Job opportunities in the agriculture sector are increasing in Texas, and with no other two-year Agriculture program in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas Southmost College is filling the need with its new Agriculture and Agribusiness programs beginning fall 2022.

“Whenever we consider creating a new program, we look into the demand, the job opportunities in that particular field and after extensive research, we found that there are diverse opportunities in agriculture and many students in the Rio Grande Valley are seeking degree programs like this one,” said TSC Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Dean Murad Abusalim, Ph.D.

TSC will open the Rio Grande Valley’s only two-year agriculture program this fall. Students will be able to earn an associate degree in Agriculture or Agribusiness. Registration for summer and fall 2022 is in progress.

Only a couple of months in, Bryanna Woodman has hit the ground running as the newest Student Services Specialist at Texas Southmost College.

Originally a nutrition major and graduate from a four-year Texas university, the 23-year-old said she realized nutrition wasn’t her calling. Instead, she felt it in her heart to help other first-generation college students like herself and there was no better place to do that than where she grew up – the Rio Grande Valley.

Bryanna Woodman is TSC’s newest Student Services Specialist with the goal of creating a positive college experience for every TSC student..

Alexia Velazquez wants to rebuild lives and the Construction Management program at Texas Southmost College is her first step in the process.

The 19-year-old, who recently started her journey and expects to graduate in 2024, said she already knows the program is giving her the tools she needs to make her goals a reality.

Alexia Velazquez is a student in one of TSC’s newest associate degree programs – Construction Management and said this program is preparing her to help others rebuild their lives.

Celebrations for 95 years of excellence continue at Texas Southmost College on April 2 with the TSC 95th Anniversary Ruby Gala.

The night will include a string quartet, live music by Rockstar Denied, an online and live auction that will include sport, spa and restaurant packages to art pieces and jewelry from local donors, and a surf and turf dinner.

Beginning fall 2022, Texas Southmost College will expand its offerings with five new, fully online degree programs, in addition to its online General Studies program.

The new online programs will include: Social Work, Criminal Justice, Business, Teaching 4th – 8th Grade and Teaching 8th – 12th Grade.

Texas Southmost College is introducing five new online associate degree programs in fall 2022.