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Institute for Competitiveness and Foreign Trade of Nuevo Laredo


          Charter Schools                                                 Brightwood College
          Harmony Public Schools                                          Brightwood College in Laredo,  TX, is a privately-owned
          Harmony Public Schools are high performing K-12 public          institution located at 6410 McPherson that offers health
          charter schools in  Texas that focus on math, science,          care programs in medical assistant, patient care technician,
          engineering, and computer technologies.  Any student            pharmacy technician, and medical billing and coding.
          can apply for enrollment at one of its campuses, and — if       The school also provides a degree program in business
          selected in the blind lottery — attend.  Families also do not   administration.
          pay tuition, since the cost is covered by the state just like a   In addition to a quality education, Brightwood College offers
          traditional public school.   Harmony Schools in Laredo:         many resources to help its students while they complete

          •  Harmony School of Innovation K – 5th                         their training, and even after graduation. Tutoring classes,
                                                                          refresher courses, externships, and Career Development
          •  Harmony Science Academy 6th – 8th                            are a few examples of the support services provided to

          •  Harmony School of Excellence 9th – 12th                      students and alumni.
                                                                          To find out more about Brightwood College visit
          Other Charter Schools
                                                                          www.brightwood.edu
          •  Gateway Academy Alternative School (coeducational)
                                                                          Texas A&M International University
          •  Premier Charter Alternative School (coeducational)
                                                                          Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), located at
          Technical Training and Higher Education                         5201 University Blvd. (off Loop 20) is a public international
                                                                          university, poised at the Gateway to Mexico and serving as
          Laredo Community College
                                                                          the cultural and intellectual hub of a vibrant multilingual
          Laredo Community College is a two-campus district serving       and multicultural community.
          the diverse needs of a growing community. The downtown          To fulfill its mission, the University offers a range of
          Fort McIntosh Campus maintains its historic origins, while      baccalaureate  and  masters  programs  and  the  Doctor  of
          history begins anew at our South Campus in South Laredo,        Philosophy degree in International Business.
          with contemporary architecture and the latest technology,
          which opened in the spring of 2004. The two LCC campuses        Texas  A&M  International  University  offers  a  variety  of
          serve more than 12,000 students each year through a             undergraduate and graduate degrees under its various
          variety of affordable academic programs, technical and          colleges:
          vocational programs, non-credit community interest              •  “A.R. Sanchez, Jr” School of Business
          courses, and adult education courses that help area adults
          obtain English skills, job skills or a General Educational      •  College of Arts & Sciences
          Development diploma.                                            •  College of Education
          For information visit: www.laredo.edu                           •  College of Nursing and Health Sciences

          LCC Campus Fort McIntosh                                        •  University College
          West End Washington Street
                                                                          For information on specific programs of study visit:
          LCC South Campus                                                www.tamiu.edu
          5500 South Zapata Hwy.



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