PROVIDING AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Brazos Education Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable access to higher education through resources, scholarships, and information. Our philosophy is “Education 4 Everyone” and we help students reach their educational goals.
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Emily Hines fulfilled a goal even in the midst of a pandemic. The Brazos Scholar, who graduated from Waco High and just completed her junior year at UT Austin, earned her real estate license in the spring and started working in the field immediately.
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When Brazos Scholar Cristal Leon began college in 2018, she thought she would major in marketing. She changed her mind her sophomore year. The student at Texas State University became an education major, focusing on mathematics, and couldn’t be happier.
News & Announcements
Baylor University today announced a $1.5 million gift from Jim and Tammy Snee of Austin, Minnesota, establishing an endowed faculty chair position to lead research efforts addressing food security through the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty (BCHP).
Students pursuing a college degree generally have a sense of where their institution ranks in comparison to others, but not necessarily how their particular course of study measures up. Now they can find out. Using data from the latest College Scorecard, two new studies look much more granularly at how specific programs -- say, the bachelor’s degree in accounting at the University of Texas at Austin -- rate in helping recent graduates recoup their investments.
For the 13th consecutive year, Texas Tech has achieved record enrollment. After surpassing 40,000 students in 2020, Texas Tech now boasts an enrollment of 40,666 as of the 20th day of class on Monday, the university announced this week.
Indigenous Peoples' Day: office closed
Baylor Homecoming
12th Annual Education 4 Everyone Golf Tournament
We are thrilled to announce that our 12th annual Education 4 Everyone Golf Tournament will take place at Ridgewood Country Club. All profits benefit local student through scholarships, outreach and mentoring. This golf tournament is the biggest fundraising effort for the Brazos Education Foundation.
Baylor Fall Break
Thanksgiving: Office Closed
Black Friday: Office Closed
I was thinking about how in certain instances of learned poverty it takes outside influences to change the mindset. The Brazos Education Foundation really did change the trajectory of my life. I am forever grateful.
Carol Carter, University of Texas at Arlington 2015 graduate
