NAAMREI brings together diverse education partners from across the Rio South Texas Region to develop and recruit the skilled talent needed to growan advanced manufacturing infrastructure. With access to a wide network of educational facilities and programs, businesses can be sure that the Rio South Texas Region will be the first and only sustainable provider of rapid response manufacturing anywhere in the world.
Through the initiative’s education partners, businesses have access to talent and talent development through:
Universities
- Texas A&M International
- The University of Texas at Brownsville
- The University of Texas-Pan American
Community College Advanced Manufacturing Institutes
- Laredo Community College
- South Texas College
- Texas Southmost College
- Texas State Technical College
Region One Education Service Center
- T-STEM Learning Center services teachers, administrators and students of T-STEM Academics
- Career cluster programs through more than 37 school districts and 17 charter schools.
Fast Facts:
- 40% of the region’s population is younger than 20 years of age
- Many of the region’s employees are bilingual
- More than 231,000 people moved to the region between 2000-2006
- Regional job growth has outpaced the state and nation with 50,000 jobs created since 2002
- More than 45,000 students are earning college degrees in the region