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Texas Southmost College was established in 1926 under the name of The Junior College of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, as a subsidiary of the local school district in Brownsville. On September 21, 1926, 84 students began classes, meeting in the old Brownsville High School. [ 3 ]
The institution was formed from a 1991 partnership between the two-year Texas Southmost College and University of Texas-Pan American at Brownsville. The partnership ended in 2011 as UTB became a standalone University of Texas institution, and Texas Southmost College returned to being an independent community college.
Texas Southmost College is a community college located near the southern border of Brownsville. As of 2018, it had a total enrollment of 7,132. [165] Students usually transfer to the neighboring University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. [166] The city operates three vocational schools.
Brownsville Independent School District is a school district based in Brownsville, Texas, United States. BISD serves most of the city of Brownsville and a portion of the town of Rancho Viejo as well as unincorporated areas in Cameron County , including Cameron Park , Reid Hope King , San Pedro , South Point , and Villa Pancho .
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Los Fresnos, Texas . In addition to Los Fresnos, the district serves the towns of Bayview and Indian Lake as well as the communities of Arroyo Gardens , Chula Vista , Del Mar Heights , Green Valley Farms , La Tina Ranch , Laureles , Olmito , and Orason .
The previous Pacoima Library, with 5,511 sq ft (512.0 m 2) of space, [60] had around 50,300 books in 2000. [61] In 1978 Pacoima residents protested after the City of Los Angeles decreased library services in Pacoima in the aftermath of the passing of Proposition 13. [62] The Homework Center opened in the library in 1994. [63]
Monica Rodriguez is an American politician in California. She currently serves as a Los Angeles City Council member, and represents the 7th district.The district is located in the San Fernando Valley, and includes the neighborhoods of Pacoima, Sunland-Tujunga, Sylmar, Shadow Hills, Sun Valley, Lake View Terrace, and Mission Hills.
In Forbes ' 2009 best college rankings that heavily weighted proportion of graduates who obtain a job upon graduation, UTPA ranked 32nd among public universities and 218th among all universities. [24] Among public schools in Texas, UTPA ranked only behind the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M. [citation needed]