Post
Secondary Programs
The Post Secondary Education programs are organized within the Division of Continuing Education
Contracting Colleges and Universities:
Alvin Community College Midland College Amarillo College Palo Alto College Blinn College Sam Houston State University Central Texas College South Plains College Clarendon College Southwest Texas Junior College Coastal Bend College Tarleton State University Houston Community College Texas State Technical College-West Texas Kingwood College Trinity Valley Community College Lamar State College-Port Arthur University of Houston-Clear Lake Lee College Western Texas College
College Academic
Post-secondary academic programs are provided through interagency/interlocal contract with colleges and universities servicing the geographic areas where units are located. All offenders participating in these programs must meet the academic criteria for admission as outlined in the respective college or university bulletin. TDCJ has academic criteria that must also be met as well as the requirement that all offenders receive security and classification clearance before entry into the program. Eligible offender students will be responsible for all tuition, fees, and tests, known as State Reimbursable Costs. As a State Reimbursable Cost, the state will pay for only the cost of the offender's initial academic course each semester. Additional courses each semester will be at the expense of the student, through personal funds, scholarships or grants. The Youthful Offender Grant, which is awarded by the United States Department of Education, enhances the academic program for offenders 25 years of age and younger. The youthful offender students are allowed the opportunity to take a full-time academic course load without the barriers of a state reimbursable cost.
Junior College Academic Program - Includes classes that lead to Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Applied Science, Associate in General Studies and Associate of Science Technology degrees. Advancement toward and completion of a degree is emphasized. Junior college academic programs were provided on 35 units in fiscal year 2005.
Senior College Academic Program - Includes classes that lead to a Bachelor
of Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences, and Bachelor
of Business Administration degrees. Advancement toward and completion of a degree
is emphasized. Senior college academic programs were provided on 4 units in
fiscal year 2005.
College Vocational
Post-secondary vocational programs are provided through interlocal contract with colleges servicing the geographic areas where units are located. All offenders participating in these programs must meet the vocational criteria for admission as outlined in the respective college bulletin. TDCJ has vocational criteria that must also be met as well as the requirement that all offenders receive security and classification clearance before entry into the program. Eligible offender students will be responsible for all tuition, fees, and tests, known as State Reimbursable Costs. State Reimbursable Costs include tuition and fees for college credit vocational courses for each qualified offender student. The Youthful Offender Grant, which is awarded by the United States Department of Education, enhances the vocational program by allowing eligible youthful offenders to take vocational courses with no requirement to reimburse the cost after release.
Community College Credit-Hour Vocational Program - Includes training in 22 different occupational trades. This training is provided through shop training and classroom instruction. Junior college vocational programs were available on 30 units in fiscal year 2005.
A Certificate of Completion and semester hours of college credit are earned upon satisfactory completion of a vocational course. Courses include such trades as:
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Community College Workforce Non-Credit Program - Workforce education classes are a broad-base series of courses, which are offered through continuing education units (CEU) and are conducted in a competency-based format. Theses courses are designed to provide a flexible and quick response to business, industry and student needs for intensive preparatory, supplemental, or upgrade education. Workforce Courses have specific occupational and/or apprenticeship instructional objectives. Junior college workforce programs were available on 13 units.
During the 2002-2003 school year, Windham CTE programs were offered to 15,298 offenders in TDCJ. CTE students earned a total of 8,646 certificates of achievement and 3,307 industry certificates. Also in 2002-2003 college level vocational credit and short courses were offered to 4,956 offenders and 4,386 certificates of completion were awarded.