Tarrant County College District and the University of Texas at Arlington recently launched a program that identifies potential transfer students early in their academic careers.
About 67 percent of incoming UTA students in fall 2015 were transfers from other four- and two-year campuses. Tarrant County College is the largest provider of transfer students to UTA each year.
The Early Transfer Identification Program, or E-TIP, will streamline the UTA application process for participating TCC students. First-time-in-college students at TCC will be eligible for a guaranteed tuition plan at UTA, which provides for tuition at UTA to remain at a constant rate for the four years from their start at TCC.
UTA President Vistasp M. Karbhari said the E-TIP program is a step in the right direction of helping students gain access in higher education at affordable levels.
“I am pleased that UTA and TCC are forging stronger partnerships to provide smooth and integrated pathways for students to complete their bachelor’s degrees through a combination of studies at our two institutions,” Karbhari said.
The program also includes an agreement that TCCD and UTA will regularly share relevant data about students enrolled in associate degree plans to create an early UTA admission record for two-year college students. Prospective transfer students enrolled in an associate degree plan will be pre-admitted to UTA and will not need to file a separate application.
The E-TIP program also will ensure that appropriate UTA course credits count toward a TCC associate degree so that more students enrolled in the two-year college will earn a degree from their first institution.
UTA will host a workshop each semester for potential transfer students on each participating TCC campus.
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