Issue Position: Establishing an Engineering Program at Texas A&M Corpus Christi

Issue Position

By the year 2014, it's estimated that over 2 million jobs will be created in the fields of science, technology engineering and math. As Vice Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Hinojosa was instrumental in securing $4 million to establish an engineering school at Texas A&M University -- Corpus Christ to position the Coastal Bend and South Texas at the forefront of new jobs. The mechanical engineering program specializes in teaching engineering as it relates to the Gulf of Mexico, including offshore platforms and offshore mapping. The engineering program has been extremely successful and is critical to the growth of the region so that engineers will be available for area industries and to enhance local economies.

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