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Texas Council on Vocational Education - NEWS LINE
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Approves
Master Plan, New Degrees, Admissions Rule ChangesThe Texas Higher Education Coordinat-
ing Board - at its October 27 meeting in
Austin - acted on or discussed several
agenda items impacting occupational edu-
cation at the postsecondary level.
-Master Plan Update. Approved an-
nual updates of the higher education and
integrated delivery system sections of the
five-year Master Plan for Vocational Educa-
tion in Texas. The higher education section
was redesigned. The original directives -
approved in 1987-have been maintained;
however, the refor-
mat contains six in-
stead of. 12 goals,
with many original
goals now among Education
more clearly de- n sr
fined and labeled Plan Undergoes
"strategies" that
have been added Format Change
along with more
concise time
frames to make the
higher education section a clear, useful, and
accountable guide for effective organization,
management, and coordination of programs
and training efforts. The integrated delivery
system section - developed by the State
Board of Education, Coordinating Board,and Texas Department of Commerce -
contains numerous changes to reflect multi-
agency and level coordination to develop a
skilled labor force within 24 vocational-tech-
nical service delivery regions;
-New Associate Degrees. Approved
two new Associate of Applied Science de-
gree programs. A degree program in "Sub-
stance Abuse Counseling" was approved for
Amarillo College, while Austin Community
College was granted a degree program in
"Commercial Music Management";
-Program Phase-Out. Received a
status report on the phasing out of technical-
vocational associate degree and certificate
programs offered by four-year institutions.
Coordinating Board rules emphasize that
one- and two-year programs should be deliv-
ered by community/junior colleges when-
ever feasible. Senior institutions have the
option of phasing out, transferring to commu-
nity colleges, eliminating, converting associ-
ate level degrees - with Coordinating
Board approval - to four-year baccalaure-
ate programs, or continuing them consistent
with provisions governing community col-
leges and the Texas State Technical Insti-
tute System. In 1976, 14 senior institutions
offered a total of 86 associate degree pro-
grams. Seven institutions have since com-State Board Actions (continued from page 1)
vidual Health; Apparel; and Housing, Design,
and Furnishings;
-Teacher Certification. Approved a
rule change that establishes one credential
for teaching office education courses. The
new rule will impact individuals seeking or
completing certification after September 1,
1991. Certificates for non-degreed individu-
als will be eliminated. Requirements for the
one credential include a bachelor's degree
with a major in business/office education or a
minor related to the course to be taught,
wage earning experience or completion of an
internship, and completion of prescribed
professional development course work and
activities;
-Priority Occupations. Discussed a
preliminary list of priority occupations - a
requirement of 1984 education reforms-for
use at the state and local levels, with regional
flexibility, in planning vocational-technical
programs. The list-developed by the State
Occupational Information Coordinating
Committee in consultation with the Texas
Employment Commission and other sources-will be reviewed by a 30-member panel of
labor market experts during November/
December. Final Board approval is sched-
uled for January. The first list of priority oc-
cupations was approved in 1988, with up-
dates scheduled annually;
-Proprietary Schools. Approved
comprehensive rule changes regulating pro-
prietary schools. The changes - asked for
and supported by the private school industry
- are designed to broaden and improve the
oversight, monitoring, and performance of
proprietary schools and the students who
attend them.pletely phased out all technical-vocational
programs. The remaining institutions will re-
ceive visits during 1989-90 by the Coordinat-
ing Board to determine appropriate action;
-Proprietary School Degrees. Re-
ceived a status report on the regulation of
proprietary schools that offer associate
degree programs. The State Board of Edu-
cation - which regulates proprietary
schools - has adopted rules permitting
proprietary schools - offering associate
degrees prior to September 1, 1989 - to
(See Coordinating Board on page 4.)
Overall Enrollment
Increases at Texas
Community Colleges
Enrollment is up at 37 of the 49 public
community college districts, with a net in-
crease of 14,116 students or 4.1 percent,
according to Fall 1989 headcount figures
released by the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board.
Public Community colleges had a com-
bined preliminary fall enrollment of 358,315,
up from 344,199 a year ago. The Houston
Community College District reported the
largest increase in the number of students
with 2,450. HCC's total enrollment is
26,255.
The Dallas County Community College
District - with its seven campuses -
showed an increase of 2,312 students and
continues by far to be the state's largest
community college system with 52,327 en-
rollees. The Alamo Community College
District experienced a decline of 1,816 stu-
dents, but still ranks second in overall com-
munity college enrollments with 30,228.
The Texas State Technical Institute's
four campuses reported a combined loss of
158 students, or 1.9 percent. TSTI's Fall
1989 enrollment was 8,222 students.
The state's'three independent commu-
nity colleges - which total a combined
1,321 students for this fall - experienced a
1.3 percent enrollment decrease from last
year.
Texas public senior colleges and uni-
versities enrolled 399,875 students in the fall
of 1989, a 3.7 percent increase over a year
ago. Independent senior colleges and uni-
versities experienced a 3.6 percent enroll-
ment increase, rising to 83,491 students.2
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