This report tells the inspiring story of the Westside Education and Training Center, an 18-classroom facility in San Antonio’s struggling West Side neighborhood. Readers will learn how the center came about, why it’s so unique, and how its menu of college courses and career-ready training is helping local families build a better, brighter tomorrow.
Among residents 25 and older, fewer than 50% are high school graduates and only 4% have college degrees. The median income in the area is low — slightly more than $25,000 — with one out of every three children living in households earning less than the federal poverty level.
