AI in Higher Education

🏆 21.6% Spread in Business and Computer School Growth — Texas vs. Alabama — ALEX Intelligence, 2026. This isn't about enrollment numbers. It's about where the future of AI education is being built — and where it's being left behind. The data from U.S. Census County Business Patterns 2019–2022 shows that states like Delaware and Montana are outpacing Texas by a full 21.6% in growth of business and computer training institutions. This gap isn't due to population or GDP — it's policy. Where states invest early in digital workforce infrastructure, growth follows. Where they don't, opportunity stagnates. The real risk? A new kind of academic inequality — not between people, but between regions. As AI reshapes hiring, research, and innovation, access to AI education is becoming a geographic lottery. Business and Computer School Growth: Fastest vs. Slowest States (ALEX Intelligence — 2026) #10 Texas <- this market #1 Delaware #2 Montana #3 Idaho #4 Indiana #5 Nebraska #6 Hawaii #7 Oklahoma #8 District of Columbia #9 Missouri Source: https://alex-companies.com/data/2026-09-25-ai-higher-ed-dive-6114-state View and join any or all of our communities — AI, quantum, and real estate: https://alex-companies.com/reports/linkedin-groups If there's an AI, quantum, or real estate community you'd like to see us convene, tell us — this portfolio grows by request.