Education
BY HANNAH JOHNSON & CONNOR PITTMAN
Check out the latest on 6 area colleges, universities
4 Texas Christian University College type: Four-year institution
5 Texas Woman’s University College type: Four-year institution
6 Tarrant County College College type: Two-year institution
1 Midwestern State University College type: Four-year institution Update: The university added a new major, electrical engineering, to its degree plan options starting in the fall 2025 semester, according to a news release. The program in the McCoy School of Engineering, located at the Wichita Falls campus, includes seven new courses. • 100 Parker Square Road, Flower Mound (Distance Learning Support Center) • www.msutexas.edu
2 North Central Texas College College type: Two-year institution
3 University of North Texas College type: Four-year institution
Update: The National Institutes of Health National Institute on Drug Abuse awarded researchers at the university a 5-year $7.2 million grant to address opioid use and overdose in justice-involved individuals and youth. The study will be led by Jenny Becan, a senior research scientist at TCU’s Institute for Behavioral Research and the institute’s director, Professor Kevin Knight. • 2800 S. University Drive, Fort Worth • www.tcu.edu
Update: The Center of Leadership Research and Workforce Development has launched at Texas Woman’s University. The new center is meant to bridge between academia and workforce needs and will be a part of the Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership. It will teach leadership and workforce readiness skills such as critical thinking, coachability, effective communication, emotional intelligence, artificial intelligence literacy and ethical reasoning. • 304 Administration Drive, Denton • www.twu.edu
Update: For the fourth consecutive year, the college’s enrollment has grown. The fall 2025 enrollment was 49,393 students, which is nearly 22% higher than the college’s enrollment in 2021. Based on enrollment data for the college, around 12,500 students are dual enrolled in either a dual- credit or early college high school course. • 828 W. Harwood Road, Hurst (Northeast Campus) • www.tccd.edu
Update: The school completed a transition from its current bookstore provider BibliU to Barnes & Noble as of Oct. 3. Students will now obtain course material from Barnes & Noble. • 1200 Parker Square Road, Flower Mound (Flower Mound Campus) • www.nctc.edu
Update: University of North Texas President Harrison Keller announced the Texas Talent Accelerator, a program designed to better develop and match workforce talent with employers. The accelerator aims to optimize education and job training to meet labor demands in the growing North Texas economy. • 1115 Union Circle, Denton • www.unt.edu
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