AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has kicked off a campaign for college dropouts to return and earn a bachelor’s degree.
The Grad Texas program, announced Tuesday, targets adults who have 90 or more credit hours toward the 120 hours needed for a degree.
Eight Texas universities will offer specialized programs with online, compressed and regular course offerings for returning students.
The schools are Lamar University, Midwestern State University, Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas Tech University, University of Houston-Downtown, University of Houston-Clear Lake, the University of North Texas System and the University of Texas-Brownsville.
The Higher Education Coordinating Board last year adopted the Generation Texas campaign to encourage enrollment and better advise schools on keeping students on track toward degrees. Grad Texas is part of that effort.
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http://www.gradtx.org/
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