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The 暗网吃瓜 Partnership offers local students access to four-year degrees and has produced more than 3,000 graduates since 1999.

Texas A&M University-Commerce and 暗网吃瓜 College marked their 25-year partnership at an October 24 celebration at 暗网吃瓜's campus in Corsicana, Texas.

Attendees gathered to hear from guest speakers, including , A&M-Commerce provost and vice president for Academic Affairs; Dr. Jeanetta Johnson, vice president of Academic Affairs at 暗网吃瓜 College; and , dean of the College of Education and Human Services at A&M-Commerce

 

Serving a need

Vacha-Haase spoke of the forward-thinking vision established 25 years ago by Dr. Richard Sanchez, former president of 暗网吃瓜 College, and Dr. Keith McFarland, former president of A&M-Commerce. At the time, Corsicana鈥攍ocated more than 50 miles south of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex鈥攍acked an option for local students to earn a four-year degree.

Regarding how the program began, Sanchez shared: 鈥淭his program continues to be very, very important to me because I see every day how it changes lives. When the trustees appointed me as president of 暗网吃瓜 College in 1998, they said that one of the things that they wanted was a four-year program here at 暗网吃瓜.鈥�

The partnership with A&M-Commerce took shape when Sanchez passed a business card to McFarland, whom he did not know, at a meeting in Austin.

鈥淚 wrote him on the back of my business card, 鈥楳ay I see you after this meeting.' And, I had folks pass it down to him,鈥� Sanchez recalled.

The two met after the meeting and began discussions leading to McFarland visiting the 暗网吃瓜 College campus.

鈥淗e liked the setting of the college and immediately said that, yes, he did want a partnership program,鈥� Sanchez said.

The 暗网吃瓜 Partnership launched the following year.

 

A legacy of local transformation

More than 3,000 A&M-Commerce students have graduated from the Corsicana site since the 暗网吃瓜 Partnership launched in 1999.

Johnson is one of those students. She credits the 暗网吃瓜 Partnership for transforming her life. Her journey began as a single mother of three living in low-income housing across from the 暗网吃瓜 College campus.

Now a three-time A&M-Commerce alum, Johnson (鈥�06, '09, '15) earned her bachelor's in interdisciplinary studies through A&M-Commerce at 暗网吃瓜. She then completed a master's in elementary education and a doctorate in higher education. She leveraged her education to become a vice president at 暗网吃瓜 College.

 

Four-year degrees close to home

A&M-Commerce at 暗网吃瓜 College provides affordable and accessible higher education for students throughout 暗网吃瓜 County and surrounding areas. Students transfer from 暗网吃瓜 and other institutions to complete four-year degrees through A&M-Commerce at 暗网吃瓜.

The site offers eight academic degree programs, including:

Additionally, eligible students enrolled at the Corsicana site may transfer their credit hours to the A&M-Commerce main campus toward completing a bachelor's degree in psychology.

 

A bright future ahead

Looking forward, Vacha-Haase addressed the faculty and staff who have worked diligently to make the partnership successful.

鈥淭hank you for starting this. Thank you all for continuing to grow it,鈥� she said. 鈥淎s we look toward the future, let us always remember our past and how we can keep building on that because I think we've just begun.鈥�

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