Speaker highlights from the Renovation Kickoff Event for the new Del Mar College Workforce Development Center-Aransas CountyDel Mar College held an event called “Workforce Rising: The Future of Workforce Training in Aransas County” Renovation Kickoff on Jan. 30 in Rockport, Texas. Leaders shared details about a new renovation project that will turn a section of the former Little Bay Primary School into the Del Mar College Workforce Development Center-Aransas County.Event remarks were delivered by Texas State Rep. Todd Hunter, District 32; Jeffrey Sjostrom, President of the Aransas County Partnership Economic Development Corporation (ACPEDC); John Jackson, Past President and current Board Secretary of ACPEDC; Del Mar College (DMC) President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Mark Escamilla; and DMC Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Lenora Keas.The center is expected to open in fall 2025. More information is available at vikingnews.delmar.edu/

Charting the Viking Way Episode 004 - Community (Dr Jim Klein)Leaders who are charting the Viking WayMany employees demonstrate the Viking Way in their everyday actions at DMC.Our new Strategic Plan is one of the most comprehensive and forward-thinking in our history, with the overarching goal of optimizing enrollment and outcomes for all students at the College.Leaders who are charting the Viking Way

Del Mar College Superintendent Conversations Podcast Series One-on-one conversations with Coastal Bend superintendentsEpisode 1: Dr. Mark Escamilla and Dr. Roland Hernandez

Viking Vanguard education major Brandice Sayen speaks on her reasoning and determination to achieve her education goals.

Viking Vanguard student Alyssa Saenz shares her experiences navigating through her college career.

Questions Short Cuts 00:17:08 - [Carol] I'm gonna ask you a trick question.00:17:45 - [Carol] If we took dual credit out of the figures, would00:22:31 - [Carl] About the financial aid and Pell Awards after00:22:57 - [Carl] And what is the Pell grant amount right now?00:24:00 - [Carl] So what about scholarships students that get00:24:21 - [Carl] So what if the scholarship from some source00:25:20 - [Carl] Not necessarily foundation scholarships, but00:27:06 – [Lenora] And how many students?00:27:08 – [Carl] Yeah, well, I just want to get some, you00:31:22 - [Laurie] So how is the college covering for these costs?00:31:56 - [Bill] I was listening to the cohort or the definition00:32:26 – [Carl] Yes, and this is a question I asked Dr. Escamilla earlier,00:37:20 - [Carol] So before we get into the financial model and kind of00:38:28 - [Rudy] Yeah, I'm excited about this particular initiative00:40:29 - [Rudy] But even conversations with the workforce,00:41:14 – [Rudy] A larger number, and it's gonna affect00:41:27 - [Carol] If you have under 30 hours regardless of your age00:41:29 - [Carol] Okay, but regardless of age, there's not an age00:42:10 - [David] Yes, so when I talked to Mark about this00:43:00 - [David] Okay, so it's less than 30 hours from us.00:43:21 – [David] So 12 credit hours per fall and spring00:45:04 – [David] One other thing, I am still constantly00:46:02 – [Bill] Yeah, this might seem ironic coming from me,00:46:22 - [Carol] So what are the criteria to end the pilot00:47:09 – [David] I had a comment on some of the00:50:54 - [Carl] You made a comment about 57%00:51:04 – [Carl] Okay, what is the percentage of students00:52:38 - [Carl] Is that because they never applied00:55:08 - [Bill] Yeah, I think you may have misspoke00:55:24 - [Laurie] Okay, so just that cohort and how many00:55:29 - [Laurie] How many students are we looking at?00:55:55 - [Laurie] And we're just gonna pay it.00:57:29 – [Bill] So to be clear, this original cohort could get00:57:48 - [Carol] And you're making an assumption of 54101:00:09 - [Lenora] Well, and to clarify the cohort for01:00:30 - [David] So I mean, I kind of heard something a01:00:53 - [David] So you get 60 hours of tuition and fee01:01:29 - [David] And so this is assuming 541, which is01:02:31 – [David] Okay, so we had how many full-time01:03:04 – [David] Yeah, so on the completions, what01:04:02 – [David] Assuming that by doing this,01:04:45 – [David] Okay. I know the foundation raised01:06:18 – [Mark] So potentially, Matthew, the foundation01:07:48 – [David] I just wanted to suggest, you know,01:09:33 - [Laurie] When is the first cohort is being01:11:50 - [Carol] I have some questions about the financial01:12:43 - [Carol] FTIC is not the correct funding assumption01:13:03 – [Laurie] Students coming in with like 32, 3401:14:57 – [Carol] So the financial forecast, is this financial01:15:08 – [Carol] So if we're gonna, are we going to have a01:16:34 - [Carol] Okay, and so cohort number... So then01:17:38 - [Carol] So I wanna understand that, can someone01:18:10 - [Carol] A student can enter at any time. I'd like to see01:19:04 - [Carol] And then my last question is around the student01:21:34 – [Rudy] My thought is two, if you've already got01:22:41 – [Rudy] The other question is, I mean, I like to take01:23:27 – [Rudy] And then I'm thinking too, because if the01:26:37 – [Carl] Okay, in this conversation, and several01:27:03 – [Carl] Okay. That clears that up. The comment01:28:31 – [Carl] Right, I think the other comment made Mr. Garcia01:33:51 – [Carol] The question was around the connection01:34:46 – [Rudy] Yes. Didn't we get a grant to be able to do01:36:08 – [David] Well, Kingsville did a deal at our graduation01:36:39 – [David] I understand that. But, you know, so it was01:36:58 – [David] Okay. I just wanna kinda on the dual credit01:38:36- [Carol] But we do not get a matriculation outcome01:38:48 - [David] So I mean, the reason I asked how many01:41:02 - [David] Have you done any analysis on how much01:43:04 – [David] Yeah, I mean I would say on the budgeting01:44:00- [David] One more thing. We have some superstars01:45:40 - [Laurie] Well, even if you finish your two year degree01:45:51 - [Carol] So that's a good... Is there's a opportunity up01:47:27 – [Bill] So I heard David and Laurie, I think ask two very01:48:27 - [Carol] I have two more points around the funding01:49:46 – [Carl] So we're running a risk there of having a program01:50:11 – [Carol] Throw that out there. The other question is,01:52:56 – [David] I wanted to go on the governor's thing.01:54:25 – [David] Okay, yeah, I mean I guess, yeah, another01:54:40 – [David] My first meeting where I was like, why is this