Useful Links
Student Application Form to enter to a Dallas County Community College District
DFWInternational Scholarship Guides
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Community Colleges in the DFW area
Apply for a College outside of Texas
To submite your Free FAFSA Application
College Board
College Prep at DCET
College preparatory is a program at DCET that prepares students for college. Every high school should prepare students for college, sometimes this does not happen. All schools should adopt a college preparatory program. We at DCET assist interns for college and careers. Our Internship program is win/win situation where students and DCET have mutual benefits.
Criteria to apply for a DCET Platon Lerma Scholarship
Eligibility & Selection Criteria:
Eligible applicants must be graduating seniors from High School in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area.
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A good standing student
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A U.S. citizens or documented legal residents of the United States.
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Selection criteria includes:
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aspirations and ideals as expressed in an essay, school
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Community participation
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Demonstrated leadership potential
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Financial need as determined by the committee.
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100 hours of Community Volunteer Hours at DCET.
Jr. and High School Senior students come to DCET to earn their 100 community volunteer hours and help us educate senior citizens. A great combination and win/win relationship!
Scholarship Recipients
2013
Horacio Lucero
Saida Azuara
Estephanie Lucero
Johana Valladares
2014
Cindy Fonseca
Jose Alfaro
Ivy Lopez
Erika Baeza
2015
Hugo
Luna
Estephania
Fierro
Mariana Aguirre
2016
Rudy
Avila
Lucy
Perlera
Beatriz
Guerrero
Martin
Rodriguez
Esmeralda
Gaona
DFW International Community Alliance, Anne Marie Weiss, and the Alameel Foundation sponsored this useful bilingual guide for students to know from A-Z what to do to enter college - You can download them by clicking here: