Bill Text: TX HR1558 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating San Jacinto College on being selected as one of the top 10 community colleges in the country by the Aspen Institute.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-14 - Reported enrolled [HR1558 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1558-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating San Jacinto College on being selected as one of the top 10 community colleges in the country by the Aspen Institute.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-14 - Reported enrolled [HR1558 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1558-Introduced.html
86R31092 BK-D | ||
By: Cain | H.R. No. 1558 |
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WHEREAS, San Jacinto College has been named one of the top 10 | ||
community colleges in the nation by the Aspen Institute for | ||
Community College Excellence; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Aspen Institute recognizes community colleges | ||
that have demonstrated exceptional achievement in student | ||
learning, certificate and degree completion, employment and | ||
earnings for graduates, and access and success for minority and | ||
low-income students; San Jacinto College has been a perennial | ||
honoree of the Aspen Institute, which previously presented the | ||
school with a 2017 Rising Star Award, placing it among the country's | ||
top five community colleges; and | ||
WHEREAS, Serving students in the greater Houston area at | ||
three main campuses, San Jacinto College has received praise for | ||
its strong workforce programs that are aligned with job | ||
opportunities and employer needs in the region, particularly in the | ||
health care, maritime, and petrochemical industries; the college | ||
has invested significantly in guided pathways reforms to help | ||
ensure that students stay on track to meeting their academic goals, | ||
and over the past decade, it has increased the number of | ||
certificates and associate degrees awarded by 169 percent; during | ||
the last academic year, more than 7,000 students received a | ||
certificate or degree from San Jacinto College, thanks in large | ||
part to the school's focus on supporting students from enrollment | ||
to graduation; and | ||
WHEREAS, San Jacinto College plays a vital role in the | ||
community by providing area Texans with the knowledge and skills | ||
necessary to build productive and fulfilling careers, and its | ||
well-deserved designation as one of the nation's premier community | ||
colleges is a testament to the dedication and perseverance of its | ||
administrators, faculty, and students; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate San Jacinto College on being | ||
selected as one of the top 10 community colleges in the country by | ||
the Aspen Institute and extend to all those associated with the | ||
college sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for San Jacinto College as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. |