Vela Jr. that six community colleges in his district will share $1,742,399 in grants to assist disadvantaged students to get through high school and on a post-secondary education. But we were disappointed when we saw that own own Texas Southmost College was not on the list. Now, the college has been paying United Brownsville $25,000 annually since 2012 in "membership" fees to "have a seat at the table." What happened? Did they even know about these grants and/or encouraged President Lily Tercero to apply? Did she? Or was something wrong on the application that it was turned down as were the first two attempts at accreditation? Congratulations to the other community colleges for getting the funds to encourage needy and worthy high school students to go to college. Ours will have to do without, we guess.)
WASHINGTON, DC – Local South Texas colleges awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Education.
U.S. Representative Filemon Vela announced the U.S. Department of Education awarded Talent Search Program grants to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley UTRGV, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Coastal Bend College and Texas State Technical College TSTC.
The grant funds will support academic, career and financial counseling for students from low-income families to encourage them to graduate from high school and pursue post-secondary education.
“These federal grants will give thousands of high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds access to much-needed resources and higher education opportunities,” said Vela.
The awards represent only one year of commitment from the U.S. Department of Education, but it is expected that the Talent Search Program will continue to receive support for a total of five years for each of the recipients.
UTRGV will use one of the grants to provide assistance to disadvantaged students in Willacy County.
Talent Search Grants have been awarded in the following amounts:
UTRGV: $434,400 for students in Hidalgo County
UTRGV: $240,000 for students in Willacy County
TAMUK: $240,000
TSTC in Harlingen: $265,919
Coastal Bend College-Beeville: $322,080
Coastal Ben College-Alice: $295,679
U.S. Representative Filemon Vela announced the U.S. Department of Education awarded Talent Search Program grants to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley UTRGV, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Coastal Bend College and Texas State Technical College TSTC.
The grant funds will support academic, career and financial counseling for students from low-income families to encourage them to graduate from high school and pursue post-secondary education.
“These federal grants will give thousands of high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds access to much-needed resources and higher education opportunities,” said Vela.
The awards represent only one year of commitment from the U.S. Department of Education, but it is expected that the Talent Search Program will continue to receive support for a total of five years for each of the recipients.
UTRGV will use one of the grants to provide assistance to disadvantaged students in Willacy County.
Talent Search Grants have been awarded in the following amounts:
UTRGV: $434,400 for students in Hidalgo County
UTRGV: $240,000 for students in Willacy County
TAMUK: $240,000
TSTC in Harlingen: $265,919
Coastal Bend College-Beeville: $322,080
Coastal Ben College-Alice: $295,679
12 comments:
TSC is, and always will be, an Alternative High School.
Are you comparing tsc to the English speaking schools listed ?
Where is the leadership at TSC?
Do you think, with Adela there, we'll get anything? She pisses anyone off, for no reason.
I want to hear what the TSC board will say about this. Equally or more important than the insurance item.
Why didn't Congressman Filemon Vela's staff make sure TSC was a recipient of these grand funds??? And, how much of the $434,400 granted to UTRGV will be spent in Rep. Vela's District? So far, it seems that the Brownsville campus has been left out. Why?? Vela's staff should be able to field that question.
Why were disadvantaged of Cameron County left out????
Tercero was probably interviewing the assitant gardener instead of appying for the grant.
Pos no que muy chingon el Zabaleta?
Just close it down already. Dying a slow painful death. I guess UT was not so bad after all. Legit schools deserve that money.
Seeing the bigger picture, UT helped out Brownsville. Now I don't know if that's the case anymore
Why? The grant announcement was made. TSC did not apply.
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