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Texas Southmost College

As of October 2, 2026

The information on this page describes the accreditation relationship between this institution and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. General information about the Commission and the accreditation process is provided at the end of this document.

General Information

CEO Name
Dr. Jesus Roberto Rodriguez
Address
80 Fort Brown Brownsville, TX 78520
Country
United States
Institutional Phone
(956) 295-3600
Approved to Offer
Associate's Degree Baccalaureate Degree

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Accreditation Information

Status
Accredited
Public Sanctions
None
Accreditation Granted
January 1, 2015
Reaffirmation
2020
Distance Education Approval Date
February 23, 2018
Next Reaffirmation
2030
Next Fifth-Year Review
2025
Degree Level
II i See Approved to Offer above for the complete list.
Control
Public
Full Accreditation History

Accreditation History

Formerly Accredited: 01/01/1930 - 12/11/1995
12/11/1995 – Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, TX (accredited by SACSCOC in 1930), merged with The University of Texas at Brownsville, Brownsville, TX (accredited by SACSCOC in 1988), to form The University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, TX.
01/01/2015 – Texas Southmost College, Brownsville, TX, applied for separate SACSCOC accreditation and was approved for Membership.

SACSCOC Staff Member

Patricia (Trish) Parrish

Email

In-Progress Reviews

  • 2026 Referral Report

Most Recent History with SACSCOC

  • 2025 Fifth-Year Interim Report
  • 2025 Interim OCIS Visit

Off-campus Instructional Sites (Additional Locations)

Types

  • Approved >=50%: Site is approved to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval. Only sites offering 50% or more of a program require approval.
  • Approved Branch >=50%: Site is approved as a branch campus to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval.
  • Notified 25-49%: Less than 50% of a program may be offered at the site. Less than 50% of additional programs may be offered with no further site notification.

Sites offering less than 25% of a program do not require notification or approval.

Status

  • Open: Instruction may be offered at the site consistent with the site type defined above.
  • Closed: Closed sites are not shown. A site is closed when (1) the institution has stopped admitting students to the site and (2) SACSCOC has approved the site teach-out plan. Therefore, instruction may continue at a site under the teach-out plan after the site is closed.
  • Brownsville Early College High School
    343 Ringgold Road Brownsville, TX 78520 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • ECISD Career Center
    1601 N. Closner Boulevard Edinburg, TX 78541 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • First Baptist School
    1600 Boca Chica Boulevard Brownsville, TX 78520 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Hanna Early College High School
    2615 Price Road Brownsville, TX 78521 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Harlingen High School
    1201 East Marshall Harlingen, TX 78550 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Harlingen High School South
    1701 Dixieland Road Harlingen, TX 78550 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Harmony School of Innovation – Brownsville
    3451 Dana Avenue Brownsville, TX 78526 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Harmony Science Academy
    1124 Central Boulevard Brownsville, TX 78520 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • International Technology, Education and Commerce Center (ITECC)
    301 Mexico Boulevard Brownsville, TX 78520 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Jubilee Brownsville Academy
    4955 Pablo Kisel Boulevard Brownsville, TX 78520 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • La Feria Early College High School
    901 North Canal Street La Feria, TX 78559 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • La Villa Early College High School
    100 W. Highway 107 La Villa, TX 78562 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Lasara High School
    11932 Jones Street Lasara, TX 78561 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Lopez Early College High School
    3205 South Dakota Avenue Brownsville, TX 78521 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Los Fresnos CIS CTE Center
    32477 State Highway 100 Los Fresnos, TX 78566 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Los Fresnos High School
    907 North Arroyo Boulevard Los Fresnos, TX 78566 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Los Fresnos United
    33790 Farm Road 803 San Benito, TX 78586 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Lyford High School
    8201 High School Cir Lyford, TX 78569 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Monte Alto Early College High School
    25149 1st Street Monte Alto, TX 78538 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Pace Early College High School
    314 W. Los Ebanos Boulevard Brownsville, TX 78520 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Port Isabel Early College High School
    18001 Texas-100 Port Isabel, TX 78578 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Porter Early College High School
    3500 International Boulevard Brownsville, TX 78521 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Raymondville High School
    419 FM 3168 Raymondville, TX 78580 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Responsive Education Solutions dba Premier High School of Brownsville
    955 Paredes Line Road Brownsville, TX 78521 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Rio Hondo High School
    22547 State Highway Rio Hondo, TX 78583 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Rivera Early College High School
    6955 FM 802 Brownsville, TX 78521 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • RYSS Early College High School
    2250 N Coria St Brownsville, TX 78520 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Saint Joseph Academy
    101 Saint Joseph Drive Brownsville, TX 78520 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • San Benito High School
    450 South Williams Road San Benito, TX 78586 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • San Perlita High School
    22987 Trojan Dr. San Perlita, TX 78590 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Santa Maria High School
    11224 Military Rd. Santa Maria, TX 78592 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Santa Rosa High School
    102 Jesus R. Cruz Street Santa Rosa, TX 78593 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • South Texas ISD Medical Professions
    10650 N. Expressway 77 Olmito, TX 78575 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • South Texas ISD Medical Professions
    10650 N. Expressway 77 Olmito, TX 78575 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Valley Christian High School
    1190 Mackintosh Drive Brownsville, TX 78521 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Veterans Memorial Academy
    2115 North Williams Road San Benito, TX 78586 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Veterans Memorial Early College High School
    4550 U.S. Military Highway 281 Brownsville, TX 78520 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

