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environment for students, including e-textbooks, personalized digital The UTRGV School of Medicine opened in July 2016 with 50
learning tools, and on-demand online tutoring services. A compre- students, and offers cutting-edge facilities and resources, including a
hensive curriculum consisting of general academic courses transferable 15,000-square-foot Smart Hospital and technology complex in Harlingen,
to a baccalaureate degree program, career and technical training, and a Medical Academic Building in Edinburg, and the South Texas Diabetes
non-credit continuing education provide affordable and high-quality and Obesity Institute, which includes two genome sequencing machines,
educational opportunities for all—from high school students to adults of in Brownsville.
all ages. Courses specializing in college preparatory and developmental Following in the path of its legacy universities, The University
education are available to assist students in developing necessary skills of Texas Brownsville and The University of Texas Pan American in
to ensure their academic success. Workforce training, adult literacy and Edinburg, UTRGV is pledged to be a “Gateway to the Americas,” a
non-credit continuing education meet individualized needs and support bilingual, bicultural and biliterate institution designed to prepare and
the evolving training needs of industry and economic development initia- empower students in all disciplines to become leaders and create posi-
tives. Visit www.tsc.edu for additional information or call 956.295.3600. tive change in their communities, the state, the country, the world —
even into outer space.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley For more information, or if you are interested in applying for admis-
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is the first public univer- sion to UTRGV, call 888-882-4026 or visit www.utrgv.edu. J
sity in Texas in the 21st century. Its focus is on student success, educa-
tional opportunities, medical education, and research on issues affecting
the South Texas region.
UTRGV opened Aug. 31, 2015 to a student population of about
29,000. It is a “distributed institution” with two main campuses –
Brownsville and Edinburg – and additional sites in McAllen, South Padre
Island and Rio Grande City, and offers a broad array of powerful learning
opportunities.
With close proximity to the Gulf Coast, students studying the natural
and environmental sciences benefit from an expansive living laboratory
through the Coastal Studies program. The SpaceX private launch site
planned in Brownsville and its partnership with the university will bring
opportunities for students to explore the aerospace field up close and
personal. Additionally, campus locations along the border with Mexico
provide unparalleled venues to study international business and cultural
border issues.

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