Gail Stanart
Candidate, Lone Star College System Board, Position 9
Gail's Vision for Lone Star College System
Over the next ten to fifteen years, students will be more and more likely to take advantage of courses through their local community college. The tuition costs and associated costs of living away from home are continuing to rise to unprecedented levels, precluding many students from considering more distant universities. The 10% rule under which most universities operate means that students from high performance high schools will not be able to earn entrance to these universities unless they are in the top 10% of their high schools; however, attendance at a community college like Lone Star grants them automatic entrance if their grades are acceptable. Lone Star Community College covers an area which currently has almost 1.2 million residents and is predicted to grow rapidly in the near future. The growth of the community and financial necessity will accelerate the need for more students to take their lower level courses at Lone Star College.
Because of all these factors, LSCS expects to grow by almost
50% in the next seven (7) years. In order to accommodate
this growth, LSCS must have buildings to house the
professors. Growth in numbers of students requires growth in
numbers of professors and educational space. The current
growth rate has already outstripped expectations and is
ahead of the expected growth rate by two (2) years.
The area covered by LSCS is also in need of institutions teaching junior and senior level courses, granting 4-year degrees and Master's level degrees. LSCS hopes to coordinated another University Center somewhere in the south and western part of the district in the near future which will be similar to the trendsetting University Center in The Woodlands.
The community has reason to be proud of what the Lone Star College System has already accomplished and should be enthusiastic about the future of LSCS and what it has done and is continuing to do for the residents of the district. I am excited to live in the LSCS district and look forward to being a part of its huge future development. I will bring fiscal conservative principles to bear on the expenditures of funds yet making sure the needs of the students and the community are met. I look forward to serving our community by serving on the Board of Trustees of the Lone Star Community College.
Over the next ten to fifteen years, students will be more and more likely to take advantage of courses through their local community college. The tuition costs and associated costs of living away from home are continuing to rise to unprecedented levels, precluding many students from considering more distant universities. The 10% rule under which most universities operate means that students from high performance high schools will not be able to earn entrance to these universities unless they are in the top 10% of their high schools; however, attendance at a community college like Lone Star grants them automatic entrance if their grades are acceptable. Lone Star Community College covers an area which currently has almost 1.2 million residents and is predicted to grow rapidly in the near future. The growth of the community and financial necessity will accelerate the need for more students to take their lower level courses at Lone Star College.
Because of all these factors, LSCS expects to grow by almost
50% in the next seven (7) years. In order to accommodate
this growth, LSCS must have buildings to house the
professors. Growth in numbers of students requires growth in
numbers of professors and educational space. The current
growth rate has already outstripped expectations and is
ahead of the expected growth rate by two (2) years.The area covered by LSCS is also in need of institutions teaching junior and senior level courses, granting 4-year degrees and Master's level degrees. LSCS hopes to coordinated another University Center somewhere in the south and western part of the district in the near future which will be similar to the trendsetting University Center in The Woodlands.
The community has reason to be proud of what the Lone Star College System has already accomplished and should be enthusiastic about the future of LSCS and what it has done and is continuing to do for the residents of the district. I am excited to live in the LSCS district and look forward to being a part of its huge future development. I will bring fiscal conservative principles to bear on the expenditures of funds yet making sure the needs of the students and the community are met. I look forward to serving our community by serving on the Board of Trustees of the Lone Star Community College.
