Update on TSTC in FBC

• How we got here • How we’re different • Status of FBC project • Focus on Sugar Land

Why FBC?

• Small Presence for 15-years -Tech Ctr with WCJC -Three small programs • Then in 2014 - Community support -- Wanted 4000-5000 student campus

Local Donations Henderson-Wessendorff Foundation $15,000,000 George Foundation $15,000,000 TSTC Foundation $ 1,000,000 Rosenberg EDC $ 2,500,000 EDC of Richmond $ 1,000,000 Fort Bend County $ 2,000,000 Gulf Coast Med Foundation $ 50,000 Fluor Foundation $ 20,000 $36,820,000

Sprint Waste Services $ 250,000 International Trucks of Houston $ 270,000 Miller Electric $ 571,000 DMG Mori $ 850,000 $1,941,000

Industry Donations

Skills Gap in Texas

Source: US Dept. of Labor and US Census

Why TSTC in Houston Metro-Area?

• Perryman Studies – 96,000 new tech jobs by 2020 in TSTC

Service Area (SA) – Another 133,000 by 2030

• 48,000 of them in FBC – Impact of 1000 TSTC graduates per year in

“your” region • $800M to $1B “incremental economic

impact” per year • “Like an annuity”

TSTC is “Different” • State Agency • Funded differently than

Community Colleges (CCs) • Value Based Funding

• Not contact hours • Mission

• Place more Texans! • Great paying jobs!

We’re “different” by design

• How often do you hear…? – From State Agency or Higher Ed

• “Hold us accountable” • “Pay us on our performance”

What Differentiates Us?

•The way we “earn” our money

•CCs paid on “contact hours” (activity)

•TSTC paid on “value-added” formula Placement (jobs)—results Implemented in 2013 via Legislature

Unique Funding Formula

• All of TSTC’s state funding – Will depend on the employment and

earnings of its graduates – Simply put, TSTC will not receive

State funding for a student until and unless that student is placed in a job

• Forbes Magazine, June 2016

Results only based model • TSTC has seen an increase of

59% in first-year earnings for graduates

• Graduates have also experienced a 41% increase in job placements.

TSTC Facts TSTC ranks consistently as a top college in the nation for conferring associate degrees in STEM fields like engineering, precision production, computer information systems degrees, communication and information sciences, and in enrollment of Hispanic students.

All this makes TSTC one of Texas’ best investments in post-

secondary education.

Many TSTC STEM-program graduates earn salaries that are better than 4-year graduates in non-STEM fields.

TSTC tuition & fees average $9,000—$10,000 for an Associate degree compared to $40,000 for two

years at proprietary schools.

AREA AWARDUTA/TSTC

Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's UTAChemical Engineering Bachelor's UTALineman Certification TSTCCivil Engineer, General Bachelor's UTAIndustrial Maintenance Associate TSTCRobotics & Industrial Automation Associate TSTCElectrical Power and Controls Associate TSTCEnvironmental Health, Safety Compliance Associate TSTCAstronomy Bachelor's UTACyber Security Associate TSTCMachining Associate TSTCBio Engineering Bachelor's UTATelecommunication Covergence Associate TSTCDiesel Associate TSTCWelding Certification TSTCPublic Relations, General Bachelor's UTAHVAC Certification TSTCApplied Sociology Bachelor's UTAJournalism Bachelor's UTAWriting Bachelor's UTAPsychology, General Bachelor's UTAAnthropology, General Bachelor's UTAPublic Health, General Bachelor's UTA

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

- University of Texas - Austin - Texas State Technical College

Starting Salaries: UT Austin VS TSTC

Source: THECB and TWC UI wage data 2013

$000

Industrial Technology Center

CAREER PROGRAMS—Aug 2016

ABILENE | BRECKENRIDGE | BROWNWOOD | FORT BEND CO. | HARLINGEN | INGLESIDE | MARSHALL | NORTH TEXAS | SWEETWATER | WACO | WILLIAMSON CO.

Industrial Technology Center (Building 1) HVAC Technology* Diesel Equipment Technology* Precision Manufacturing Technology (CNC/Machining)* Industrial Systems Technology (Industrial Maintenance) Welding Technology Network Security (Cyber Security) Telecommunications Convergence Technology

* Programs currently offered at Fort Bend Technical Center

Student Population--256 Rosenberg-53 Richmond-50 Sugar Land-35 Houston-33 Katy-22 Needville-11 Missouri City-8 And 44 more Zip Codes

Enrollment Comparisons First day of Class

Hutto (Austin) in 2011--18 Red Oak (Dallas) in 2013-- 49 Current Enrollment Hutto (5th year)-276 Red Oak (3rd year)-283 Fort Bend-256

CAREER PROGRAMS—Aug 2017

ABILENE | BRECKENRIDGE | BROWNWOOD | FORT BEND CO. | HARLINGEN | INGLESIDE | MARSHALL | NORTH TEXAS | SWEETWATER | WACO | WILLIAMSON CO.

Building II—The Brazos Center Robotics/Industrial Automation (Mechatronics) Electrical Power & Controls Technology Environmental Technology-Compliance Specialization

Conclusion--Focus on Sugar Land

• FBISD Tech Center -- Located near SL airport • $59M project to serve -- 1800-2000 students -- Fall 2018 • 2014 began discussions -- TSTC role

Enrollment Center in Sugar Land

• Planned for early 2017 • Location TBD

• Investment $130K+ • Four specialists

• Convenient for SL customers

Supporting Sugar Land Venues

Why we exist

• To provide a pathway… - to the American Dream

• We turn dreams into prosperity - for everyone of our students

Questions? randall.wooten@tstc.edu john.kennedy@tstc.edu