LSCPA Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment 2024

LSCPA Technical Programs

We appreciate you supporting LSCPA! We are excited about the future and the opportunities we have to make a difference in the lives of our students.

This survey is for LSCPA's Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment as required by The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V). We appreciate you taking a few minutes to complete the survey and providing your honest feedback.

Why do I need to participate in the survey? Participation in this survey provides LSCPA feedback on meeting the needs faced by students with unique and special circumstances and improving the Technical Education programs funded by the Perkins Grant.

Who should participate in the survey? Any stakeholder - employer, community member, parent, student (including students who were in foster care for one year of their life, are homeless, low-income, disabled, non-English speaking, a single parent, or have a parent in the military) may complete the survey.

Survey results are anonymous and confidential.

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* 1. Which technical programs offered at Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) do you feel are beneficial to the local workforce? Check all that apply

Accounting

Administrative Assistant

Audiovisual Production

Business Office Management

Barbering

Commercial Music-Performance

Commercial Music-Audio Engineer

Computer Programmer

Cosmetology Operator

Culinary Arts and Hospitality

Drafting

Graphic Design

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration

Instrumentation Technology

Liquified Natural Gas Manufacturing

Medical Coding Specialist

Medical Office Administration

Nurse Aide

Paralegal

Pharmacy Technician

Process Technology

Software Developer/Game Design

Substance Abuse Counseling

Surgical Technology

Upward Mobility LVN to ADN Nursing

Vocational Nursing

Welding

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* 2. What technical programs do you believe would be beneficial for LSCPA to develop and provide to the local workforce?

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* 3. Is there a skills gap you notice in any industry/field that LSCPA should address?

Yes

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* 4. If yes, what is/are the gaps LSCPA should address?

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* 5. If yes, what do you feel are the causes of these gaps?

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* 6. From your experience, do technical programs at LSCPA have adequate facilities and industry-standard equipment?

Yes

Other (please specify)

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* 7. From your experience, do technical programs at LSCPA incorporate relevant academic, technical, and employability skills?

Yes

Other (please specify)

LSCPA Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment 2024

LSCPA Technical Programs

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* 1. Which technical programs offered at Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) do you feel are beneficial to the local workforce? Check all that apply

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* 2. What technical programs do you believe would be beneficial for LSCPA to develop and provide to the local workforce?

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* 3. Is there a skills gap you notice in any industry/field that LSCPA should address?

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* 4. If yes, what is/are the gaps LSCPA should address?

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* 5. If yes, what do you feel are the causes of these gaps?

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* 6. From your experience, do technical programs at LSCPA have adequate facilities and industry-standard equipment?

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* 7. From your experience, do technical programs at LSCPA incorporate relevant academic, technical, and employability skills?

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* 8. Are there specific software, equipment, or practices LSCPA should incorporate into any one, or all, of the technical programs?

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* 9. Other ideas or comments regarding LSCPA's Technical Programs.