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THECB Awards More Than $9 million in Grants for High-Demand Job Training
Austin, Texas – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) has awarded $9.9 million in grants to Texas higher education institutions across the state through the Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Grant Program. The grants help public higher education institutions create, redesign, and expand short-term workforce education and training programs in high-demand occupations. “These career and technical education programs are aligned to jobs available today in Texas’s robust and diverse economy,”…
Texas Higher Ed Institutions Recognized for Strengthening Classroom to Workforce Pipeline
Austin, Texas – Six colleges and universities received the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) 2025 Star Awards for their forward-thinking approaches to help students transition from classroom to the workforce. The awards were given in three categories to South Plains College; the University of Texas at San Antonio; Lone Star College; the University of Texas at Arlington; the…
Fall Enrollment at Texas Colleges and Universities Sets Record
Austin, Texas – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) released preliminary numbers today showing more than 1.6 million students enrolled this fall at Texas colleges and universities — an all-time high. The preliminary fall numbers cover undergraduate, graduate, and professional program students enrolled at two-year technical, state, and community colleges; four-year public and independent…
Governor Abbott, THECB Announce Free College Application Week
Aug. 29, 2025, Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) today announced Free College Application Week Oct. 13-19, 2025. “Texas prioritizes opportunities for students to pursue the best education they need to succeed in high demand, good-paying jobs after graduation,” said Governor Abbott. “During free college application week, Texans can apply to…
Governor Abbott Launches New Tri-Agency Website To Bolster Education-To-Workforce Pipeline
June 30, 2025, Austin, Texas – Governor Greg Abbott today announced the launch of an enhanced tri-agency website that will offer a modern, user-friendly platform to strengthen Texas’ education-to-workforce pipeline through a collaboration between the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), and the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). “Texas continues to build the…
THECB Chairman Farias resigns, assumes new role with UTRGV
June 25, 2025, Austin, Texas – Dr. Fred Farias, chair of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (Coordinating Board), resigned his position effective Saturday, June 21. Doctor Farias has accepted a position at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UT-RGV) as Associate Dean for External Relations, Associate Vice President for Government Relations, and as a clinical professor in…