Originally established in 1926, Texas Southmost College offers the first two years toward a bachelor’s degree, along with career and technical education leading to certificates and associate's degrees, college preparatory studies to prepare students for college-level work, workforce training, and continuing education.
TSC recently earned the prestigious STAR award from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. This honor recognizes the college's outstanding achievement in producing consistent and aligned educational outcomes for all students, particularly students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. TSC offers more than 50 programs of study leading to an associate's degree or certificate.
Vision Statement
Texas Southmost College is driven to be a nationally leading community-rooted and student-centered institution that transforms lives and uplifts families.
Mission Statement
Texas Southmost College empowers students, families, and industry through practical, affordable, high-quality education that drives personal success and elevates regional economic growth.
Role and Scope
Texas Southmost College’s mission is guided by our commitment to provide:
- University transfer, career, and technical programs leading to an associate’s degree or certificate and courses specializing in college preparatory and developmental education, workforce training, adult literacy, and continuing education to support the evolving needs of citizens, industry, and economic development initiatives within Cameron and Willacy Counties.
- High-quality instruction and learning opportunities in the classroom, online, and through other delivery methods, a supportive and innovative faculty and staff, appropriate technology, equipment, and learning resources, and advising and assessment services to promote transfer to a four-year baccalaureate institution, entry or advancement in the workforce, or lifelong learning.
- A learning-centered, service-oriented institution that celebrates a welcoming environment and as sense of belonging that facilitates growth and development, fosters social responsibility, critical thinking, communication, and innovation, and empowers and engages students, faculty, and staff to achieve personal and professional goals.
- Institutional effectiveness that embraces individual accountability, data-driven decision-making, change, and an unending pursuit of excellence.
Values
- Integrity
- Community
- Service
- Excellence
- Innovation
- Accountability
Strategic Goals
- Increase Student Enrollment, Retention, Completion, and Transfer
Strategies:
- Create a strategic enrollment management plan by FY 25-26
- Create a student engagement plan by FY 25-26
- Create a student transfer plan by FY 25-26
- Implement and periodically assess the strategic enrollment management plan
- Implement and periodically assess the student engagement plan
- Implement and periodically assess the student transfer plan
- Increase the 1-year persistence rate to 90%
- Increase completion rates of credentials awarded
- Increase partnerships with universities to support successful student transfers
- Reduce time to degree from 3.4 years to 3.2 years
- Enhance, integrate, and periodically assess the student support model with wraparound services
- Align Academic and Continuing Education Pathways to the Workforce
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Strategies:
- Enhance partnerships with employers to design and promote programs of study
- Increase offerings of credentials, certificates or technical degrees
- Expand partnerships and coordination of internships, apprenticeships, clinicals, practica, and capstone courses
- Increase student participation in work-based learning
- Enhance academic and workforce labs
- Streamline Prior Learning Assessment Guidelines and Procedures
- Increase stackable credential pathways from non-credit to credit programs
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- Enhance Facilities and Technology Infrastructure
Strategies:
- Create an institutional capital improvement plan by FY 25-26
- Create an institutional technology plan by FY 25-26
- Implement and periodically assess the institutional capital improvement plan
- Implement and periodically assess the institutional technology plan
- Improve signage and lighting to enhance campus navigation and safety
- Expand Employee Development and Organizational Culture
Strategies:
- Enhance professional development for faculty, staff, and administrators
- Create a department-specific handbook documenting processes and procedures by FY 25-26
- Periodically assess department-specific handbook processes and procedures
- Create a cross-departmental team to develop the student-facing staff training
- Implement and periodically assess the cross-departmental training for student-facing staff
- Enhance organizational communication between departments
- Elevate Community Engagement and Institutional Visibility
Strategies:
- Create and launch a campaign to celebrate the TSC centennial
- Engage community members in discussions to facilitate partnerships with businesses and nonprofit organizations
- Create a marketing plan by FY 25-26
- Create an institutional outreach plan by FY 25-26
- Implement and periodically assess the marketing plan
- Implement and periodically assess the institutional outreach plan
- Increase TSC’s participation in community events
- Develop new partnerships with employers and community organizations
- Engage current and past TSC students in assisting to promote the College
- Enhance the marketing campaign, highlighting successful TSC alumni
- Enhance annually TSC’s social media presence
- Construct the TSC Foundation and Alumni Center
Our Locations
Texas Southmost College has two locations conveniently located in Brownsville. The Fort Brown campus includes a historic walking trail. The International Technology, Education, and Commerce Center (ITECC) houses state-of-the-art labs and Workforce Training programs.
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Fort Brown Historical Walking Tour
Provided by Brownsville Historical Association 
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TSC’s beautiful and historic campus provides a unique college experience in an environment that is engaging and conducive to learning. Take full advantage of the college experience at TSC by participating in the many activities and events on campus and becoming involved in student organizations.
Dr. Jesús Roberto Rodríguez
President