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SECTION 4. EDUCATION & TRAINING
INTRODUCTION: CLOSING THE GAPS 40
CAMERON COUNTY EDUCATION ATTAINMENT 41
CAMERON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 42
Enrollment 42
High School Graduates 43
Closing the Gaps through Magnet Schools 45
Conclusion 46
CLOSING THE GAPS: Tech Prep 47
RGV Tech Prep in High Schools 47
Closing the Gap through Meeting Workforce Needs 48
Closing the Gap through Educational and Social Inclusion 49
Closing the Gap through Regional Cooperation 50
CLOSING THE GAPS: TSTC 51
TSTC Harlingen 51
Closing The Gaps Through Industry Partnerships 56
TSTC Courses are Demand Driven 57
Closing the Gaps Through Educational & Social Inclusion 58
Closing the Gaps Through Regional Cooperation 59
Closing the Gaps Through Entrepreneurship 59
Closing the Gaps through Binational Cooperation 59
TSTC Harlingen: At the Crossroads 60
CLOSING THE GAPS: UTB/TSC 62
The Partnership 62
Growth Parameters 62
Distance Education Programs at UTB/TSC 66
Serving the Hispanic Community 66
Workforce Training and Continuing Education at UTB/TSC 70
UTB/TSC’s Int’l Technology, Education & Commerce Campus (ITEC) 70
Texas Center for Border Economic Enterprise & Development (CEED) 72
Cross-Border Institute for Regional Development (CBIRD) 73
School of Public Health 73
UTB/TSC Research 74
UTB/TSC: At the Crossroads 77
A UTB-CBIRD Project: The Falfurrias Dialogue 77
Recommended Strategies from The Falfurrias Dialogue 78
Goal 1: Close the Gaps in Participation 78
Goal 2: Close the Gaps in Success 80
Goal 3: Close the Gaps in Research 81
Goal 4: Close the Gaps in Excellence 82
Summary of Falfurrias Dialogue 82
Chess Champions from Cameron County 83
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