HIGHER EDUCATION
Lone Star College System receives 13.1 million in Harvey recovery funds, eyes new programs
“We are repaying ourselves for the money that we already spent,” Head said. “We were the only community college [in the state] to receive money for facilities damage.” Through HB , spon- sored by Rep. Tom Oliverson, R-Cypress, LSCS was also approved accreditation for its lifePATH program, which is directed toward students with cognitive learning disabilities. LSCS currently oers a noncredit lifePATH program in its Tomball and Montgomery campuses, but Head said the accredited program will be expanded to all of its campuses following a pilot that will likely begin in January . “We’re trying to help these
BY EVA VIGH
Following the conclusion of Texas’ th Legislature in May, Lone Star College System has secured additional Hur- ricane Harvey recovery funds and is expanding its program oerings thanks to three key bills, Chancellor Steve Head said. The community college system has campuses across the Greater Houston area, including the LSC-Montgom- ery campus on Hwy. in The Woodlands. In late July, the college system received . million from Senate Bill , which allocated money from the state’s Rainy Day Fund to help pay for the million in damages LSCS incurred from Hurricane Harvey, Head said.
were two bills he wished had passed but did not, which related to expanding dual- credit opportunities and giv- ing school districts the ability to partner with community colleges of their choice. Head said he expects these topics will be introduced again in the next legislative session. “We are in favor of expan- sion of dual credit,” he said. “[And] we believe that ... people ought to be able to take classes wherever they want to.”
students’ understanding of material rather than
students be self-sucient,” Head said. “We would be working with employers to try to place these students in jobs where they have interest … and where people can work with them and be patient with them.” LSCS also plans to expand its degree choices following the passage of HB , which recognizes competency-based education degree plans for members of Texas military forces. Competency-based education focuses more on
classroom hours, Head said. He said LSCS is considering creating a new competency- based program in military emergency management that would also potentially roll out in spring . “The whole idea is to have a better-educated [military and] more career opportunities in the Texas military,” Head said. Reecting on the legisla- tive session, Head said there
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