Abilene Times

West Texas A&M University has partnered with Roscoe Collegiate High School to offer students an opportunity to graduate from high school with an associate's degree on a path to a bachelor's degree. 

Students of Roscoe Collegiate High School often graduate high school with an associate's degree that they had to pay little or nothing for, the Dallas Morning News reported. It's schools like these that West Texas A&M University are partnering with to give students the chance to complete a bachelor's degree. 

By partnering with Roscoe Collegiate High School and similar high schools in some of the nation's smallest communities, West Texas A&M is extending higher education to where people are already living. 

“In working with these innovative districts, WT is learning how to extend its education to people where they live," Brad Johnson, West Texas A&M’s vice president for strategic relations, said. "This means not only extending the courses through online delivery, but also providing localized in-person support that will assure a much higher rate of success in the post-secondary portions of their educational pathway. In short, this is WT being what it claims to be — committed to serving local first."