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Originally Posted by lynca
Many of these numbers include multiple sub-teams inside a single school.
FTC in Texas :
81 teams in 2009 season
300 teams in 2013 season
VEX (VRC) in Texas:
106 teams in 2009-2010 season
562 teams in 2013-2014 Season
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Amazing growth there in the FTC/VEX teams. I believe more and more schools realize that FTC/VEX are more within reason than FRC for lots of schools.
Reasons that I see are
- less financial investment
- less tools required
- fewer technical resources required
- space required is much less
- contests are more locally accessible (less finances required to travel)
- less intimidating for a rookie/inexperienced teacher to begin a program