Custom Search
|
|
|
|
|
Texas Public Two-Year CollegesJunior Colleges, Technical Institutes, and SchoolsThe State of Texas administers its own system of higher education which operate at least two tiers of public colleges. One being the community colleges in Texas, sometimes called Texas junior colleges, or Texas technical institutes, and so-called "four-year" Texas colleges which award bachelor's and master's degrees. The "two-year" community educational institutions provide post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees in Texas. The name, "community colleges" derives from the fact that "two-year" colleges primarily accept, and attract, students from the Texas local community
As in many others parts of the country, community colleges started in Texas by providing grades 13 and 14 under the auspices of local school districts. The first community college statute was passed by the legislature in 1929. Until 1949, the colleges operated with no state-level oversight, but after a study by the Legislative Council, public community colleges were placed under the State Board of Education. Between 1965 and 1985, control of the community colleges was split between the new Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency which is responsible for K-12 education. Finally in 1985, full responsibility for the community colleges and the Texas State Technical Institute was given to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. There are 50 public community college districts across the state as well as the Texas State Technical College System, a public system with four campuses.
Texas College Degrees, Certificates, and DiplomasTexas Community Colleges and Two Year Colleges
|
|
|
Custom Search
|
| Top of Page |
| © Copyright 2008, Web Marketing Services, Inc. LLC, a Clarksville, VA company. All rights reserved. |
