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In addition to the information provided below we have also created an expanded Education section with an abundance of information about our local Independent School Districts.  
 

Labor Market Commute Area

Workforce Education Attainment 2010 %
Age 25+ Population      433,152  
Less than 12 Years    
    Under Grade 9 28,470 6.6%
    Grade 9 - 12 47,875 11.1%
Subtotal 76,345  
12 to 15 Years    
    High School 144,224 33.3%
    Some College 102,090 23.6%
    Associates Degree 31,050 7.2%
Subtotal 277,364  
16 Years or More    
    Bachelors Degree 54,773 12.7%
    Graduate Degree 24,660 5.7%
Subtotal 79,433  

Source: Sites on Texas     Aug 2011
Labor Market Commute Area is 12 counties: Camp, Cass, Cherokee, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Morris, Panola, Rusk, Smith, Upshur, Wood.

 
 
K-12 Statistics TEA Region 7* State of Texas
Student Teacher Ratio 13.2 14.4
Drop-Out Rate 7.7 10.5
Per Pupil Expenditure $10,246 $11,024

Source: Texas Education Agency, 2008-2009 AEIS Region Report
*TEA Region 7 consists of 17 counties that include Longview's Market Commute Area

 

Colleges and Universities  Enrollment City County Type
East Texas Baptist University 1,286 Marshall Harrison Four Year
Jacksonville Community College 327 Jacksonville Cherokee Community College
Jarvis Christian College 628 Hawkins Wood Four Year
Kilgore College 6,330 Kilgore Rusk Community College
LeTourneau University 3,386 Longview Gregg Four Year
Lon Morris College 830 Jacksonville Cherokee Community College
Panola College 2,881 Carthage Panola Community College
Stephen F. Austin 13,900 Nacogdoches Rusk Four Year
Texas College 964 Tyler Smith Four Year
Texas State Technical College 946 Marshall Harrison Technical
Trinity Valley Community College 7,921 Athens Henderson Community College
Tyler Junior College 12,195 Tyler Smith Community College
University of Texas at Longview 492 Longview Gregg Four Year
University of Texas at Tyler 6,205 Tyler Smith Four Year
Wiley College 1,230 Marshall Harrison Four Year

 

Colleges and Universities Detail

 

2009 HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES: FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS(1)
Name of Institution Location Enrollment
City County Total
The University Of Texas at Tyler Tyler Smith 6,205
The University Of Texas at Tyler -Longview Center Longview Gregg 498
Texas College Tyler Smith 964
Wiley College Marshall Harrison 1,230
East Texas Baptist University Marshall Harrison 1,286
Jarvis Christian College Hawkins Wood 628
LeTourneau University Longview Gregg 3,386
Stephen F. Austin University Nacogdoches Rusk 13,900

1) College Registrars' Offices

Total Annual Graduates 4 Year

 

