The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has awarded a $200,000 grant to The University of Texas at Arlington to enhance its high school-based college readiness offices, also known as "GO Centers."

Carla Amaro-Jiménez, assistant professor in the College of Education and Health Professions, directs the Pathways to College Access and Career Readiness Program that oversees the GO Centers.

Now in its fifth year of operation, UT Arlington has one of the largest such programs in the state.

"The THECB support that we receive is critical to helping all students find their educational path upon high school graduation, including those who may have at one point or another not considered college as an option," said Carla Amaro-Jiménez, assistant professor of bilingual/ESL education in the College of Education and Health Professions and director of the Pathways to College Access and Career Readiness Program that oversees the GO Centers.

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