How Garland ISD Is Leading Dallas County in College Readiness By the Economic Mobility Center | Dallas County Promise In the spring of 2025, an entire senior class at Garland ISD stood at their graduation ceremony when their names were called — not just to receive a diploma, but an associate degree earned alongside their […]

In the spring of 2025, a DeSoto High School senior stood before a room of peers and announced she had been admitted to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Stanford — and was still deciding where to go. The room erupted.

If you’re in high school and aren’t confident about what your plans are after graduation, you don’t have to feel alone.

What is a Last-Dollar Tuition Grant?
A last-dollar tuition grant can help you overcome the funding gap between the financial aid you’ve received and the cost of tuition, helping make getting into college more accessible.