Tarleton, TCC Pact Boosts Opportunities for Transfer Students

TCC Distinguished College Partnership Signing

TCC Distinguished College Partnership Signing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, March 25, 2021

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — As part of its Distinguished College Partnership, Tarleton State University will provide annual scholarships, from $500 to $2,000, to Tarrant County College transfer students beginning fall 2021.

Awards will be divided between fall and spring semesters based on enrollment and will be renewable up to three years with satisfactory academic progress. Students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be enrolled at least half time to qualify. Application fees will be waived for those with demonstrated need.

The multimillion-dollar investment aligns with the 122-year vision of Tarleton’s founder to provide a high-quality university education to those who otherwise might not have the chance.

“John Tarleton dreamed of an institution of opportunity — a comprehensive regional university,” said President James Hurley. “It’s important that we continue to deepen our historic commitment to educational attainment and affordability.

“Our long and vibrant history with Tarrant County College dates back more than a quarter of a century. Some of the brightest students in Texas start at TCC then transfer to Tarleton. Many are the first in their family to earn a bachelor’s degree, and we have a social and economic responsibility to invest in their future.”

More than 22 percent of Tarleton’s transfer students come from TCC, making it one of the university’s top academic partners — a collaboration that includes dual admission, transfer pathways, a financial aid consortium, and use of shared space on the fifth floor of TCC’s Trinity River West Fork Building in downtown Fort Worth.

“We truly appreciate our relationship with Tarleton,” said TCC Chancellor Eugene Giovannini. “These new scholarships will provide Tarrant County College students, particularly part-time students, greater opportunities to fulfill their academic dreams.”

Tarleton is developing similar agreements with other two-year colleges in the region, in concert with the President’s Transfer Guaranteed Award Program. T-GAP assures scholarships ranging from $250 to $1,500 per year for students admitted from two-year colleges. Award amounts are enhanced for students graduating from one of Tarleton’s Distinguished College Partners.

For more information on T-GAP, go to  https://www.tarleton.edu/becomeatexan/Transfer-GAP.html.

Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 14,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.

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A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.
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