• OnRamps offers 16 high-quality courses in Science, Technology, Mathematics, Humanities, and Art.
• OnRamps awarded more than 80,000 semester credit hours in 2020-2021, and 92% of eligible students earned college credit.
• To date, OnRamps has prepared more than 105,000 students for the challenges and rigor of college and has provided professional learning and development to more than 1,200 Instructors.

College Preparation Services and Supports

Advising Requirements

The Texas Administrative Code 4.84 (c) 10 requires at least one employee of the district or institution to be designated as responsible for providing academic advising to a student who enrolls in a dual credit course before the student begins the course.

Current seniors must meet the new Financial Aid Graduation Requirement. Visit the Federal Student Aid webpage to learn more about this new requirement to apply for aid. 

This Quarter's Frequently Asked Question

Question: If a student earns an Associate Degree by graduation, must the student also meet the benchmark on a college readiness assessment (ACT,SAT,TSIA) for their achievement to meet the criteria for a CCMR Outcomes Bonus? 

Answer: No, this is no longer true.  Effective January 25, 2022, the Commissioner's rules define in TEC Sec.74.1007, College Readiness for the CCMR Outcomes Bonus as the annual graduate meets:

(A) both:

(i) achieves college readiness standards used for accountability purposes under TEC, Chapter 39, on the ACT, the SAT, or an assessment instrument designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) under TEC, §51.334; and

(ii) enrolls at a postsecondary educational institution by the tenth instructional day of the fall semester immediately following high school graduation;

or

(B) earns an associate degree by August 31 immediately following high school graduation