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STAR PROGRAM
The
Dallas County Community College District's Rising Star program
enters its ninth year of providing financial assistance for
a free college education to eligible graduating high school
seniors in Dallas County. In 1999, Rising Star was created
to stem the tide of high school graduates unable to go to
college due to lack of finances.
Rising Star provides scholarships
of up to $4,000 for tuition and books for a maximum of three
years to Dallas County high school seniors who graduate with
a “B” average or better or have passed the required
college assessment test and show economic need.
Through the years, the Rising Star program
has taken young adults away from the streets or low-paying
jobs and put them into college classrooms. These students
become successful citizens of Dallas County who contribute
to their communities.
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RISING
STAR HIGHLIGHTS:
- More than 9,000 Rising Star students have
enrolled in the DCCCD since the program's inception.
- Based on the method of tracking the completion
and persistence of college students over a six-year period,
Rising Star students have performed equal to or better than
their peers. Of the 952 Rising Star students who enrolled
their first year in fall 2001, approximately 60 percent
have graduated with a degree or certificate, have transferred
or are still enrolled in the DCCCD.
- A total of 2,816 Rising Star students
enrolled in Fall 2007.
- Rising Star continues to maintain an ethnically
diverse student population with high financial need. Of
the total Rising Star students attending college in Fall
2007, 95 percent are minorities.Fifty-nine (59) percent
of the Rising Star's current students are receiving additional
state or federal funds.
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