Rural College Promise Program

Rural College Promise Program

Funder: Greater Texas Foundation (GTF)

Status: Active/Launched August 2021

Geographic Scope: Rural Texas communities, specifically north and east Texas

Participating Institutions:

Grayson College

Tyler Junior College

North Central Texas College

Overview:
A collaborative program between Rural Community College Alliance (RCCA), Greater Texas Foundation (GTF), and Economic Mobility Systems (EMS) designed to produce stronger and more equitable college and workforce outcomes for rural Texas students.

Key Features:

Develops repeatable, affordable, and scalable model for rural communities across Texas and rural America

Covers access to leading edge technologies and solutions designed by Economic Mobility Systems

Utilizes equity platforms like Salesforce and GreenLight Credentials

Implements College Enrollment Fast Pass on GreenLight for verified high school records

Provides College and Career Solutions dashboards on Salesforce for advisor visibility

Aligns high school to college programs with living wage jobs

Includes case management to ensure students complete college entry steps

Focus Areas:

Increasing college enrollment and completion for rural students

Reducing barriers to postsecondary success

Creating affordable college pathways

Supporting economically disadvantaged students

Regional talent development

Informed by: Texas Talent Regions programs including Dallas County Promise, Alamo Promise, Tarrant To and Through (T3), and TJC Promise

Supporting Partners:

National College Promise Campaign

Phi Theta Kappa

Contact Information:

Economic Mobility Systems: www.economicmobilitysystems.org

Greater Texas Foundation: www.greatertexasfoundation.org

Rural Community College Alliance: https://ruralccalliance.org/