Elevating Parents in College (EPIC)

(formerly known as the Working Wonders program)

Are you taking classes with the goal of completing a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Associate of Applied Science degree or certificate program?

Learn more about our Career and Technical Education (CTE) degrees and certificate programs.

The Elevating Parents in College (EPIC) program can help you meet the challenges of entering or reentering the workforce.

Program Services

The EPIC program offers limited child care assistance to eligible students.

The program will directly pay 100% of your child care costs to your Dallas College-approved licensed child care center.

Program Requirements

The EPIC program supports Career and Technical Education (CTE) students. To be eligible for this program, you must:

1. be in a technical/occupational program/A.A.S. degree or certificate and
2. fall in one of these categories:
• individual with disabilities
• person from an economically disadvantaged family, including low-income youth and adults
• individual preparing for a nontraditional field (25% or less of one gender is employed in that occupation)
• single parent, including single pregnant women
• unemployed person
• English learner
• homeless person
• a youth who is in, or has aged out of, the foster care system
• a youth with a parent who
  • is a member of the armed forces (as defined in section 101(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code); and
  • is on active duty (as defined in section 101(d)(1) of such title)

In addition, EPIC participants must:

• Be registered for the current semester.
• Have a 2.0 GPA on your academic advising report and be in Good Standing with the college.
• Be Federal Pell Grant eligible.
• Have a Career and Technical Education (CTE) official degree plan or program of study in place.
• Be committed to completing the semester for which the child care subsidy is received.

How To Apply

Fill out the Student Care Form for more information on child care assistance through the EPIC program.