Why is UTB/TSC forming the Futures Commission?
While UTB/TSC has grown in enrollment, student services, graduates, and degree programs, we know that there is still much work to be done. Our community university can play a large role in that work for the region and the state. Consider these statistics: During the last decade, the overall participation rate in Texas higher education declined from 5.3% to 4.9% of the total population. Without intervention, projections indicate that the rate will drop to 4.6 % by 2015, below the national average. Texas trails the average of the ten largest states as well as the national average in median household income. If the trend is not reversed, by the year 2030 the state will experience a $30-40 billion per year loss in annual household income. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2002 In what other ways does the Futures Commission help UTB/TSC? Developing, with The University of Texas System, a Compact that prioritizes the goals and objectives of the university over the next two years Upd
