The Trellis Foundation has awarded a three-year, $370,000 grant to the Alliance for College and Career Student Success (ACCSS), a partnership of the Blinn College District and six rural school districts in Fayette, Colorado, and Lavaca counties. “This grant is going...

With the assistance of ACCSS partner, Schulenburg ISD, serving as the fiscal agent, the Alliance for College and Career Student Success (ACCSS) was awarded a $50,000 Summer Career and Technical education grant from the Texas Education Agency. These funds will support...

Summer bridge programs are designed to ease the transition to college and support postsecondary success by providing students with the academic skills and social resources needed to succeed in a college environment. These same skills can prepare high school students...

The Alliance for College & Career Student Success (ACCSS) held their first annual 5K race in conjunction with the Schulenburg Sausage Festival on April 6, 2024. It was a perfect day for a small-town run, with athletes traveling from as far as Austin or Round Rock...

Rural youth deserve the opportunity to dream big and pursue their goals! That is one of the impacts of the Alliance for College & Career Student Success (ACCSS) a collaborative program involving Blinn College District and Flatonia, Schulenburg, Weimar, Columbus...

The Schulenburg Sausage Festival (https://www.schulenburgsausagefest.com/) is a day of fun and festivities to be held this year on April 6, 2024, in downtown Schulenburg. For those eager to put in a few extra steps that morning and possibly earn a few extra samples of...

Weimar Independent School District (WISD) was recently awarded $6,000 from the Weimar Methodist Foundation. The funds will be used to support scholarships for WISD high school students taking dual credit classes from Blinn College as part of the Alliance for College...

LA GRANGE, TEXAS – On Wednesday, November 15th, the Fayette Community Foundation (FCF) held a ceremony for 11 recipients of the 2023 Community Impact Grant at Frisch Auf! Valley Country Club in La Grange. Starting this year, the Community Impact Grant was funded by...

The Alliance for College & Career Student Success (ACCSS) program was started with an $842,120 grant from Greater Texas Foundation a little over 2 years ago. The program is now working towards building sustainability beyond the 3-year gift that initiated the...

The Blinn College District and the Columbus, Fayetteville, Flatonia, Schulenburg, and Weimar ISD’s are in a partnership designed to increase high school dual credit completion and establish seamless pathways toward postsecondary awards and industry credentials. The...

Transitioning to college can be an exciting yet intimidating experience for many high school students. With new and unknown academic and social challenges on the horizon, it's normal for students to feel overwhelmed. The good news is that a summer bridge program can...

The Texas Success Initiative was enacted by Texas legislators for all public state institutions of higher education. The TSI Assessment (TSIA) evaluates students’ readiness for college-level coursework in reading, writing, and mathematics. Students participating in...