Total Annual Graduates 4 Year
Program of Study Bachelors Degree Masters Degree Doctors Degree Other Degree Total
Accounting 49 0 0 0 46
Aeronautical Science, Flight 32 0 0 0 32
Agricultural Business and Production 51 13 0 0 64
Applied Arts & Sciences 35 0 0 0 35
Architecture and Relatied Programs 39 0 0 0 39
Art 7 2 0 0 9
Biological Sciences/Life Sciences 83 16 0 0 99
Biology 14 6 0 0 20
Business Administration   44 0 0 44
Business Management and Administrative Services 695 142 0 0 837
Chemistry 9 0 0 0 9
Communications 108 10 0 0 118
Computer and Information Sciences 26 1 0 0 27
Computer Information Systems 10 0 0 0 10
Computer Science 11 8 0 0 19
Conservation and Renewable Natural Resources 30 19 3 0 52
Counseling-Psyc-Marriage & Family 0 1 0 0 1
Counseling Psychology 0 1 0 0 1
Criminal Justice 43 1 0 0 44
Curriculum and Instruction 0 1 0 0 1
Design Technology 1 0 0 2 3
Early Childhood Education 60 3 0 0 63
Economics 4 0 0 0 4
Education 66 149 16 0 231
Educational Administration 0 32 0 0 32
Electrical Engineering 14 0 0 0 14
Engineering 40 3 0 0 43
Engineering-Related Technologies 6 0 0 0 6
English 26 2 0 0 28
English Language and Literature/Letters 79 9 0 0 88
Finance 45 0 0 0 45
Foreign Languages and Literatures 8 0 0 0 8
General Business 0 0 0 0 0
General Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Health Kinesiology 33 19 0 0 52
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 0 0
Health Professions and Related Sciences 172 28 0 0 200
History 75 5 0 0 80
Human Sciences 44 13 0 0 57
Interdisciplinary Studies 440 15 0 0 455
Journalism 22 0 0 0 22
Kinesiology 16 1 0 0 17
Law and Legal Studies 10 0 0 0 10
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 16 0 0 0 16
Management 50 0 0 0 50
Marketing 32 0 0 0 32
Marketing Operations/Marketing and Distribution 0 0 0 0 0
Mathematics 24 13 0 0 37
Mechanical Engineering 16 0 0 0 16
Medical Technology 0 0 0 0 0
Music 4 0 0 0 4
Nursing - Education 0 23 0 0 23
Nursing - Administration 0 5 0 0 5
Nursing 242 3 0 0 245
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies 133 19 0 0 152
Philosophy and Religion 20 0 0 0 20
Physical Sciences 28 4 0 0 32
Political Science 36 6 0 0 42
Protective Services 52 0 0 0 52
Psyc - Clinical Psychology 0 2 0 0 2
Psyc - Neuropsychology 0 2 0 0 2
Psyc - School Psychology 0 3 0 0 3
Psychology 126 23 0 0 149
Public Administration and Services 43 45 0 0 88
Reading 0 5 0 0 5
School counseling 0 7 0 0 7
Social Sciences and History 58 0 0 0 58
Sociology 22 0 0 0 22
Spanish 12 0 0 0 12
Special Education 0 9 0 0 9
Speech Communication 17 0 0 0 17
Tech - Ed Human Resource Development 4 14 0 0 18
Tech - Industrial Safety 13 0 0 0 13
Tech - Industrial Technology 18 0 0 0 18
Tech - Technical Professions 1 1 0 0 2
Tech - Technology Systems 0 0 0 0 0
Theatre 1 0 0 0 1
Theological Studies and Religious Vocations 0 0 0 0 0
Training & Development 0 0 0 0 0
Undesignated Field of Study 5 0 0 0 5
Visual and Performing Arts 111 18 0 0 129
           
Award Level Total 3,488 746 19 2 4,255

1) College Registrars' Offices

Community Colleges

 

2008-2009 HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES: COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Name of Institution Location Enrollment
City County Total
Lon Morris College Jacksonville Cherokee 830
Kilgore College Kilgore Rusk 6,330
Panola College Carthage Panola 2,881
Trinity Valley Community College Athens Henderson 7,921
Tyler Junior College Tyler Smith 12,195


Annual Graduates 2 Year

 


Total Annual Graduates - Community and 2 yr Colleges*
Program Associates Degree Awards of
1 but
< 2 yrs
Other Awards Total
Accounting and Related Programs  8 4 0 12
Advertising/Graphic Design  7 2 0 9
Agricultural Business and Production  7 0 0 7
Agricultural Sciences  2 0 0 2
Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Technology  2 26 0 28
Architecture and Related Programs  1 0 0 1
Art / Commercial 5 0 0 5
Automotive Technology  3 12 0 15
Behavioral Science  8 0 0 8
Biological and Physical Science  1 6 0 7
Biological Sciences/Life Sciences  1 0 0 1
Business Management and Administrative Services  129 30 9 168
Chemistry  1 0 0 1
Communications  22 0 0 22
Computer and Information Sciences  16 17 10 43
Computer Electronics Maintenance Technology  3 3 0 6
Computer Network Security  2 1 0 3
Computer Networking  4 9 0 13
Court Reporting  1 5 0 6
Criminal Justice  13 0 0 13
Dance  11 0 0 11
Design Technology  1 11 0 12
Diesel Technology  4 15 0 19
Drama/Theatre  4 0 0 4
Early Childhood Education  19 15 0 34
Education  66 15 0 81
Educational Administration  0 0 0 0
Emergency Medical Technology  4 8 0 12
Engineering  18 0 0 18
Engineering-Related Technologies  65 58 0 123
English Language and Literature/Letters  1 0 0 1
Forestry Sciences  1 0 0 1
General Studies  63 10 108 181
Health Professions and Related Sciences  209 351 0 560
Home Economics, General  0 0 0 0
Industrial Technology  17 0 0 17
Instructional Technology  0 0 0 0
Journalism  3 0 0 3
Kinesiology  10 0 0 10
Law and Legal Studies  27 6 0 33
Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies & Humanities  467 72 284 823
Management  4 0 0 4
Mathematics  1 0 0 1
Medical Technology  11 0 14 25
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies  101 0 0 101
Music/Applied Music  3 0 1 4
Nursing  160 124 0 284
Occupational Safety & Health Technology  9 4 0 13
Office Professional  9 21 0 30
Office Professional-Medical Certification  0 15 0 15
Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies  7 0 0 7
Personal and Culinary Services  0 49 0 49
Philosophy and Religion  1 0 0 1
Photography/Commercial  3 12 0 15
Physical Sciences  2 0 0 2
Physical Therapist Assistant  13 0 0 13
Political Sciences  0 0 0 0
Protective Services - East Texas Police Academy  0 208 0 208
Protective Services - KC Fire Academy  0 133 0 133
Protective Services  31 0 0 31
Psychology  4 0 0 4
Radiology Technology  19 0 0 19
Social Sciences and History  2 0 0 2
Surgical Technology  6 1 0 7
Tech-Industrial Technology  0 25 10 35
Technical/Technology Related Studies  15 85 0 100
Technology Systems  0 0 0 0
Tech-Technical Professions  0 0 13 13
Theological Studies and Religious Vocations  0 0 0 0
Undesignated Field of Study  0 0 27 27
Visual and Performing Arts  26 10 0 36
Welding  0 10 0 10
Award Level Total 1,653 1,373 476 3,502


