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Coastal Bend College outlines workforce pathways and tuition-promise program
Summary
A Coastal Bend College representative updated the City of Alice council on the college's 2026 initiatives: the Coastal Bend College Promise program to eliminate tuition gaps, workforce partnerships with Goodwill and Texas A&M Kingsville, and efforts to retain local talent.
A Coastal Bend College representative (identified in the meeting as Dr. Castaneda) told the City of Alice council on April 21 that the college is expanding workforce and transfer pathways across South Texas. The presenter highlighted the Coastal Bend College Promise, an initiative that covers remaining tuition costs after financial aid to reduce barriers to credential attainment.
The college said it is building partnerships with Goodwill Industries to expand short-term training and with Texas A&M Kingsville to create seamless transfer pathways into STEM programs. The presenter said those programs aim to strengthen regional economic development and retain local talent in Bee, Atascosa, Jim Wells and neighboring counties.
Council members thanked the college for the update and noted a partnership donation of $10,000 with the Alice ISD Education Foundation was not explicitly mentioned in the presentation but was acknowledged by council members during Q&A. No formal action or funding request came from the presentation.
