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Texas At Brownsville Case Study

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Imagine an unclear decision to end a partnership after more than 20 years of teaching together. The pact of two schools, Texas Southmost College (TSC) and the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB) was signed in 1991 and it was supposed to last 99 years. Under the pact UTB was able to use buildings from TSC, including Tandy Hall, the Cavalry Barracks and many more buildings. The split between this two schools affected students sent to other schools, professors and staff displaced, and the community lost a vital resource.
Students were affected because of the separation between both of the schools. They had to wait until TSC became accredited and had the same kind of "articulation agreement". This means Texas Southmost College have to wait for an arrangement that tells which courses UTB is going to accept. Even though, students in junior college program (associate degree) will continue at TSC; other students with different programs may not finish their courses before the split. They will be given notice if they need to look for another school to complete their program rather than "UTB-TSC". Distance is a huge problem, students would need to travel approximately 64 miles to get to their new school (UTPA-UTRGV). Housing options exists, but a student from Mexico, or Brownsville will need to have a payment plan to be able to rent an apartment, rather than travel every day. Financial Aid may help while they study, but loans do not get paid by themselves. …show more content…

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