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Fort Worth Report is a nonprofit newsroom serving serving Fort Worth, Arlington and Tarrant County, Texas.

 

Posted inFort Worth

TCU’s tuition will increase by 3% next year, bringing cost to more than $63K

By Shomial AhmadNovember 12, 2024November 15, 2024

Texas Christian University’s tuition rate will increase by 3% starting in the 2025-26 academic year.

Posted inFort Worth

College enrollment is rising in Tarrant County. But not all schools have rebounded from COVID declines

By Shomial AhmadNovember 10, 2024November 15, 2024

At the largest institutions, undergraduate enrollment in fall 2024 has not made a complete rebound from pre-COVID levels.

Posted inFort Worth

New Texas A&M studio builds on Fort Worth’s ambitions to become film center of Texas

By Shomial AhmadNovember 10, 2024November 15, 2024

While the realization of a Texas A&M Fort Worth campus is years away, the university’s virtual production studio space is closer to reality.

Posted inFort Worth

College polling sites drew controversy in Tarrant County. Here’s how students are responding

By Shomial AhmadOctober 23, 2024October 28, 2024

Students at the University of Texas at Arlington and Tarrant County College say the effort to reduce campus early voting sites has galvanized efforts to increase youth voter turnout.

Posted inFort Worth

Tarrant County College abruptly closes beloved day care. Parents are still asking why.

By Shomial AhmadOctober 15, 2024October 15, 2024

Parents dismayed by the decision organized to protest, with several speaking out at a recent TCC board of trustees meeting.

Posted inFort Worth

With greater use of drone applications in construction, UTA launches drone flying course

By Shomial AhmadOctober 7, 2024October 7, 2024

UTA is building a $2.3 million outdoor netted drone facility at its research institute.

Posted inFort Worth

With national brand growing, TCU draws majority of students from outside Texas

By Shomial AhmadSeptember 3, 2024September 3, 2024

Beginning in 2018, the percentage of out-of-state students going to TCU eclipsed the percentage of in-state students, and enrollment hasn’t looked back since.

Posted inFort Worth

Fast-growing Parker County prepares for ‘a lot more change’ with arrival of UTA campus 

By Shomial AhmadAugust 19, 2024August 19, 2024

“Having higher education in your community is just a tremendous asset from an economic development perspective,” said Jennifer Crowley, president of the University of Texas at Arlington.

Posted inFort Worth

UTA to build major new campus in west Fort Worth, with sights on 2028 opening

By Shomial AhmadAugust 5, 2024August 6, 2024

At final build-out, the campus could support more than 10,000 students, just slightly smaller than Texas Christian University.

Posted inFort Worth

From Harvard to the operating room, Fort Worth group teaches students to find their purpose

By Shomial AhmadAugust 2, 2024August 5, 2024

Create + Collaborate is a nonprofit that helps students learn life skills and get through college successfully.

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