At last week’s board meeting, Texarkana College Trustees heard news from President Dr. Jason Smith that data on TC’s new 8-week academic terms indicates that students are enrolling in more classes than previous years. Dr. Smith said he is pleased to see that recent data underscores the success of the new course delivery model.
“During the 2023 Fall Semester, we rolled out a new course delivery model that offers academic courses in two 8-week terms per semester replacing most of our longer, more traditional 16-week academic courses,” said Dr. Smith. “The shorter, 8-week schedule allows students to complete a course faster and concentrate on fewer courses at one time. Students typically enroll in two courses during the first 8-week term, and then another two in the second 8-week term resulting in completion of four total classes over the duration of the traditional semester.”
Smith said that current data shows a 6% increase in the number of filled seats for the 2024 Spring Semester.
