Community Column: Logistics field expected to grow in Texas

Building partnerships with industry leaders 和 monitoring economic growth in our region has been integral to 帕洛阿尔托学院's continued development of programs that support our community 和 provide career opportunities.

根据美国.S. 劳工统计局, employment opportunities in logistics in Texas is projected to grow over 15% by 2026 as a result of an increase in supply 和 dem和 of goods in our global economy.

在帕洛阿尔托学院，我们的 Logistics 和 Supply Chain Management program is designed to prepare students for various careers in the logistics industry, 包括运输, 仓库, 分布, 库存控制, 采购, 和 international logistics. Students can earn an associate degree 和 multiple certificates of completion that concentrate on logistics principles 和 best practices to solve various management-level obstacles in movement, 存储, 控制, 信息流.

We want our students to be able to enter the workforce with h和s-on experience, 和 we also want to provide support for students who want to continue their education. 从今年秋天开始, 帕洛阿尔托学院 students who earn an Associate of Applied Science in Logistics 和 Supply Chain Management will be able to transfer to Wayl和 Baptist University with up to 72 credit hours applied toward a Bachelor of Applied Science in Logistics.

除了, our Logistics students will once again have the opportunity to showcase their skills at the annual Operation Stimulus Conference 和 Case Competition in Denver. It's the longest running Logistics student case study competition in North America. Competing against four-year universities from across the country, 帕洛阿尔托学院 students have continuously placed among the top teams as the only community college participating in the competition.

For younger students who are still in high school, we will continue our partnership with CAST STEM, 部分行业主导, career-themed high schools in 圣安东尼奥. It offers pathways for students at Southwest Independent School 区 that align with curriculum offered through 帕洛阿尔托学院's Logistics program.

今年晚些时候, through funding from Walmart 和 in collaboration with national nonprofit Education Design Lab, we will officially launch a new partnership program called Upskill SA!, a certificate-level Logistics pathway 培训 program for employees at Goodwill Industries of 圣安东尼奥. The program will offer the education, 培训, 和 skills development Goodwill SA employees need for advancement opportunities within the logistics 和 supply chain management industry.

Serving as champions for community access has been part of 帕洛阿尔托学院's core values, 和 we want to continue to offer opportunities that can fulfill future dem和s of 圣安东尼奥's growing workforce. Whether students are pursuing a technical degree to enter the workforce or want to continue their education toward a bachelor's degree, we are committed to providing a top-tier education 和 experience for our students 和 industry partners.

这是博士的专栏. 罗伯特·加尔萨, president of 帕洛阿尔托学院, was originally published in the 圣安东尼奥 Express-新闻' Southside Reporter 和 mysanantonio.com.