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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    2012B %
Age 25+ Population 451,123  
Less than 12 Years     
    Grade K - 8 25,471 5.6%
    Grade 9 - 11 47,006 10.4%
Subtotal  72,477  
12 to 15 Years     
    High School Graduate 142,778 31.7%
    Some College 113,304 25.1%
    Associates Degree 33,252 7.4%
Subtotal     289,334  
16 Years or More     
    Bachelor's Degree 57,777   12.8%
    Graduate Degree 25,154 5.6%
Subtotal  82,931  

Source: Alteryx, January 2013
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 13.9 15.4
Drop-Out Rate 5.2% 6.8%
Per Pupil Expenditure $11,926 $11,146

Source: Texas Education Agency, 2011-2012 AEIS Region Performance 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 1,214 Marshall Harrison Four Year
Jacksonville Community College 457 Jacksonville Cherokee Community College
Jarvis Christian College 511 Hawkins Wood Four Year
Kilgore College 6,391 Kilgore Rusk Community College
LeTourneau University 2,950 Longview Gregg Four Year
Northeast Texas Community College 3,311 Mt. Pleasant Titus Community College
Panola College 2,562 Carthage Panola Community College
Stephen F. Austin 12,903 Nacogdoches Rusk Four Year
Texas College 878 Tyler Smith Four Year
Texas State Technical College 831 Marshall Harrison Technical
Trinity Valley Community College 5,321 Athens Henderson Community College
Tyler Junior College 11,540 Tyler Smith Community College
University of Texas at Longview 492 Longview Gregg Four Year
University of Texas at Tyler 6,696 Tyler Smith Four Year
Wiley College 1,356 Marshall Harrison Four Year

source: nced.ed.gov, Jan 2013

Colleges and Universities Detail

 

HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES: FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
Name of Institution Location Enrollment
City County Total
The University Of Texas at Tyler Tyler Smith 6,696
The University Of Texas at Tyler -Longview Center Longview Gregg 498
Texas College Tyler Smith 878
Wiley College Marshall Harrison 1,356
East Texas Baptist University Marshall Harrison 1,214
Jarvis Christian College Hawkins Wood 511
LeTourneau University Longview Gregg 2,950
Stephen F. Austin University Nacogdoches Rusk 12,903

source: nced.ed.gov, Jan 2013

Total Annual Graduates 4 Year

 

Total Annual Graduates, 4 Year Schools
Program of Study Other Degree Bachelors Degree Masters Degree Doctors Degree Total
Accounting 0 130 35 0 165
Aeronautics 0 49 0 0 49
Agriculture 0 73 8 0 81
Architecture 0 20 0 0 20
Art 0 64 10 0 74
Biology/Biological Sciences 0 120 18 0 138
Biotechnology 0 7 11 0 18
Business Administration and Management 0 619 235 0 854
Chemistry 0 16 2 0 18
Civil Engineering 0 25 4 0 29
Communications 0 41 10 0 51
Computer and Information Sciences 0 50 11 0 61
Computer Engineering 0 4 0 0 4
Construction Management 0 3 0 0 3
Counseling 0 0 21 0 21
Criminal Justice 0 157 2 0 159
Education 18 229 258 6 511
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 0 27 7 0 34
Engineering 2 0 0 0 2
Engineering Technology 0 4 0 0 4
Engineering/Industrial Management 0 0 10 0 10
English 0 46 0 0 46
English Language and Literature 0 79 13 0 92
Environmental Science 0 5 8 0 13
Fashion Merchandising 0 20 0 0 20
Finance 0 85 6 0 91
Fine Arts 0 1 2 0 3
Foreign Language and Literature 0 15 0 0 15
Forestry 0 13 8 2 23
General Business 0 82 5 0 87
General Studies 9 0 0 0 9
Geology/Earth Science 0 12 5 0 17
Health and Wellness 0 38 0 0 38
Health Services/Health Sciences 0 38 3 0 41
History 0 71 10 0 81
Human Sciences 0 104 17 0 121
Industrial Technology/Technician 0 52 1 0 53
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 20 1 0 21
Journalism 0 76 0 0 76
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 0 223 28 0 251
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 0 5 0 0 5
Liberal Arts and Sciences 0 12 0 0 12
Management 0 62 0 0 62
Management Information Systems 0 1 0 0 1
Marketing/Marketing Management 0 134 2 0 136
Mathematics 0 28 10 0 38
Mechanical Engineering 0 53 0 0 53
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians, Other 0 19 0 0 19
Metallurgical Engineering 0 7 0 0 7
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 0 541 8 0 549
Music 0 67 4 0 71
Nursing Science 0 0 33 4 37
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 0 24 0 0 24
Physics 0 10 0 0 10
Political Science and Government 0 43 1 0 44
Psychology 0 216 48 0 264
Public Administration 0 4 23 0 27
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 0 339 0 0 339
Religion/Religious Studies 0 12 0 0 12
Social Sciences 0 60 44 0 104
Sociology 0 63 2 0 65
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 0 0 18 0 18
Theatre Arts 0 44 0 0 44
Transportation/Mobility Management 0 2 0 0 2
Welding Engineering Technology/Technician 0 4 0 0 4
Youth Ministry 0 6 0 0 6
           
Award Level Total 29 4,374 942 12 5,357

 

 

Community Colleges

 

HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES: COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Name of Institution Location Enrollment
City County Total
Kilgore College Kilgore Rusk 6,391
Northeast Texas Community College Mt. Pleasant Titus 3,311
Panola College Carthage Panola 2,562
Trinity Valley Community College Athens Henderson 5,321
Tyler Junior College Tyler Smith 11,540

source: nced.ed.gov, Jan 2013

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

 

HIGHER EDUCATION RESOURCES: TECHNICAL CENTERS (EXCLUDING COMMUNITY COLLEGES)
Name of Institution Location Enrollment
City County Total
Texas State Technical College Marshal Harrison 831

Source: nced.ed.gov, College Navigator, May 2013

Total Annual Graduates - Technical

 

Total Annual Graduates - Technical
Program Other
Awards
Awards of 1
but < 2 yrs
Associates
Degree
Total
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - 0 - 0
Biomedical Technology/Technician - - 25 25
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician - 0 4 4
Computer Science - - 16 16
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician 1 8 12 21
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce - 0 2 2
Industrial Technology/Technician - 0 28 28
Information Science/Studies - - 15 15
Instrumentation Technology/Technician - - 26 26
Lineworker - 11 7 18
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist 3 1 3 7
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician 0 0 0 0
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician 2 2 4 8
Office Management and Supervision 2 1 7 10
System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager - 0 6 6
Welding Technology/Welder - 15 - 15
         
Award Level Total 8 38 155 201

 (-) Program not offered at this award level

Source: nced.ed.gov, College Navigator, May 2013

East Texas Manufacturer's Scholarship

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 Marshall, Texas. Application for 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:

  • Application
  • 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:
    • Computer Aided Drafting AAS
    • Computer Atided Manufacturing AAS
    • Diesel Technology AAS
    • Industrial Electrical Technician AAS
    • Industrial Maintenance AAS o Instrumentation AAS
    • Occupational Health and Safety Technology AAS
    • Welding Technolgy AAS
 
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