Texas State University announced the opening of a new satellite campus in Querétaro, Mexico.
“It’ll be like a Texas State degree just being taught in another location,” said Texas State President Kelly Damphousse, per The Texan.
The degrees offered at the new satellite campus in Mexico are designed to be valid in both the United States and Mexico.
“At Texas State University Querétaro, each program is designed to boost your career and transform the world. Our academic offerings range from engineering to biochemistry, all aligned with the needs of the labor market and the challenges of tomorrow,” states its website.
Programs will be taught in English and will receive accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Here is more of what The Texan had to report on this educational expansion:
After receiving approval from the board of regents on August 9, Texas State University announced that it is opening a new satellite campus in Querétaro, Mexico.
According to the University Star, the satellite campus could potentially generate up to $10 million in revenue for Texas State.
Texas State President Kelly Damphousse said, “It’ll be like a Texas State degree just being taught in another location.”
The degrees at the new Mexico satellite university will be valid in both the U.S. and Mexico. The website currently plans to offer degree programs in computer science, biochemistry, mass communications, and international relations.
Programs will be taught “100% in English” and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
Classes will be offered starting in fall 2025 with Elisia Education Hub operating and maintaining the space and providing faculty, according to the Austin American-Statesman.
Damphousse added that the Mexico campus has already been running for seven years, but that Texas State University will be coming to introduce “an American-Style university.”
“It’s a beautiful campus and the outskirts of a beautiful city,” Damphousse said. “We’re excited about moving forward with this.”
Texas State University currently has a wide global network of “Hub Programs” allowing Texas State students to pursue “short-term international programs” in places like Spain, Italy, Scotland, and Australia.
The most recent statistics show international students make up 2.55 percent of the total student population at Texas State. However, in the fall 2023 semester, there was a 15 percent increase in total internal student applications and a 50 percent increase in new total internal student enrollment.
For fall 2023, Texas State admitted 1,196 international students.
Damphousse said the Mexico campus “will give our students a very, a very rich international experience by bringing the world to San Marcos and to Round Rock, and we’re also taking Round Rock and San Marcos to the world through all these different mechanisms.”