Join us for an inspiring day of insight, connection, and action as we turn bold ideas into practical strategies that advance student success, strengthen workforce impact, and shape the future of North Texas.

This project was funded by a grant from the Postsecondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) Coalition, made possible with support from Strada Education Foundation. The PSEO Coalition generates, analyzes, and shares employment data that demonstrates the value of higher education. The data are publicly available through a dashboard and downloadable dataset on the U.S. Census Bureau’s website.

These reports reflect data from Lightcast between Jun 2025 - May 2026 on the nine main industry sectors in DFW.

This brief analyzes where veterans live, how their educational outcomes differ across counties, and highlights enrollment patterns, program preferences, and key industries where veterans are employed. The brief also focuses on the veteran population at Dallas College with insights on academic pathways and challenges that affect student success based on qualitative research findings.

This brief explores where past cohorts of students are now—following their earnings trajectories for up to 30 years—to better understand how their Dallas College education and programs shaped their outcomes over time.

First published in 2023, this updated report presents findings on an alumni survey that aimed to build understanding of the perceived value of the Dallas College experience among former students.

Developed by the Texas Postsecondary Student Mental Health Coalition, the playbook offers practical guidance for institutional leaders seeking to strengthen and coordinate their mental health strategies.

Over the past two decades across the United States, educators and policymakers have developed multiple dual enrollment models to connect high school education, college pathways, and career opportunities for students with historically limited access to higher education, professional networks and social capital, and well-paying jobs.

This report assesses the impact of Dallas College on the county economy and the benefits generated by the college for students, taxpayers, and society. The results of this study show that Dallas College creates a positive net impact on the county economy and generates a positive return on investment for students, taxpayers, and society.

College should be valuable for students, leaving them better off after they graduate than when they enroll, at a reasonable cost. This perspective is not controversial in intent, but it has proven challenging in practice.