The Alliance for College & Career Student Success (ACCSS) program was started with an $842,120 grant from Greater Texas Foundation a little over 2 years ago. The program is now working towards building sustainability beyond the 3-year gift that initiated the...

The Blinn College District and the Columbus, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Weimar ISD’s are in a partnership designed to increase high school dual credit completion and establish seamless pathways toward postsecondary awards and industry credentials. The...

Transitioning to college can be an exciting yet intimidating experience for many high school students. With new and unknown academic and social challenges on the horizon, it's normal for students to feel overwhelmed. The good news is that a summer bridge program can...

The Texas Success Initiative was enacted by Texas legislators for all public state institutions of higher education. The TSI Assessment (TSIA) evaluates students’ readiness for college-level coursework in reading, writing, and mathematics. Students participating in...

It’s never too early to start talking to your children about what they want to be when they grow up. Eventually the “princess” and the “MLB player” will need to start planning about what their path to post-secondary success will involve. Will this be college stepping...

A 2019 report from The Georgetown University Center on Education indicated that 70% of jobs will require some form of postsecondary education or training by 2027. Postsecondary refers to completion of industry-based certificates, associate degrees, and/or bachelor's...

The Fayette Community Foundation is a tax-exempt public charity formed in 2001 to help Fayette County and surrounding community members easily use their resources for lasting legacies or one-time gifts given to area nonprofits. For 21 years, the Foundation has proudly...

Second Chance Emporium (SCE) recently donated $10,000 to the Fayette Community Foundation for the Alliance for College and Career Student Success (ACCSS) program at Blinn College. Monies donated will be used for the ACCSS dual credit scholarship program for Fayette...

The Alliance for College and Career Student Success (ACCSS) in South-Central Texas partners the Blinn College District with the Columbus, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Weimar Independent School Districts. It is the mission of ACCSS to collaborate as a...

The Blinn College District and the Columbus, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Weimar ISD’s recently launched a new partnership designed to increase high school dual credit completion and establish seamless pathways toward postsecondary awards and industry...

The Blinn College District and the Columbus, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Weimar ISD’s recently launched a partnership designed to increase high school dual credit completion and establish seamless pathways toward postsecondary awards and industry...

LA GRANGE - Fayette Electric Cooperative, in partnership with CoBank, one of FEC’s lending partners, has awarded grants to four area not-for-profit organizations. These donations were made possible through CoBanks’s Sharing Success Charitable Contribution Program....