Edu-REACH

As a P-20 System Model, Hamlin Collegiate ISD is committed to supporting students from Pre-K through Year 20. The Edu-REACH program recognizes the critical importance of nurturing talent within rural communities. By offering local, adult students the opportunity to pursue degrees and certifications without the burden of relocation, Edu-REACH seeks to bridge the educational gap that many rural communities encounter. The project bolsters local economies by ensuring that students can access relevant post-secondary education and apprenticeships in their respective communities.

Through the Edu-REACH initiative, we envision a future where non-traditional, rural students have the resources, support, and opportunities needed to thrive in their local communities. Adults of rural Texas interested in attending a post-secondary institution for the first time, those returning, and/or joining a Registered Apprenticeship Program can contact Shannon Morrow (locally) at smorrow@hamlin.esc14.net or Brittany Williams (regionally) at bwilliams@edu-nation.org.

Joey Cook, 2022 Hamlin Collegiate graduate, earned his Level II HVAC certification and continues his studies through Year 14 and will complete his HVAC Technician apprenticeship through Cary Services In Year 15.

Adult students earn their bachelors through West Texas A&M and K-12 Teacher apprenticeship with teacher certification In two years, while serving in CEN's AmeriCorps program through Year 14.

Tim Luna and Josh Woods, both graduates of Throckmorton Collegiate, Class of 2022, earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Wind Energy Technology at Texas State Technical College, Sweetwater campus in December 2023. In an assembly held at the auditorium of Throckmorton Collegiate ISD, the two young men signed agreements to work for ONCOR, a Texas energy company.

Throckmorton Collegiate ISD pays for its students, through the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (PTECH) program, allowing students to either get or finish an associate or bachelor's degree after high school, Years 13/14. All dual credit classes taken during high school are also paid for by the district. 

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