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Dallas County Promise

    The Dallas County Promise was established in 2017 (formerly the Rising Star program) and will begin once 2018 high school seniors graduate from 1 of 31 promise schools qualifying for the Promise program. The program offers free tuition for up to 3 years or for an associate's degree at 1 of 7 Dallas County Ccommunity College District (DCCCD) colleges.The program also allows for students to transfer with scholarships to UNT-Dallas or SMU. Students must also omplete the Promise Pledge by its deadline, and cmplete the FAFSA or TASFA. Each student will receive a Success Coach mentor.This is a last dollar program funded by the DCCCD Foundation.

    Year the Program was Founded 

    2017

    Website Links 

    http://dallascountypromise.org

    Promise Typology Category 

    Last-dollar community college programs

    State 

    Texas

    Residency Requirement 

    N/A

    K-12 School Attendance Requirement 

    Two or More High Schools

    Type of Award 

    Financial Award

    Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need 

    No

    Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements 

    No

    Disbursement of Financial Aid 

    Last Dollar

    Year Requirement for Full Aid 

    Does not require

    Sponsored by Single Agency 

    Yes

    Program Offers Support Services 

    Yes