About SACSCOC and Accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the accreditation name of The Commission on Colleges and Universities, is the commission responsible for accrediting degree-granting institutions across the nation and internationally. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees is the representative body of the member institutions also known as the College Delegate Assembly. To gain or maintain accreditation, an institution must comply with SACSCOC policies, procedures, and with all standards contained in the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement in the professional judgment of peer reviewers. SACSCOC’s institutional accreditation includes all degree levels regardless of location or mode of instruction. The Commission accredits the institution as a whole.

Components of the Review Process

The SACSCOC Board of Trustees conducts several types of institutional reviews: (1) Candidate Committee reviews of applicant institutions seeking candidacy, (2) Accreditation Committee reviews of candidate institutions seeking initial membership, (3) Reaffirmation Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following a comprehensive review, (4) Special Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following evaluation of institutional circumstances that are accreditation related, and (5) Substantive Change Committee reviews of member institutions seeking approval and continued accreditation following the review of a change of a significant modification or expansion to the institution’s nature and scope. Each of the above type of reviews has its own evaluation documents and peer review procedures and can be found on the SACSCOC website at www.sacscoc.org.

The Committees on Compliance and Reports (C&R), standing committees of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, review reports prepared by evaluation committees and the institutional responses to those reports. A C&R Committee’s recommendation regarding an institution’s accreditation-related matters is forwarded to the Executive Council for review. The Executive Council recommends action to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, which makes the final decision on reaffirmation and any monitoring activities that it may require of an institution. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees convenes twice a year.

Complaints Against SACSCOC Accredited Institutions

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) recognizes the value of information provided by students, employees, and others in determining whether an institution’s performance is consistent with SACSCOC standards for obtaining or maintaining accreditation. The Commission’s interest also is in ensuring that member institutions maintain appropriate grievance procedures and standards of procedural fairness and that the procedures are applied appropriately and consistently. The procedures for the review of complaints involving member institutions enable SACSCOC to address possible violations of its Principles of Accreditation, its Core Requirements and Standards, SACSCOC policies or procedures, as well as to address possible violations of an institution’s own policies and procedures, if related to the Principles.

Since SACSCOC’s complaint procedures are for the purpose of addressing any significant non-compliance with SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation, policies, or procedures, the procedures are not intended to be used to involve SACSCOC in disputes between individuals and member institutions, or cause SACSCOC to interpose itself as a reviewing authority in individual matters of admission, grades, granting or transferability of credits, application of academic policies, fees or other financial matters, disciplinary matters or other contractual rights and obligations. Nor does SACSCOC seek redress on an individual’s behalf. Under no circumstances does SACSCOC respond to, or take action on, any complaint or any allegation that contains defamatory statements. Further, SACSCOC will not serve as a grievance panel when the outcome of institutional grievance or appeal processes is unsatisfactory to the complainant.

SACSCOC expects individuals to attempt to resolve the issue through all means available to the complainant, including following the institution’s own published grievance procedures, before submitting a complaint to SACSCOC. Therefore, SACSCOC is under no obligation to consider additional information submitted by the complainant subsequent to the receipt of the formal complaint. SACSCOC’s usual practice is not to consider a complaint that is currently in administrative proceedings, including institutional proceedings, or in litigation. However, if there is substantial, credible evidence that indicates systemic problems with an accredited institution, SACSCOC may, at its discretion, choose to proceed with the review.

For the fastest and most secure review by SACSCOC personnel, we strongly encourage you to submit your formal complaint online. You can easily file your concerns by completing the digital “Complaints Against Institutions: Information Sheet and Form” directly through our secure online portal. Please note that to maintain the integrity of the review process, SACSCOC cannot evaluate oral or anonymous complaints, nor can we accept complaints submitted on behalf of another individual or forwarded from another entity. Filing your complaint electronically ensures it is received immediately and streamlines the review process.

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