UHV News Archive
UHV fits student�s needs
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 | By
Thomas Doyle
<p>Michael Gonzales Jr., a senior at Lamar Consolidated High School in Rosenberg, decided to join the FIRST 200 because the University of Houston-Victoria met two of his key needs.</p>
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<p>“It was close to my family, and the tuition suited my financial situation,” he said.</p>
<p>Gonzales plays football and serves as the president of DECA, an organization for high school students interested in business and marketing.</p>
<p>Gonzales plans to major in business.</p>
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers
courses leading to more than 50 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education,
Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional
site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State
Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and
the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population,
as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.
