Achieve your bigger, brighter future
STAY THE COURSE™
Stay the Course™ helps you navigate academic and non-academic barriers so that you can complete your educational goals and achieve your bigger, brighter future.
How We Help
Navigating the College System
Mentorship
Study Skills
Goal Setting
Time Management
Interview Skills
Resume Building
Job Preparedness
Financial Coaching
Credit Building
Budgeting
Strategic Financial Assistance
Eligibility
- Age: 18 or older
- GPA: 2.0 or higher
- Income Guidelines: Pell Grant Eligible OR 200% of Federal Poverty Line
- Enrolled at a Partner College for an Approved Certificate or Degree program (See College Partners Below)
- Apply for FAFSA or TASFA
- Must not already hold an undergraduate degree from a U. S. school
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Priority Application Deadlines
Spring: by October 30th
Summer: by March 30th
Fall: by June 30th
(applications accepted year-round)
Our Campuses
Hill College
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Established in 2018, our Stay the Course™ program at Hill College has served or is currently serving 128 total students and seen 59 students successfully graduate or transfer to a four-year university. |
Midwestern State University
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Established in 2019, our Education Navigation program at Midwestern State University has served or is currently serving 114 total students and seen 57 students successfully graduate with a Bachelor’s degree. |
North Central Texas College
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Established in 2019, our Stay the Course™ program at NCTC Bowie has served or is currently serving 406 total students and 259 students successfully graduate or transfer. |
Ranger College
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Established in 2017, our Stay the Course™ program at Ranger College has served or is currently serving 157 total students and seen 59 students successfully graduate or transfer to a four-year university. |
Texas Woman's University
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Established in 2022, our Education Navigation program at Texas Woman’s University has served or is currently serving 24 total students and seen 14 students successfully graduate with Bachelor’s degree. |
Vernon College
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Established in 2016, our Education Navigation program at Vernon College Vernon and Century City campuses have served or are currently serving 539 total students and have seen 254 students successfully graduate or transfer to a four-year university. |
University of North Texas
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Established in 2021, our Education Navigation program at UNT has served or is currently serving 27 total students and seen 14 students successfully graduate with Bachelor’s degree. |
Weatherford College
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Established in 2018, our Education Navigation program at Weatherford College has served or is currently serving 175 total students and seen 135 students successfully graduate or transfer to a four-year university. |
All student data updated as of June 2025.
This program has truly been a blessing. I have learned so much through them. They have made school so much easier, taking weight off of my shoulders to focus on school. The most beneficial aspect of this program was the education that came along with it. Budgeting, life skills, and time management.
I am truly blessed to be apart of such a great program. This is something that I will forever be grateful for and am truly thankful I was able to be given this opportunity.
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For more information, contact: navigationprogram@ccdofw.org.