ACD, UTSA宣布承诺对承诺伙伴关系

合作伙伴关系将为两所院校符合条件的学生提供免学费教育 

的 University of Texas at 圣安东尼奥 (UTSA) 和 the 澳门新葡京博彩区 (ACD) have announced an exp和ed transfer agreement that, 第一次, will allow eligible students to start at any of the five 阿拉莫大学 和 then transfer to UTSA to complete a four-year degree while having educational costs covered at both institutions. 的 Promise-to-Promise伙伴关系 enables 阿拉莫大学 students in the AlamoPROMISE program to transfer to UTSA 和 have their tuition 和 fees covered for up to two academic years through the UTSA 大胆的承诺 program.

AlamoPROMISE is a program that covers the full cost of tuition 和 required fees for new graduates from 47 participating high schools seeking an academic certificate or associate degree at one of the five 阿拉莫大学. UTSA的 大胆的承诺 该计划涵盖了符合条件的本科生的全部学费和费用.

“的 Promise-to-Promise伙伴关系 exemplifies what it means for higher education institutions to prioritize student success, 创造无障碍的途径，使各种背景的学生都能取得成功,UTSA主席说 泰勒Eighmy. “We’re so grateful for our partnership with 澳门新葡京博彩区 和 look forward to working together to educate 和 graduate even more students to develop a stronger workforce for 圣安东尼奥.”

的 Promise-to-Promise伙伴关系 is just one component of a strategy developed by UTSA 和 ACD to provide students a more seamless transfer pathway between the two institutions.

另一个策略是双重录取和注册, which streamlines operations for all students who intend to transfer from one of the 阿拉莫大学 to UTSA through the expansion of two existing dual admission 和 enrollment programs that facilitate students’ transition from any of the 阿拉莫大学 to UTSA: 阿拉莫的跑步者 和 澳门新葡京博彩的过渡跑者 (On-TRAC). 近500名学生已经从阿拉莫跑步者和On-TRAC项目中受益.

德州大学转校生 Nia休斯顿 是“承诺到承诺”项目的首批学生之一吗, which is being piloted this fall 和 will be available broadly to eligible students admitted to UTSA for Fall 2023.

休斯顿认为她必须全职工作来支付她的大学学费. 她还打算申请学生贷款. 通过承诺到承诺计划, 她的经济忧虑消除了，而且, 今天, 这位UTSA的本科生完全专注于在课堂上取得成功.

A 2020 graduate of Wagner High School, Houston began her college career at ACD during the p和emic. 那里的AlamoPROMISE项目支付了她的学费. She earned her associate degree in 2021 和 transferred to UTSA to complete a degree in business marketing. 她将于2023年夏天从UTSA毕业，完全没有债务. 用她自己的话来说，她“中了两次大奖”.”

他说:“经济问题不应该成为接受高等教育的障碍。 迈克•弗洛他是澳门新葡京博彩区校长. “I have no doubt that this partnership will be transformational for countless of our AlamoPROMISE students as they continue on the path of higher education. 通过这种伙伴关系, 我们不仅让教育免学费, 但我们将继续引导我们的学生走向成功，这样他们就能获得高薪, 高需求的工作.”

关于 75% of 阿拉莫大学 students transfer to four-year universities to complete their degrees. 大多数转学的学生都在UTSA注册. 平均, the first-year retention rate for 德州大学转校生s from the 阿拉莫大学 is 85% 和 the average time to graduation is 2.7年.

在一起, the new Promise-to-Promise伙伴关系 strengthens the collaborative student support system across the partnering institutions 和 will ultimately help thous和s of students save money 和 reduce the time it takes to complete a bachelor’s degree.

欲了解更多信息和资格详情，请访问 utsa.edu/阿拉莫 or 阿拉莫.edu/utsa. 

Background

的 2022 exp和ed transfer agreement between UTSA 和 ACD builds upon an agreement signed in 2018 that established a formal transfer partnership between the two institutions 和 created the On-TRAC program. 的 UTSA Transfer 和 Transition Student Success Services office was established to work directly with ACD to oversee the On-TRAC program as well as the existing 阿拉莫的跑步者 program that began in 2015 as a result of a 标题5合作资助来自美国.S. 教育部. UTSA和ACD于2010年通过入学协议首次建立了正式的合作伙伴关系. UTSA has an admissions counselor housed on the campuses of 圣安东尼奥学院 和 西北维斯塔学院. 的 2022 exp和ed transfer agreement adds the Seamless Three Tier Transfer Program 和 the AlamoPROMISE to UTSA 大胆的承诺 partnership to the institutions’ mutual commitment to its students opting for dual admission.