{"id":593,"date":"2022-06-13T13:06:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T18:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/cosc\/news\/2022\/06\/students-can-earn-a-construction-science-degree-in-the-rio-grande-valley\/"},"modified":"2022-06-20T14:37:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T19:37:05","slug":"students-can-earn-a-construction-science-degree-in-the-rio-grande-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/cosc\/news\/2022\/06\/students-can-earn-a-construction-science-degree-in-the-rio-grande-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"Students can earn a construction science degree in the Rio Grande Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Texas A&amp;M construction science is now in McAllen\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uwfnw1a_lx8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas A&amp;M\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/cosc\/\">construction science<\/a> degree program in McAllen is part of the rapidly growing Rio Grande Valley. Now, students don\u2019t need to leave the valley to get a first-rate path to a management position in the construction industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudents now have the opportunity to pursue a Texas A&amp;M <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arch.tamu.edu\/academics\/undergraduate-programs\/majors\/b-s-in-construction-science\/\">undergraduate construction science degree<\/a> in McAllen from beginning to end, freshman to seniors,\u201d said Edelmiro Escamilla, a construction science faculty member in McAllen. \u201cThis is a pathway to a successful career in construction management.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program is housed in Texas A&amp;M\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mcallen.tamu.edu\/\">Higher Education Center in McAllen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The degree program in McAllen began with an initial group of students in fall 2021. \u201cThese students are Aggies, through and through,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd they can receive an Aggie Ring when they graduate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a program with broad support in the valley, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIndustry leaders have told us they\u2019re looking for to the next generation of construction managers in the Rio Grande Valley,\u201d said Escamilla. \u201cThey\u2019re already familiar with Texas A&amp;M construction science \u2014 because many of the valley\u2019s industry leaders are our former students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSupport for our program to meet the industry\u2019s needs is very strong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The construction science curriculum offers a very diverse array of classes in estimating, scheduling, materials and methods, leadership, safety, mechanical systems, structures, project management and more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The degree offering in McAllen is also part of the Department of Construction Science\u2019s drive to bring more minorities and women into the construction industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas A&amp;M\u2019s construction science degree program in McAllen is part of the rapidly growing Rio Grande Valley. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[10,9],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.12 (Yoast SEO v20.12) - 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