Tarrant County College Cuts Programs, Shifts Resources

0:00Taryn County College has acts 10 career in technical education programs with the unanimous board vote last month. They dropped all four architecture offerings, plus one certificate, each in sign language interpretation, aviation, geographic information systems, horticulture, marketing, and information technology. Main reasons hit low enrollment, weak completion rates, and credentials that don't transfer well to four-year schools. Budget woes forced the move with a statewide tuition freeze and slowing property tax cash squeezing the college tight. Chancellor Elva LeBlanc called it a new reality back in January, stressing they got to shift resources to high demand spots and ditch outdated stuff. Across the board, no full-time faculty lose jobs, and adjuncts stay safe since they teach multiple classes. Current students in these programs give five years to wrap up, plus dedicated advising to smooth the path. Those flag these cuts early by comparing to state benchmarks, like programs graduating

1:00fewer than 25 students over five years. Broughter options in areas like sign language, GIS, horticulture, and IT keep rolling strong with better numbers. TCC plans to keep scanning every corner for smart reallocations, ensuring they stay ahead of the curve, and fuel what students and jobs really need. Local news, powered by AI. This is Dallas News today.