{"id":11125,"date":"2023-09-08T10:01:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T15:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/?page_id=11125"},"modified":"2025-04-01T16:52:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T21:52:59","slug":"berkner-school-profile","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/berkner-school-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkner School Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11125\" class=\"elementor elementor-11125\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-be367dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"be367dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c7d42f\" data-id=\"4c7d42f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-276a037 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"276a037\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">L.V. BERKNER HIGH SCHOOL STEM ACADEMY\nSCHOOL PROFILE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e0b5674 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e0b5674\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a8015d\" data-id=\"0a8015d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab6cc34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab6cc34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">RISD is home to more than <strong>11,906<\/strong>\u00a0bilingual students who speak at least <strong>76<\/strong> different languages and dialects.<br \/>Top languages spoken in RISD include <strong>English,<\/strong> <strong>Spanish, Arabic, Amharic, Vietnamese, Pashto, and Farsi.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95c9d5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95c9d5c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23da960\" data-id=\"23da960\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b76a401 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b76a401\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NORTH STAR GOAL<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3871b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3871b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Every student, teacher, and leader will meet or exceed their academic growth goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a84de24 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a84de24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fabc88f\" data-id=\"fabc88f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b81a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b81a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Campus Honors and Recognitions<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e66e44e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e66e44e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>81% of graduates in 2024 graduated with one or more endorsements<\/li><li>74% of the graduates in 2024 earned a Distinguished Level of Achievement<\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Award-winning Fine Arts Program\u2014with music programs being recognized at State and National level<\/span><\/li><li>Recognized Academic Decathlon Program<\/li><li>\u201cMet Standard\u201d rating from Texas Education Agency with Academic Achievement Distinction in Mathematics and Science for 2019<\/li><li>CREST Award (for excellence in Counseling Program) 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019<\/li><li>Newsweek Names Berkner STEM Academy in America\u2019s Top 5000 STEM schools<\/li><li>AVID National Demonstration Site<\/li><li>Top Ten Rated Band Program<\/li><li>U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School<\/li><li>2007-2011 Gold Performance Acknowledgment for Social Studies<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f745221 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f745221\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-838b26d\" data-id=\"838b26d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90e993c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90e993c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Excellence<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c540e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66c540e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following rigorous courses are available to highly motivated and academically talented students:<\/p><p><strong>Advanced\/Honors\u2014 <\/strong>Anatomy\/Physiology\u2010H, Art I\u2010Adv, Art Media Comm\u2010Adv, Band\u2010H, Biology\u2010Adv, Ceramics I\u2010Adv, Chemistry I\u2010Adv, Choir\u2010H, Digital Photo\/Media I Adv, Digital Photo\/Media II\u2010Adv, English I\u2010Adv, English II\u2010Adv, French II\u2010Adv, French III\u2010Adv, Geometry\u2010Adv, Japanese II\u2010Adv, Japanese III\u2010Adv, Orchestra\u2010H, Painting II Adv, Psychology\u2010Adv, Sculpture\u2010Adv, Spanish III\u2010Adv, Spanish Language Enrichment\u2010H<\/p><p><strong>Advanced Placement\u2014 <\/strong>Art Drawing, Art History, Art Three Dimension, Art Two Dimension, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, English Language, English Literature, Environmental Science, French Language and Culture, Human Geography, Japanese Language, Macroeconomics, Music Theory, Psychology, Spanish Language, Spanish Literature, Statistics, U.S. Government, U.S. History, World History<\/p><p><strong>Dual Credit\u2014 <\/strong>Art Appreciation, Art History, Business Information Management, Business Management, Economics, English 3, English 4, Health Science Theory, Practicum in Health Science, Practicum in Health Science 2, Principles of Health Science, Professional Communications, Psychology, U.S. Government, U.S. History<\/p><p><strong>UT OnRamps\u2014<\/strong>Algebra II, Art &amp; Entertainment, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, Physics, Pre-Calculus, Reading Writing Rhetoric, Statistics, U.S. History<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f59801 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f59801\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f74575\" data-id=\"6f74575\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5f7080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5f7080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Campus Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e851d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e851d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.risd.org\/BerknerHS\/\">Campus website<\/a><br \/>1600 E. Spring Valley Road<br \/>Richardson, Texas 75081<br \/>Main Office: 469-593-7000<br \/>Counseling Office: 469-593-7048<\/p><p><strong>Enrollment:<\/strong> 2312 (beginning of 23-24 school year)<br \/>Seniors 508, Juniors 543, Sophomores 594, Freshmen 667<\/p><p><strong>RISD does not rank <\/strong>beyond the top 10% of each graduating class as required by the state of Texas for the purposes of Automatic Admissions.<\/p><p><strong>Accreditation:<\/strong> Texas Education Agency<\/p><p><strong>School Code:<\/strong> 445-841<\/p><p><strong>Schedule: <\/strong>Classes meet 90 minutes per day Monday \u2013 Friday; 18 weeks per semester.