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Council workshop hears request for $2 million ODC contribution to UTPB civil engineering program
Summary
Staff described a proposed $2 million request from UTPB and a larger $6 million program cost to launch a civil engineering bachelor’s program that would start with 10 students and scale over five years; staff and council discussed internships and workforce retention strategies.
City staff presented a proposed performance agreement in which the Odessa Development Corporation would consider contributing $2,000,000 toward a civil engineering baccalaureate program at the University of Texas Permian Basin.
Staff said UTPB intends to invest more than $6,000,000 to launch the program and expects an initial cohort of 10 students, with a…
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