What is the Rising Star Scholarship? Does it apply to all students at Texarkana College?
The Rising Star Scholarship pays tuition and fees for the freshman and sophomore years to students who are 2011 high school graduates and are full time students with a family taxable income of less than $75,000 a year. Recipients of the Rising Star Scholarship are required to have a 2.25 GPA after the first semester and maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.75 to receive funds for the second year.