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc4b826 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc4b826\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9938fa\" data-id=\"f9938fa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b48da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b48da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Staff<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c562080 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c562080\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Superintendent: <\/strong>Tabitha Branum<br \/><strong>Chief of Staff: <\/strong>Mike Jasso<br \/><strong>Principal: <\/strong>Farrah Smock<br \/><strong>Associate Principal:<\/strong> Crystal Kemp<br \/><strong>Assistant Principals: <\/strong>Veronica Cole, Roberto Diaz, Jennifer Frazier, Austin Gunter, Krispen Williams<br \/><strong>Counselors:<\/strong> Megan Daniel, Brittanye Love, Kelly Mountjoy, Beneia Ruttenburg, Eboni Simmons, Barbara Sucher, Kelly Wallace<br \/><strong>Intervention Counselor:<\/strong> Jana Anderson<br \/><strong>College and Career Coordinator: <\/strong>Jorge Ibarra<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71ee8ee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71ee8ee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b661220\" data-id=\"b661220\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd40183 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd40183\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">District Information<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2870d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2870d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded in 1857, Richardson ISD is located in northern Dallas County and encompasses most of the city of Richardson, as well as portions of the cities of Dallas and Garland. Sixty percent of the district is located in Dallas, thirty-five percent in Richardson, and five percent in Garland.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Demographic Information<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Economically Disadvantaged 55.5 percent<br \/>Emergent Bilingual Students 32.1 percent<br \/>Special Education 15.2 percent<br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Gifted and Talented 11.7 percent<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Student Ethnicity<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hispanic 38.8 percent<br \/>White 29.8 percent<br \/>African American 20.9 percent<br \/>Asian 7.4 percent<br \/>Other 3.6 percent<\/p><p><strong>2023-24 RISD graduates are attending the following highly selective colleges and universities:<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Brown University <br \/>Columbia University<br \/>Harvard University <br \/>Northeastern University<br \/>Northwestern University <br \/>University of California \u2013 Berkeley<br \/>University of California \u2013 Los Angeles <br \/>University of Pennsylvania<br \/>Washington University in St. Louis<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-358b869 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"358b869\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-83dfd9c\" data-id=\"83dfd9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6301a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6301a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foundation High School Program<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4a59b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b4a59b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following credits are needed for a student to graduate from RISD without an endorsement:<\/p><p>English \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Mathematics \u2013 3 credits<br \/>Science \u2013 3 credits<br \/>Social Studies \u2013 4 credits<br \/>PE \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Fine Arts \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Languages Other Than English \u2013 2 credits<br \/>Health\u00a0\u2013 <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">.5 credit<br \/><\/span>Electives \u2013 3.5 credits<br \/>Total \u2013 22 credits<\/p><p>The following credits are needed for a student to graduate from RISD with an endorsement<\/p><p>English \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Mathematics \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Science \u2013 4 credits<br \/>Social Studies \u2013 4 credits<br \/>PE \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Fine Arts \u2013 1 credit<br \/>Languages Other Than English \u2013 2 credits<br \/>Health \u2013 .5 credit<br \/>Electives \u2013 5.5 credits<br \/>Total \u2013 26 credits<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Grade Scale<br \/><\/strong>90-100 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230; 4.0<br \/>80-89 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.\u2026\u2026\u2026. 3.0<br \/>70-79 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 2.0<br \/>Below 70 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026&#8230; 0.0<\/p><p>Grading scale used for college admission, scholarship or NCAA only<\/p><p><strong>Quality Points\u2014<\/strong> RISD students earn five quality points upon successful completion of Adv\/Honors courses and ten quality points upon successful completion of AP, Dual Credit and OnRamps courses.<\/p><p><strong>Full Year Course Credit\u2014<\/strong> In order for a student to earn credit for a course that is a full year in length, the average of the two semester grades must equal a minimum of 70 (business rules of rounding apply).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44255eb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44255eb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88cfb5d\" data-id=\"88cfb5d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e46ba45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e46ba45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Top 10 Attending Colleges Classes of 2023 and 2024<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d92bfb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d92bfb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Class of 2022<\/strong><\/p><p>El Centro College<br \/>Richland College<br \/>The University of Texas at Arlington<br \/>The University of Texas at Austin<br \/>Texas Woman\u2019s University<br \/>Stephen F Austin State University<br \/>Texas State University<br \/>Collin County Community College<br \/>Oklahoma Panhandle State University<br \/>Texas A&amp;M University-Commerce<\/p><p><strong>Class of 2023<\/strong><\/p><p>Dallas College<br \/>The University of Texas at Arlington<br \/>Texas Woman\u2019s University<br \/>The University of Texas at Austin<br \/>Richland College<br \/>Texas A&amp;M University-College Station<br \/>University of Houston<br \/>Midwestern State University<br \/>Texas Wesleyan University<br \/>Florida Ag and Mechanical University<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ce5b9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ce5b9a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9fdf892\" 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