{"id":52609,"date":"2025-01-10T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/?p=52609"},"modified":"2025-01-29T10:25:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T16:25:23","slug":"admission-scholarships-highlight-tarleton-state-carroll-isd-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/admission-scholarships-highlight-tarleton-state-carroll-isd-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission, Scholarships Highlight Tarleton State, Carroll ISD Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Beginning with the Class of 2025, Carroll Independent School District seniors in the top 50 percent of their graduating class will earn automatic admission to Tarleton State University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of its Distinguished High School Partners program, Tarleton State also will waive application fees for students who qualify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/01\/CarrollISD.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Dr. Hurley and Dr. Glenn at a table signing an agreement with Tarleton State and Carroll ISD representatives behind them looking on.\" class=\"wp-image-52610\" style=\"width:627px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/01\/CarrollISD.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/01\/CarrollISD-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/01\/CarrollISD-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/65\/2025\/01\/CarrollISD-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Tarleton State University President Dr. James Hurley and Carroll ISD Superintendent Dr. Jeremy Glenn sign the Distinguished High School Partners pact, an agreement that grants Carroll ISD seniors in the top 50 percent of their graduating class automatic admission to Tarleton State and waives their application fees.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Carroll ISD and Tarleton State leaders cemented the agreement in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very excited to partner with Dr. Jeremy Glenn and Carroll ISD to ensure that some of the best and brightest students in Texas have the opportunity for a high-quality university experience,\u201d said Tarleton State President Dr. James Hurley. Superintendent Glenn signed the first DHSP agreement with Tarleton State in 2019 when he was with Granbury ISD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t be happier to be working with Dr. Glenn again in a new partnership,\u201d Dr. Hurley continued. \u201cThis agreement aligns with our commitment to be a first-choice institution for high school seniors in Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The President\u2019s Guaranteed Scholarship Program assures first-time-in-college students graduating in the top half of their high school class between $500 and $4,000 in scholarships. Students graduating from one of Tarleton State\u2019s Distinguished High School Partners will receive an additional $500 or $1,000. Admitted freshmen must submit a general scholarship application to determine eligibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cCarroll ISD is excited to partner with Tarleton State in the Distinguished High School Partners program,\u201d said Dr. Glenn. \u201cOur district recognizes Tarleton State\u2019s commitment to educational excellence and is thrilled about the opportunities this provides our graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Dr. Hurley on his first public high school partnership and have witnessed firsthand the incredible difference these types of partnerships can make in the lives of our students,\u201d Dr. Glenn continued. \u201cTexas public schools are fortunate to have visionary leaders like Dr. Hurley and the Tarleton State administrative team looking out for our students and leading the way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about Distinguished High School Partners and the President\u2019s Guaranteed Scholarship Program, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/dhsp\">www.tarleton.edu\/admissions\/dhsp<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/guaranteedscholarship\">www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/guaranteedscholarship<\/a>. To learn how to become a Tarleton Texan, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/\">www.tarleton.edu\/becomeatexan\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014 Beginning with the Class of 2025, Carroll Independent School District seniors in the top 50 percent of their graduating class will earn automatic admission to Tarleton State &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":473,"featured_media":52610,"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":423,"footnotes":""},"categories":[422,423,425],"tags":[430],"class_list":["post-52609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-morestories","category-academics-research","category-campus-community","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\/2025\/01\/CarrollISD-300x200.jpg","coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/morestories\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">_morestories<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/academics-research\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/a>","<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">_morestories<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academics &amp; Research<\/span>","<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Campus &amp; Community<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/category\/campus-community\/\" class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academic Affairs<\/a>"],"unlinked":["<span class=\"advgb-post-tax-term\">Academic Affairs<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":0,"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 1 year ago","modified":"Updated 1 year ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on January 10, 2025","modified":"Updated on January 29, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on January 10, 2025 8:00 am","modified":"Updated on January 29, 2025 10:25 am"},"featured_img_caption":"Group of people at a signing event, two men seated in front signing documents.","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52609","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=52609"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52615,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52609\/revisions\/52615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}