(STC RCPSE Video July 2017 REV2)
Construction is underway for the South Texas College Regional Center For Public Safety Excellence!
…making STC the FIRST COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN THE NATION to establish integrative training for professionals in law enforcement, fire science and homeland security, along the US/Mexico border.
“The Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence will be a state of the art facility for South Texas, State and Federal Law Enforcement and Homeland Security Agencies.”
Current & prospective agents or/and officers will be exposed to real-world scenarios by professionals with experience on the front lines of border security.
The $71.28 million dollar long-range master plan-which will transform the regional center to a Public Safety, Law Enforcement, and Homeland Security Campus by 2030-is on a 64-acre site, in Pharr, Texas with 180 additional acres available for future expansion.
The Master Plan has over 534,385 square feet of buildings, structures, and driving track.
Phase One is a $9.99 million dollar investment, set for completion in the Fall of 2018.
It includes a spacious TRAINING CENTER for Law Enforcement, Public Safety & Criminal Justice students, a DRIVING SKILLS/SKID pad, a SHOOTING SIMULATION LAB and a DRIVING SIMULATION LAB.
Phase Two is a $10.6 million dollar investment in Fire Science & Homeland Security. Planned in phase two are a MULTI-STORY FIRE TRAINING STRUCTURE, TWO STORY RESIDENTIAL TRAINING STRUCTURE and a CONFINED SPACE/SEARCH & RESCUE TRAINING AREA, FLASHOVER TRAINING AND A FLAMMABLE LIQUID & GAS TRAINING PAD.
Phase Two also includes an EVOC or EMERGENCY VEHICLE OPERATIONS COURSE, A CITY SCAPE WITH NON-LETHAL SIMULATION TRAINING CAPACITY AND A COVERED SHOOTING RANGE with a firearm training classroom.
Phase Three is a $50.6 million dollar investment in Integrative Homeland Security and will add a PHYSICAL PLANT and expansive growth with the addition of several EDUCATION & STUDENT SERVICES BUILDINGS.
South Texas College is working closely with local, state and federal officials to invest funds and implement the long-range plan.
Upon completion, the Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence will be unlike anything ever seen in South Texas & the border region. This is where world class instruction will meet world class training facilities!
Local, state and federal partners will have access to highly specialized training in chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear scenarios, integrative models of communication such as NIMS, joint & combined exercise training, border operational training and much more, in a real world setting.
The Rio Grande Valley Fire Safety and Law Enforcement jobs have experienced a 41.7% growth since 2001. The RGV Border Patrol Sector will be adding approximately 1,000 new jobs along the border.
The jobs in Fire Safety and Law Enforcement in the Rio Grande Valley average $25.67 which is a high economic impact to the region.
The demand for highly skilled professionals in law enforcement, fire science and homeland security is increasing rapidly and South Texas College is poised and ready to meet the demand, now!
[Interview with STC President Dr Shirley A. Reed]
[Interview with City of Pharr Mayor Dr. Ambrosio Hernandez]
Your Future is In The Making… at the Regional Center for Public Safety Excellence, at South Texas College.
9 июл 2017
