Career Center

For the past 50 years, The Council for South Texas Economic Progress (COSTEP), a 501c4 organization, helped residents in the seven-county Rio South Texas region provide a better life for themselves and their families through educational initiatives such as helping fund millions of dollars in student scholarships and providing free financial literacy education programs. Now a new COSTEP, a 501c3 organization, is advancing regional prosperity by adding a strategic framework for economic development. This framework is data-driven and market-validated, with a strong emphasis on job creation and building a regional talent pipeline, all working toward the goal of creating a virtuous circle of education and employment to drive sustainable economic growth and prosperity for the region and its c