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Higher Education Guide 2020
T H E S T A T E O F LONE STAR COLLEGE CYFAIR In addition to o ering bachelor’s degrees for the rst time starting this fall, Lone Star College- CyFair has continued to increase its student enrollment, number of college credentials awarded and dual-credit partnership with Cy-Fair ISD nearly every year. COMPILED BY DANICA SMITHWICK
SOURCES: LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM, CY FAIR ISD, TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
T O P T R A N S F E R I N S T I T U T I O N S
STUDENT ENROLLMENT Student enrollment has increased 49.09% from 2009-19 at Lone Star College-CyFair.
Most Lone Star College-CyFair students intend to transfer to four-year institutions. The following fall 2019 data shows the number of transfers per school:
COURTESY LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM
Texas State University: 231 The University of Texas at Austin: 163 Prairie View A&MUniversity: 156 University of Houston - Victoria: 143
Stephen F. Austin State University: 112 The University of Texas at San Antonio: 108
University of Houston: 1,292 Texas A&MUniversity: 758
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15,175
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2009 2019
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SamHouston State University: 324 University of Houston Downtown: 311
6 0 X 3 0 T X H I G H E R E D U C A T I O N P L A N LSC-CyFair o cials said their e orts align with statewide goals the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board hopes to achieve by 2030:
P R O G R A M S P O T L I G H T : C O L L E G E A C A D E M Y
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At least 60% of Texans ages 25-34 will have a certi cate or degree. 1
CREDENT I ALS AWARDED
All graduates from Texas public institutions of higher education will have completed programs with identi ed marketable skills. Undergraduate student loan debt will not exceed 60% of rst-year wages for graduates of Texas public institutions. 4
LSC’s CyFair campus awarded 68.32% more college certi cates and degrees last year than in 2012.
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2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
COURTESY CY FAIR ISD
A partnership between LSC-CyFair and Cy-Fair ISD, which kicked o in 2017 and continues to expand to additional campuses, lets eligible students earn an Associate of Science degree by the time they graduate high school. Fees are about $73 per course, and priority is awarded to economically disadvantaged, high- achieving and underserved students.
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At least 550,000 students will complete a certi cate, associate,
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bachelor’s or master’s degree from a Texas higher education institution.
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CY FAIR EDITION • MARCH 2020
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