The Beeville Independent School District has partnered with Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to create a new career pathway that could lead students directly into high-paying jobs after graduation.
The school district and university signed a dual-credit partnership agreement that will give select students from A-C Jones High School access to courses in land surveying and geospatial engineering. The program is designed to address a critical workforce shortage in the Coastal Bend region.
Students who complete the coursework will earn industry certification that qualifies them to enter the workforce immediately after graduating from high school. The certification will even allow them to operate drones professionally…