Feasibility of 18 More Texas Colleges Studied
In Austin AP reports the State College Coordinating Board staff says at least 18 new public junior colleges may be feasible in Texas within the next decade. Commissioner Dr. Jack Williams outlines preliminary staff proposals requiring 500 full-time student equivalents by year three and 1,000 by year five, with 52 geographic regions proposed to host possible colleges. The plan, discussed at a presidents' meeting and with a public hearing slated for January 8, notes regions flexible and subject to change and cites possible sites in El Paso Hudspeth Travis Vale Houston area and Jefferson Orange eastern Chambers Counties.