Empowered and Engaged

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.

WHO WE ARE

OnRamps was established in 2011 with the mission of increasing the number and diversity of students who engage in learning experiences aligned with the expectations of leading research universities. Our team of experts in the fields of instructional innovation and design, professional learning and development, and enrollment management serve a growing community of high school students and their families, high school teachers, counselors, district and campus administrators, and college and university faculty and leadership.

For the current academic year, OnRamps is engaging with

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WHAT WE DO

We deliver high-quality distance education to students and teachers. Our dual enrollment courses have prepared more than 167,000 students in Texas for the challenges and rigor of college.

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.

In 2022-2023, OnRamps awarded over 100,000 college credit hours, and

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93% of eligible students earned college credit.

OUR COURSES

We offer over 17 dual enrollment courses. Learn more about transferability, eligibility, and earning credit.

BIOLOGY

CHEMISTRY I

CHEMISTRY II

GEOSCIENCE

PHYSICS I

PHYSICS II

COLLEGE ALGEBRA

PRECALCULUS

STATISTICS

AET

COMPUTER SCIENCE

QUANTUM COMPUTING

ECONOMICS

HISTORY (FALL)

HISTORY (SPRING)

RHETORIC (FALL)

RHETORIC (SPRING)

DISTANCE LEARNING CATALOG

OnRamps offers a series of online, self-paced professional development modules for educators and faculty, grades 5 and above, who are looking to advance quality and engagement in the virtual classroom. Educators can earn CPE hours on belonging and connectivity, learner-centered course creation and design, and more.

OUR PARTNERSHIPS

OnRamps partners with over 400 high schools across Texas to deliver a variety of advanced academics and select CTE courses. Our dual enrollment program offers students a TSIA exemption and the opportunity to earn college credit while enrolled in their local high school. Additionally, OnRamps provides teachers yearlong professional development and support to implement the high school course while helping students prepare for their concurrent college-level coursework.

Email the OnRamps Partnerships team to start implementing OnRamps courses at your schools.