DETCCA DEEP EAST TEXAS COLLEGE & CAREER ALLIANCE
WHAT IS DETCCA?
The Deep East Texas College & Career Alliance (DETCCA) is a collaboration of public-school districts and institutions of higher education in the deep East Texas region. These districts and institutions include:
• Burkeville ISD
• Jasper ISD
• Kirbyville CISD
• Newton ISD
• Spurger ISD
• Woodville ISD
• Lamar Institute of Technology
• Stephen F. Austin State University
• Lamar State College Port Arthur
The leaders of the alliance have created this collaboration, serving over 7,000 students in deep East Texas to meaningfully increase college and career educational opportunities. The high school students can earn college credits and stackable certifications that provide college-level career and technical education and general education college courses.
OUR GOAL
The goal of DETCCA is to increase the number of students that graduate from high school with a post-secondary market-valued credential by the end of 12th grade.
OUR PARTNERS SCHOOL DISTRICTS
LOCAL COLLEGES
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SMALL SCHOOLS—BIG IDEAS
Texas is home to more than 1,240 school districts with almost 665 (54 percent) of those districts serving fewer than 1,000 students each. In East Texas, that percentage rises to 82 percent of the 120 school districts in the T.L.L. Temple Foundation service area. Additionally, many school districts in East Texas are distant from the nearest higher education institution. These remote areas also lack adequate broadband services. A recent study by the Deep East Texas Council of Government found that at least 26 percent of the residents interviewed in the region did not have access to broadband.
These factors pose challenges for rural school districts to implement dual credit career pathways for students. Difficulties include long commutes to higher education institutions, small class sizes that deter colleges from providing dual credit options to remote schools, and students who lack the broadband access necessary to attend online classes. In addition, some career pathways, like healthcare, require in-person instruction and specialized equipment for college-level instruction. The operating costs of these courses can exceed the budgets of small districts.
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
1,874
Combined High School Students
Source: 2020-2021Texas Academic Performance Report
To find creative solutions to the challenge of providing early college options, six visionary small school districts in East Texas came together. Known as the Deep East Texas College and Career Alliance (DETCCA), these districts are creating postsecondary pathways closely aligned to workforce opportunities and tied to economic drivers in the Southeast Texas region. Using the Rural East Texas Economic Opportunity Analysis commissioned by the T.L.L. Temple Foundation, school leaders are working to strategically select and develop student pathways tailored to high-demand, high-wage jobs in the region. The DETCCA districts work together to attract higher education partners, coordinate resources, and support students to complete postsecondary credentials by the end of grade 12.
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IT’S NOT THE NUMBER OF PATHWAYS THAT ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THE QUALITY OF THE PATHWAY THAT CAN PREPARE STUDENTS FOR HIGH-WAGE HIGH-DEMAND JOBS IN OUR REGION.
TEXAS LOUISIANA 365 91 701 381 260 76 Woodville Spurger Kirbyville Newton Jasper Burkeville TYLER JASPER NEWTON
-NICOLE COLVIN, DIRECTOR OF DETCCA
DETCCA
ENROLLMENT AT EACH HIGH SCHOOL
Helping our students get high-wage, high-demand jobs in our region.
LABOR MARKET ANALYSIS
The T.L.L. Temple Foundation has developed a targeted strategy aimed at strengthening the alignment of and linkages between the talent pipeline and key industry clusters in rural East Texas. A key component of the strategy is increasing the number of students in the region that attain a high-skill, high-demand credential. Access the full report using the link or QR code below.
https://tlltemple.foundation/ rural-east-texas-economic-opportunity-analysis/
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OPPORTUNITIES
TOP HIGH-DEMAND, HIGH-WAGE JOBS BEAUMONT-PORT ARTHUR REGION OCCUPATION OPENINGS (2021-2026) 1. Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 1,526 2. General & Operations Managers 1,204 3. First-Line Supervisors of Food Prep. & Serving Workers 973 4. First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers 953 5. Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 838 6. First-Line Supvrs. of Construction Trades & Extraction Workers 832 7. Bookkeeping, Accounting, & Auditing Clerks 829 8. Carpenters 802 9. Sales Reps., Wholesale & Mfg., Except Technical & Scientific Products 779 10. Plumbers, Pipefitters, & Steamfitters 776 11. Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, & Gaugers 769 12. Electricians 760 13. Registered Nurses 710 14. Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers 679 15. Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 672 Source: Emsi 2021.2 – QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed.
