The Texas Rural Summer Transportation Institute

A considerable number of Texas students grow up in rural or small urban centers that are a significant distance from the large metropolitan areas. These students are not afforded the same access to the many summer and pre-college programs that are available in large metropolitan areas. This often affects the students’ decision to further their education and attend colleges or universities. The Summer Transportation Institute (STI) is an established program funded by the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Civil Rights. Currently, the STI targets urban students and thereby misses a large segment of the student population of Texas who are potential members for the transportation work force. By developing and conducting a modified STI in selected smaller communities and rural areas an audience not previously exposed to transportation career opportunities is reached. This modified program can be easily implemented for rural Texas students. This modified program was conducted as a pilot program in three locations. These locations are similar in that they were rural or semi-rural and at least 35 miles from a major metropolitan area.

• Record URL:
  • http://swutc.tamu.edu/publications/technicalreports/167143-1.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This research was supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135

  Southwest Region University Transportation Center

  Texas A&M University
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Authors:
  • Jasek, Deborah L
  • Estrada, Hector
• Publication Date: 2006-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Technical Report
• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 80p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: High school students; Rural areas; Small towns; Transportation careers
• Identifier Terms: Summer Transportation Institute
• Geographic Terms: Texas
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01043626
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SWUTC/06/167143-1, Report 167143-1
• Contract Numbers: 10727
• Files: UTC, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 8 2007 8:36AM