At today’s board meeting, Texarkana College Trustees heard a report from Dr. Dixon Boyles, Vice President of Instruction, about the success of fall enrollment for TC’s dual credit program. Dr. Boyles said a new funding source available to educationally disadvantaged high school students has enabled students to invest in their futures by earning college- level credentials while still in high school.
“A record number of dual credit students are investing in themselves through workforce and college transfer programs at Texarkana College, and that investment will pay lifelong dividends for their families and them as well as our communities and all of northeast Texas,” said Dr. Boyles.
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board adopted a new funding source last year known as the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program. Colleges must opt-in to in the program which provides funding to offer dual credit courses to educationally disadvantaged high school students at no cost to these students. Texarkana College began offering FAST funding to eligible area high school students when the program began in 2023 and has seen unprecedented growth in enrollment for dual credit courses this fall.
