Consortium of Community Colleges Serving Rural Texas
Invigorating Communities and Local Economies - "Call to Action"
Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development workshops
If you are interested in initiating strategies, programs and projects that will invigorate local economies and improve quality of life in communities within your service area you are invited to host workshops focused on developing entrepreneurs and critical thinking leaders.  There are considerable curriculum, tools, programs and more that are now available through several distribution channels.  It is time to get resources off the shelf and into the hands of those that can make things happen in their communities.  Please the linked article for more information and two agendas that are being used in other locations.  Modifications can be made to suit local needs. 

Resources of Interest to Community Colleges -
this included pertinant publications, data, and links that will be added to as they become available...please suggest any useful additions by email to the contact us link above.  

Strategic planning results posted here: Strategic Plan issues list
Survey results posted here:  Graphical Results...Comments and Suggestions

Previous issues of Consortium and Entrepreneurship newsletters are archived and available online.

This new organization is currently undergoing development.  These member Colleges have agreed to work with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service toward addressing a variety of issues faced by the colleges and their interaction with their rural clientele.  Current members of the Consortium of Community Colleges Serving Rural Texas include:

Amarillo College
Austin Community College
Blinn College
Cisco Junior College

Coastal Bend College
College of the Mainland

Frank Phillips College
Grayson County College
Hill College
Howard College
Kilgore College
Lee College
McLennan Community College
Midland College
North Central Texas College
Northeast Texas Community College
Panola College
Paris Junior College
Ranger College
South Plains College
Southwest Texas Junior College
Trinity
Valley Community College
Tyler Junior College
Vernon
College

Any Community Colleges wishing to join the consortium, to change their current status, or to request further information should contact 

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