• Opening High School Doors to College Classrooms

    OnRamps prepares students and teachers for success in the classroom and beyond. We build partnerships across K12 and higher education to raise the bar on dynamic experiences that advance student success while lowering barriers to access and opportunity.

Mission Driven

The OnRamps mission is to increase the number of students who access and engage in learning experiences aligned with the expectations of leading research universities.

23-24 Instructor and Student Growth

Our dual enrollment courses have prepared more than 297,000 unique students in Texas for the rigor of college, and we continue to grow.

Our Reach

OnRamps partners with more than 450 high schools at more than 200 districts across Texas to deliver a variety of advanced academics and select CTE courses.

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Our dual enrollment model gives students the opportunity to earn college credit from UT Austin without leaving their high school campus.

For the 2025-2026 Academic Year

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of students were FAST eligible

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college credit hours
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in tuition and fees was the total combined amount saved by eligible OnRamps students who accepted college credit

Learn more about Our Impact.

Our Courses

We offer a variety of dual enrollment courses designed by faculty from The University of Texas at Austin.

Students eligible for the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program can complete OnRamps courses at zero-cost to them.

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Biology I + Lab

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Chemistry I + Lab

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Chemistry II + Lab

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Geoscience

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Physics I + Lab

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Physics II

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Economics

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Rhetoric (Fall)

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Rhetoric (Spring)

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U.S. Government

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U.S. History (Fall)

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U.S. History (Spring)

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College Algebra

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Precalculus

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Statistics

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Arts and Entertainment Technologies

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Computer Science

Learn more about earning transferable college credit with OnRamps!

Professional Learning and Development

We offer robust professional development to teachers and faculty to help advance their content knowledge and expertise and boost student engagement, persistence, and completion.

We partner with school districts and higher education institutions—whether through offering OnRamps courses or seeking unique, customizable supports—to help students and teachers excel in the classroom and beyond.