />
8. Machining Technology<br />
179<br />
9. Automotive Technology<br />
171<br />
10. Computer Maintenance<br />
166<br />
Clusters Gradu<strong>at</strong>es<br />
1. Business/Computer Inform<strong>at</strong>ion Systems<br />
1,428<br />
2. Health Technology<br />
1,167<br />
3. Industrial Technology<br />
879<br />
4. Engineering Technology<br />
555<br />
Source: 2001 <strong>Texas</strong> St<strong>at</strong>e Technical College, Harlingen, TX<br />
Table 4.4 shows the number <strong>of</strong> gradu<strong>at</strong>es in SMET (Science, M<strong>at</strong>hem<strong>at</strong>ics,<br />
Engineering and Technology) programs <strong>at</strong> TSTC in the last ten years which totals<br />
1,170 students. Two new programs – Semiconductor Manufacturing and<br />
Telecommunic<strong>at</strong>ions – were recently incorpor<strong>at</strong>ed by TSTC within the SMET<br />
Program.<br />
Table 4. 4. TSTC Gradu<strong>at</strong>es in SMET Programs, 1991-2000<br />
Degree Program Gradu<strong>at</strong>es<br />
1. Biomedical Engineering Technology 38<br />
2. Electrical/Mechanical Manufacturing 158<br />
3. Electronic Engineering 150<br />
4. Instrument<strong>at</strong>ion Technology 155<br />
5. Semiconductor Manufacturing New Program<br />
6. Telecommunic<strong>at</strong>ions New Program<br />
7. Chemical/Environmental Technology 155<br />
8. Computer Drafting and Design 316<br />
9. Machining Technology 207<br />
TOTAL 1,170<br />
Source: 2001 <strong>Texas</strong> St<strong>at</strong>e Technical College, Harlingen, TX<br />
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