Rethinking community colleges’ approach to preparing the workforce of the future

Legislators this year took a historic step toward fundamentally realigning the way Texas funds its community colleges. The goal? Ensuring Texans are earning postsecondary credentials that will give them greater access to higher-paying careers.

The product of years of work by a commission established to rethink community colleges’ financing systems, this reform effort emphasized funding formula changes, college capacity improvements and student affordability investments.

Aligning funding to student outcomes