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One of the region’s greatest opportunities lies in its ability to increase the educational attainment rate. The
chart below illustrates the current attainment rates. The Mayor’s Education Stakeholder’s committee has
adopted the goal of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s to increase the post-secondary
completion of the region to 60% by 2030.
Alternative certifications such as CDL drivers and instrumentation are more recent skills that employers seek
and may not be reflective in the table below.
Completions
(2015)
CIP Program 51 Health professions and related programs 52 Business, management, marketing, and
related support services 712
14 Engineering 534
24 Liberal arts and sciences, general studies
and humanities 370
11 Computer and information sciences and
support services 367
30 Multi/interdisciplinary studies 313
13 Education 258
15 Engineering technologies and engineering-
related fields 249
26 Biological and biomedical sciences 235
1,617
The region has resources to meet the needs of employers across many industries with 36 eligible training
providers on the local list. In 2016 Craft Training Center awarded certifications to 148 students in programs
such as Electrical, Welding, Instrumentation, Pipefitting, Mobile Crane Operations and Safety Technology.
Although not an exhaustive list of all certifications in the Coastal Bend region these awards provided our
target occupations and employers with the means to meet their employment needs.
Eligible Training Providers
Action Career Training II
Aspire Truck Driving School
ATDS
Brightwood College
Coastal Bend College
Coastal Bend College
Coastal Bend College
Coastal Bend College
College of Health Care Professions, The
Connected Texas
Craft Training Center of the Coastal Bend
City
Pharr
Richardson
Elm Mott
Corpus Christi
Beeville
Alice
Kingsville
Pleasanton
Houston
Falfurrias
Corpus Christi
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