Education at all levels is a priority for Brownsville citizens. One of the most compelling concerns of relocating families with school-age children is the quality of education in the area they are moving to. Brownsville's schools system, public, private and vocational is committed to meet and exceed the standards of the most discerning parents. The expansion and development in the educational system has been phenomenal and continues to grow. Special programs for all levels with joint community and school involvement give unprecedented advantages to all our school-aged children.
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| BISD Schools |
| High Schools |
5 |
| Middle Schools |
10 |
| Elementary Schools |
33 |
| Alternative Schools |
3 |
| Total |
51 |
Higher Education in South Texas
The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College
The University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) is a unique addition to the University of Texas System. A historic partnership was implemented in 1991 between UTB, now a four-year university, and Texas Southmost College (TSC), a community college with a presence in Brownsville since 1926. The two institutions have shared campus facilities and faculty since 1973 when UTB opened its doors as an upper-level extension center of Pan American University in Edinburg, Texas.
The partnership gives students in the lower Rio Grande Valley an opportunity to pursue programs and degrees offered at a four-year institution, but it does not eliminate the vocational/technical, developmental education and continuing education courses that a community college traditionally offers. With an enrollment of over 8,000 students, the institution provides the community with certificates in vocational/technical programs and associate, bachelor's and master's degrees in Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Health Sciences. Additionally, following input from a wide spectrum of industry leaders, construction was recently completed on a $23.8 million Science and Engineering Technology Building, the first UTB building constructed on the TSC campus. The complex provides state-of-the-art facilities for training students who want to pursue electronic, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering technology careers. UTB also offers doctoral programs through partnerships with other institutions.
Texas State Technical College
Texas State Technical College (TSTC) is located in Harlingen, Texas, an approximate 20 minute drive from Brownsville and offers more than 30 technical study programs in fields related to business, health care, computer technology, electronic manufacturing and industrial service. Through its instruction, TSTC offers the most current technological trends within the industry and conducts customized contract training for local business and industry.
South Texas College
South Texas College (STC) is a comprehensive college with campuses located in Weslaco and McAllen, Texas. STC offers 90 different associate degrees and certificates and is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award the Bachelor of Applied Technology, the Associate of Arts, the Associate of Sciences and the Associate of Applied Sciences Degrees and Certificates. STC is also approved for veteran's educational training in Certificate and Associate of Applied Sciences Degree programs by the Texas Education.
University of Texas-Pan American
The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) is the 10th largest university in the state and fifth largest in the UT System and is located in Edinburg, Texas. UTPA offers 56 bachelor's degree programs, 46 masters, 2 doctoral programs and one cooperative doctoral pharmacy program with UT Austin. Additionally, master's degrees in mechanical, manufacturing and electrical engineering are also offered. The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education ranks UTPA second in the nation in its selection of the 100 best U.S. colleges for Hispanics.