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-DEMAND JOBS AVAILABLE IN OUR REGION.
LETTING DATA DEFINE THE FOCUS AREA
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WORKING WITH LOCAL EDUCATORS TO BUILD HIGH SCHOOL COURSE PATHWAYS TO CREDENTIAL COMPLETION.
EMPLOYMENT BY INDUSTRY, BEAUMONT-PORT ARTHUR REGION, 2020 747 828 910 982 1,089 1,170 2,698 4,744 5,832 6,370 7,929 8,146 9,851 13,434 15,429 17,698 21,092 22,162 22,502 22,614 Utilities Management of Companies & Enterprises Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction Information Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation Real Estate & Rental & Leasing Finance & Insurance Wholesale Trade Transportation & Warehousing Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services Administrative & Support Services Other Services (except Public Administration) Government Accommodation & Food Services Education Construction Retail Trade Manufacturing Healthcare Source: Emsi 2021.2 – QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed.
CREDENTIAL COMPLETION BY GRADE 12
WELDING TECHNICIAN
Certification: Level 1 Welding Technology certificate
Welding Technology prepares the student for employment in the welding field. With this certificate, students will be ready for employment in fab shops, petrochemical plants and pipelines, and in other welding facilities. Welding is used in building and maintaining petrochemical industry units, pipelines, marine vessels, bridge structures, and many other industrial applications.
NETWORKING SPECIALIST
Certification: Level 1 Computer Support Technical Certification
Computer Networking and Troubleshooting Technology (CNTT) prepares students to design, install, operate, and troubleshoot computer network systems. Students develop skills and operational competence with tools, instruments, computers, and technology-related equipment. CNTT majors also receive extensive certification training in computer maintenance and in computer networking.
LICENSED VOCATIONAL NURSE (LVN)*
LVNs work under the direction of licensed health care professionals like registered nurses, advance practice nurses, physician assistants, physicians, dentists, and podiatrists to provide safe, compassionate, individualized, goaldirected nursing care to patients who have predictable health care needs.
* This program prepares graduates to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-PN/VN) to become Licensed Vocational Nurses.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN (EMT)
Certification: EMT Level 1 certificate
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) prepares those who plan to work in the field of pre-hospital emergency medicine for careers as EMS providers, firefighters, industrial medical technicians, safety technicians, law enforcement, or for other public-service oriented professions.
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PROGRAM INFORMATION
WHAT IS DUAL CREDIT?
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board defines dual credit as a system in which eligible high school students enroll in college courses and receive credit, from both the college and high school. Dual credit courses may be taught on the high school campus, by an approved instructor, or on a college campus. Courses include both academic and technical options.
BENEFITS OF COLLEGE DUAL CREDIT
• Begin your pathway to a college degree early, gaining college-level credit while attending high school.
• Complete a postsecondary degree while still in high school, in select pathways.
• Save money on college tuition; courses are often offered at a reduced rate.
• Transition more smoothly between high school and college.
• Transfer credits earned in high school to Texas public colleges and universities.
COLLEGE COURSE PATHWAYS
DETCCA provides college-level dual credit courses toward specifically approved pathway credentials and degrees. Students should meet with counselors and the DETCCA Director to consider the career pathway options available and the college credentials and degrees associated with those pathways.
The most popular programs are highlighted in this brochure but other programs are available. See your counselor for more details.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Nicole Colvin
Program Director
450 Bulldog Avenue, Jasper, Texas 75951
EMAIL: nicole.colvin@jasperisd.net
PHONE: 409-382-1020
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