Our Goal: To provide every high school graduate from Burleson the opportunity to attain post-secondary education. Our Mission:
To change the expectations of students, teachers, and parents to include the idea that all high school graduated from Burleson will have the opportunity to attain higher education and cultivate the economic development benefits of expanding the attainment of post-secondary degrees and career certifications. Purpose:
To encourage graduating high school seniors to further their education in Burleson, thereby:
- Helping to create a better trained, educated, and prepared local work force;
- Enhancing the local economy by supporting a thriving center for higher education;
-Capitalizing on the link between higher education and economic development; and
- Helping to ease the transition from secondary to higher education for Burleson families
More About the Fund:
The Burleson Opportunity Fund is a scholarship program open to all high school graduates who live or attend school in the Burleson Independent School District. The ultimate goal of the Burleson Opportunity Fund is to provide every high school graduate in the BISD the opportunity to attain post-secondary education. The students of the Burleson Opportunity Fund are guaranteed up to one year (100% tuition and fees) scholarship to attend Hill College at Burleson, and can qualify for a second year scholarship as well. Currently, more than 2,080 Burleson Opportunity Fund scholarships have been awarded to-date and BOF students have successfully completed over 32,000 college credit hours.
