THE ECONOMIC CONTRIBUTIONS OF HIGHER INSTITUTIONS OF LEARNING TO REGIONAL COMMUNITIES: THE CASE OF UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-VICTORIA

The study uses IMPLAN modeling software to estimate economic contribution of recent “downward expansion” of University of Houston-Victoria (UHV). According to the study, the economic impact of UHV to the economy of Victoria County and Texas region is $92 million.  UHV is one of the largest employers in Victoria County and its total impact supports over 1,185 jobs in the region providing incomes totaling more than $55 million with an average salary of over $46,000 per year. The study estimates that total impact related to downward expansion in the region to be $12,408,184 with a generation of 130 extra jobs.