Degree Partners

What can an early-career IT job pay in Texas?

IT Support Specialist: $42K-$52K
Network Support Technician: $50K-$62K
Junior Systems Administrator: $55K-$70K

For a lot of folks, a career in IT can open the door to higher wages, greater financial stability, and long-term economic mobility.

Our Deep East Texas IT Launchpad (in partnership with the Legacy Institute for Financial Empowerment) combines a college degree with industry-recognized IT certifications to help you build the skills and credentials for a career in IT—all without leaving home.

Learn more at https://degreepartners.org/it-launchpad/ or join one of our virtual info sessions at https://go.degreepartners.org/ITlaunchpad

Thinking about what’s next in your career? A BA in Management can help you build skills for careers in business, government, nonprofits, and more.

Join us for a virtual info session to learn about SNHU’s flexible BA in Management and the support Degree Partners provides throughout your college journey.

📅 Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6 PM CT
🔗 Register here: https://go.degreepartners.org/management

We want to shout out our partner for the incredible work they do helping adults earn their high school diplomas! With flexible learning options, the Excel Center helps adult learners overcome barriers, reach their educational goals, and build pathways toward college and meaningful careers.

We’re proud to partner with The Goodwill Excel Center in Austin to help their students and graduates continue their education beyond high school. Together, we’re creating a pathway for adult learners to build on the progress they’ve already made and explore flexible college degree options that can fit around work, family, and life.

Interested in partnering with Degree Partners to help your clients, employees, or students earn an affordable, flexible college degree? Reach out to us at [email protected] to learn more about collaboration opportunities!

DFW has the 5th highest GDP in the nation– but opportunity is not equally distributed, so what does real economic mobility look like in DFW? 🎓✨

It looks like Everlyn, who balanced a full-time career in HR and finance in Fort Worthwhile earning both her Associate and Bachelor’s degrees, and paving her path toward her next steps– an MBA and senior leadership roles.

It looks like Tyler, who channeled his work ethic into completing Associate’s and Bachelor's degrees in Healthcare Management in just under two years, then launching a new career as an ER Discharge Coordinator at a major Dallas hospital.

It looks like Jasmine, a working parent, who earned an immediate pay bump at an Arlington tech company after earning her Associate’s degree and is now 70% finished with her Bachelor’s in Management. Every day she shows her son what persistence looks like.

Degree Partners provides the flexibility and support to make real economic mobility possible. Our adult learners aren't just earning degrees—they are rewriting their family legacies and fueling high-demand North Texas industries. But they can’t cross the finish line alone…

Today is North Texas Giving Day. Your gift directly powers the 1:1 coaching, peer support, and flexible pathways that make the Degree Partners model work.

👉 Stand with Degree Partners and North Texas learners today: https://mtyc.co/pcqhbg

How our new Deep East Texas IT Launchpad (in partnership with Legacy Institute for Financial Empowerment) works:

1. Earn your associate degree online through SNHU
2. Earn three Google certifications at no cost through LIFE
3. Finish your bachelor’s degree through SNHU
4. Prepare for CompTIA Security+ with LIFE, including a sponsored exam
5. Take the next step toward an IT career right here in Deep East Texas

And the whole way through, you’ll have a professional coach meeting with you every week to help you stay on track.

Want to learn more?
Join us for our Deep East Texas IT Launchpad launch events in Lufkin and Jasper this Thursday and Friday! RSVP at https://go.degreepartners.org/easttexas

Can’t make it in person? No worries! Join one of our virtual info sessions to learn more at https://go.degreepartners.org/ITlaunchpad

Ready to make an impact in your career and community? Join us for a virtual info session to explore SNHU’s BA in Management, potential career pathways, and how Degree Partners can support you along the way.

📅 Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 6 PM CT
🔗 Register here: https://go.degreepartners.org/management

We’re excited to expand Degree Partners’ work into Deep East Texas alongside our partners at the Legacy Institute for Financial Empowerment!

Together, we’re helping more East Texans access flexible college pathways, personalized support, and new opportunities for themselves and their families.

Ready to build your legacy? Learn more and get started at https://degreepartners.org/get-started/

We want to celebrate our partnership with and shout them out for the amazing work they lead in Deep East Texas. LIFE helps individuals and families build stronger financial futures through financial education and coaching, career support, and workforce development opportunities. Their team provides practical, hands-on support designed to help people strengthen their financial well-being, advance their careers, and pursue new opportunities.

We’re grateful to partner with LIFE to increase access to higher education and career pathways for communities throughout Deep East Texas. Through our new IT Launchpad, we’re combining flexible college degree pathways with industry-recognized certifications, career support, and coaching to help students prepare for careers in IT. Beyond the IT Launchpad, our partnership is helping us reach more individuals across East Texas and connect them with flexible, supported pathways to earning a college degree. Together, we’re helping more individuals pursue their education and career goals and build pathways to greater economic opportunity.

Interested in partnering with Degree Partners to help your clients, employees, or students earn an affordable, flexible college degree? Reach out to us at [email protected] to learn more about collaboration opportunities!