IN-DEMAND OCCUPATIONS
NEW POSTSECONDARY LOCAL PROGRAMS Lone Star College is expanding its offerings in Tomball and Magnolia.
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heating, ventilation and air condition- ing mechanics across the Gulf Coast region through 2028. These are fields that typically require postsecondary education but no degree, according to the entities. “It is so nice that there’s several areas where our students can leave high school with a certification, like for instance a certified [nursing] assistant, [and] go directly into the workforce,” Foy Campbell, the direc- tor of career and technical education in Magnolia ISD, said in an interview. Texas Education Agency data shows the number of CTE students in each district’s two traditional high schools has increased in Tomball and Magnolia ISDs by 56.62% and 15.81%, respectively, from the 2014- 15 school year to 2019-20, the most recent year available. While Campbell said additional CTE pathways are being considered, Tomball ISD announced in December plans to launch four new CTE path- ways in the 2022-23 school year: avi- ation, cybersecurity, law enforcement and legal studies. District officials also said in a May email that renova- tions are underway at the Tomball Innovation Center at FM 2920 and Hufsmith-Kohrville Road to accom- modate more CTE programs. In addition, Lee Ann Nutt, the president of Lone Star College-Tom- ball, said in an interview that pro- gram expansions are on the table for health professions in Tomball. Community Impact Newspaper previ- ously reported LSCS officials finalized programming for the long-awaited LSC-Magnolia Center in January, a satellite of LSC-Montgomery. “We did labor market analysis before the pandemic and repeated the process in the last six months to see what changes, if any, had occurred,”
EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS: The Texas Workforce Commission projects hundreds of annual openings through 2028 in occupations that require some postsecondary education but not a full degree. Data is shown for the Gulf Coast region. This list is not comprehensive. 2018 2028 (projected)
library; administrative offices; and study areas. “There’s a lot of growth with these homes and subdivisions being built, a lot of commercial facilities being built, and a lot of them are condi- tioned. Even the warehouses are con- ditioned,” said Brian Wright, owner of Crossway Mechanical LLC, an HVAC contractor in Tomball. “There is a huge opportunity and huge need in the Tomball area for them to have a training program.” According to the Gulf Coast Work- force Board’s 2021-24 Local Plan examining economic needs, the report estimates 58.4% of all jobs in the Gulf Coast region, which includes 13 counties in the Houston-Galves- ton area, will be “middle-skill” jobs by 2028, meaning those that require some postsecondary education or on-the-job training. MEDICAL LAB TECHNICIAN When: fall 2022 Where: LSC-Tomball DENTAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM When: fall 2022 Where: LSC-Creekside Center HEALTH SCIENCE BUILDING EXPANSION Preliminary programming: anesthesia technology, ophthalmic technology, neurodiagnostic technology and polysomnographic technology When: 2-3 years Where: LSC-Tomball Health Science Building on Graham Drive HVAC, EMS & OTHER WORKFORCE PROGRAMS When: anticipated in 2024 Where: LSC-Magnolia Center SOURCE: LONE STAR COLLEGE SYSTEM/ COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
19,210
Nursing assistants
+16.1%
22,130
14,986
Licensed practical, vocational nurses
+24.4%
18,642
13,569
+28.7%
Medical assistants
17,465
Automotive service technicians and mechanics
13,275
+7.7%
14,303
9,289
Pharmacy technicians
+18.3%
10,987
Hairdressers, hairstylists, cosmetologists
12,167
+16.7%
14,193
7,360
+26.3%
Dental assistants
9,297
Bus and truck mechanics, and diesel engine specialists
7,590
+14%
8,652
7,590
HVAC mechanics and installers
+19.6%
8,958
SOURCE: GULF COAST WORKFORCE BOARD/COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
LSC-Montgomery President Rebecca Riley said in a May email. “Although there were not major shifts in many sectors, needs in education and health care—which were already high—were reinforced by the stats. HVAC also surfaced, along with other trades, because of the amount of con- struction taking place in the area.” LSC-Magnolia Center Riley said in early May that design work for the LSC-Magnolia Center was wrapping up. The center is planned at
the corner of FM 1774 and FM 1486, near Magnolia West High School, and Community Impact Newspaper pre- viously reported the center is antic- ipated to be completed in 2024 with permitting and construction ongoing throughout 2022 and 2023. The LSCS bond voters approved in 2014 allots $28.85 million for the center, accord- ing to LSCS information. Riley said the center will include instructional space for HVAC and emergency medical services pro- grams; science labs; classrooms; a
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