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  • By the Advocate Editorial Board
  • Originally published July 7, 2009 at 4:45 p.m., updated July 7, 2009 at 4:55 p.m.

Victoria College is, and has been, on the cutting edge for providing technology education for regional industries' employee needs.

First, it was the oil and gas industry, then the chemical industry and plastics. But now the college is building a nuclear power plant curriculum.

We applaud the foresight of the college's administration, staff and faculty. These types of courses prepare an educated work force for plants that are currently here and those planned to be constructed in the region.

Although Exelon Nuclear has opted recently to delay a decision to build a plant in Victoria County for two to as much as 20 years, the technology courses to train power plant technicians still will be needed to certify these future employees in the region.

The South Texas Project with its two reactors near Bay City will need trained power plant technicians as positions come open. And two more reactors are planned - future openings for future power plant technicians.

We live in a region that has a growing nuclear plant population. Providing trained nuclear power plant technicians will keep these jobs in the region and will be beneficial economically.

Currently, college students who pass the two-year process technology classes become eligible to take the nuclear power plant courses. And those who pass the nuclear program become eligible to work at STP and any future sites. More than likely, future successful students could work at an Exelon plant here in Victoria County.

Again, we applaud Victoria College for preparing our businesses with trained employees. We all benefit when our community has the resources for big industry.

This editorial reflects the views of the Victoria Advocate's editorial board.


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  • coolgranny coolgranny Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink

    I know that, but my degree still has the A&I seal on it. I bought one at an antic store. Corpus Christi also has a new set of initials as do many other smaller colleges. The excellent part about this, is that students can start at smaller colleges and then attend a major university as juniors and seniors if their grades are ok.

    July 9, 2009 at 10:14 a.m.
  • coolgranny coolgranny Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink

    I was amazed at the size of the college when I drove by it. Victoria could become a nice college town because of it. I'd read some comments that sort of put the college down, but many of the degrees are under the University of Houson Umbrella, just like A&I is under the A&M umbrella.

    Parents who are concerned about the quality of college graduates from this institution need to go back to the middle and high schools. I can't tell you how many college papers I've had to edit for freshmen. They all went to different colleges in the area including the University of Houston. Basic spelling and grammar, compound and complex sentences, dependent and independent clauses, there, they're, and their and the like were the common problems. Content was always great-the kids were bright, but basic writing skills, grammar, and punctuation had been overlooked somewhere along the line. I remember when one error, like the ones mentioned, on an English college paper would get you an F.

    July 9, 2009 at 9:34 a.m.
  • stingaree stingaree Report a ViolationReport a Violation Permalink

    I have several questions:
    When my family and I set out from Victoria to have seafood in Rockport, what exactly will we see as the drive within miles of the plant?

    What individuals and/or businesses stand the most to gain from the building of the plant? For example: Who sold the land to the project? What was the price?

    July 9, 2009 at 4:36 a.m.