*Not all community colleges have reported

Technical Centers

 

2008-2009 HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES: TECHNICAL CENTERS (EXCLUDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES) (1)
Name of Institution Location Enrollment
City County Total
Texas State Technical College Marshal Harrison 946

1) College Registrar's Office

Total Annual Graduates - Technical

 


Total Annual Graduates - Technical
Program Awards of 1
but < 2 yrs
Associates
Degree
Other
Awards
Total
Mechanical Engineer 5 19 0 24
Computer System Networking 0 15 0 15
Diesel Equipment Technology 2 6 0 8
Elec/Comp Cont/Robotics 0 32 0 32
Environmental Health  0 8 0 8
Industrial Maintenance Engineering   16 24 0 40
Software Engineering Technology 0 17 0 17
Telecommunications Technology 0 0 0 0
Computer Control Systems 0 0 0 0
Undesignated Field of Study 0 0 0 0
Award Level Total 23 121 0 144

 

East Texas Manufacturer's Scholarship

  2010 East Texas Manufacturers Scholarship Program Criteria Recognizing the need for skilled technicians to meet the demands of today’s manufacturing industries, the Longview Economic Development Corporation and its CEO and HR groups have created the East Texas Manufacturers Scholarship Program.  Today’s manufacturing jobs require college education and training.  Scholarships are available to students pursuing Associate of Applied Science degrees in manufacturing technologies that lead to high paying careers in a labor market where the demand for highly skilled technicians is growing.  Scholarship is valued at $6,000 ($1,000 per semester for 6 semesters). The Scholarship is only available for students attending Kilgore College, Kilgore Texas or Texas State Technical College Marhall, Texas.  Applications for each school scholarship is below.  Award Recipients Must:

  1. be high school graduates with a minimum 2.50 Grade Point Average (GPA) on a 4.00 scale;
  2. have attended and graduated from a high school within a 50 mile radius of Longview, Texas;
  3. must enroll in and maintain enrollment in a program of study leading to an Associate of Applied Science degree that is approved by the East Texas Manufacturers Scholarship Consortium;
  4. maintain a full-time academic load of at least 12 credit hours per semester and attend college continuously until graduation, with the possible exception of the summer semester;
  5. maintain satisfactory academic progress as defined by the institution of higher education (e.g. complete at least 75 percent of courses taken), including maintaining a 3.00 GPA (on a 4.00 scale) in college studies to continue to receive the East Texas Manufacturers Scholarship;
  6. agree to share academic progress information with members of the East Texas Manufacturers (ETM) Consortium.

Other Information:

  • Applications (Return Scholarship packet to appropriate school by April 1, 2010.)
  • special consideration will be given to children of employees of Consortium members through a weighted scale selection process;
  • students must agree to participate in mentoring activities;
  • scholarship amounts may be reduced to account for federal financial aid received by the student;
  • scholarships are awarded based on a merit-based selection process; and,
  • scholarships are awarded to students for the following instructional programs:
    • Advanced Digital Manufacturing AAS
    • Computer Aided Drafting AAS
    • Computer Atided Manufacturing AAS
    • Diesel Technology AAS
    • Industrial Electrical Technician AAS 
    • Industrial Maintenance AAS
    • Instrumentation AAS
    • Integrated CommunicationSystems AAS
    • Occupational Health and Safety Technology AAS
    • Safety Compliance AAS
    • Telecommunications Technology AAS
    • Welding Technolgy AAS
 
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