Texas A&M University- Texarkana has announced a new partnership with TexAmericas Center (TAC) that will allow center employees as well as employees of tenant businesses to receive discounted tuition towards classes at the university. The partnership benefit includes a tuition discount for fulltime employees and is applicable to both degree and non-degree seeking programs. The partnership was finalized with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on December 8th on the A&M-Texarkana campus.
Details of the new partnership include a 25% tu-ition discount for eligible employees of TAC and includes those working for businesses located on the TexAmericas Center property. There are currently 21 full-time employees of TAC, with more than 1300 others employed by Tex-Americas Center tenants. The tuition discount is applicable to programs of all academic levels, including baccalaureate, graduate, certificate, and micro-credential. Classes are available in face-to-face, online, and hybrid formats and there is no fee needed to apply. In addition to the 25% discount, any eligible employee who is a new student at the university enrolling in at least 6 credit hours of undergraduate or graduate coursework is eligible to receive the First Flight Scholarship, which allows them to take their first class free of charge.
“We are excited to forge this partnership with Tex-Americas Center to allow greater access to an affordably priced, high quality, yet flexible education for all employees at the center’s site,” said A&M-Texarkana President Dr. Ross Alexander. “This not only benefits the companies already in our area but highlights for others the university’s commitment to providing educational solutions for the workforces in our region.”
