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Tulsa higher-education consortium offers transfer maps, FAFSA help and rental support for students
Summary
A Tulsa-based consortium that launched formally in 2021 described online degree directories, transfer maps, FAFSA outreach and federally funded housing support aimed at increasing degree completion across nine regional institutions.
A Tulsa consortium of nine higher-education institutions told the Tulsa African American Affairs Commission that it is working to simplify pathways to college, expand employer tuition partnerships and provide rental and wraparound supports for students.
The consortium representative said the group exists “to cultivate an aligned network of higher education institutions and community partners committed to increasing degree completion for all students in the region.” She said the consortium performs three roles — convener, communicator and connector — and pointed commissioners to the consortium website, www.tulsahireed.com, for resources designed around students’ questions: “Where can I go? What can I study? How can I pay for it? And where can I get started?”
The consortium described a degree directory and transfer portal that let students see which local institutions offer specific programs and maps that lay out semester-by-semester course…
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