How Texas is trying to reverse falling college enrollments
Future Focused Texas initiative keys on resources, tools, guides counselors to help meet students’ needs.
A public-private partnership aims to reverse falling college enrollment by helping students and counselors with streamlined resources and artificial intellegence.(Elias Valverde II)
Sophomore Naena Luna knows how hard it is to navigate the complicated college admissions process coming from a rural Texas community with few resources.
Luna, who now attends Coastal Bend College virtually, didn’t want COVID-19 to trip up other students from her hometown of Charlotte, where she often saw classmates give up in frustration. So she mentors high school students by guiding them through college applications and the financial aid processes as well as discussing their career goals.