STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014Tarleton State University, one of the fastest growing public universities in Texas, has partnered with Dallas County Promise to provide students yet another affordable pathway to access a quality college education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dallas County Promise program aims to help high school students navigate their best-fit postsecondary options, with the goal of success not only in college but career and life. Promise Scholars can be offered last-dollar tuition grants at Tarleton State, which is committed to student success through each stage of the educational and economic journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur partnership with Dallas County Promise emphasizes our determination for educational opportunity and affordability,\u201d said Tarleton State President Dr. James Hurley. \u201cWe are committed to ensuring success for all students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students who sign up with Dallas County Promise are eligible for full tuition at Tarleton State when they meet the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Texas Resident<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 PELL Grant eligible<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Family adjusted gross income of $85,000 or less<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Admitted to Tarleton State, having graduated in the top 50% of their high school graduating class<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Enrolled full-time (12 credit hours)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2014 Meet satisfactory academic progress requirements for the grant support to continue from one academic year to the next<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The grant covers required fees but not additional costs such as books, supplies, transportation or housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The agreement, good for five years, was inked by both entities in May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are excited to partner with Tarleton State University to offer our students an additional affordable pathway to obtaining a postsecondary degree,\u201d said Phillip Fabian, Senior Director of Dallas County Promise. \u201cTarleton State is an exceptional institution, and we are confident they will help prepare our students for success in the workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information about Dallas County Promise, visit https:\/\/dallascountypromise.org\/<\/a>. To learn how to become a Tarleton Texan, visit www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/index.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014Tarleton State University, one of the fastest growing public universities in Texas, has partnered with Dallas County Promise to provide students yet another affordable pathway to access a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":51633,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[382,423,425,421],"tags":[430],"class_list":["post-51632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-homepage","category-academics-research","category-campus-community","category-featuredstories","tag-academic-affairs"],"acf":{"image":false},"author_meta":{"display_name":"ehellmund@tarleton.edu","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/author\/ehellmundtarleton-edu\/"},"featured_img":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2024\/08\/Dallas_County_Promise-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["_Homepage<\/a>","Academics & Research<\/a>","Campus & Community<\/a>","Featured Stories<\/a>"],"unlinked":["_Homepage<\/span>","Academics & Research<\/span>","Campus & Community<\/span>","Featured Stories<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Academic Affairs<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academic Affairs<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 2 years ago","modified":"Updated 2 years ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on August 23, 2024","modified":"Updated on September 3, 2024"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on August 23, 2024 3:19 pm","modified":"Updated on September 3, 2024 1:52 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"Logo of Dallas County Promise with a graduation cap icon.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/473"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}