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EDUCATION TRACK

A pathway to a brighter future that starts with completing your education.

About the Education Track

If you’re a single mom finishing your degree, the Education Track can help you focus on completing your bachelor’s or master’s degree and equipping you to create a foundation for permanent self-sustainability.

Complete Your Degree

Attend school full-time (no breaks between semesters) to complete all/remaining degree requirements within 24 months and maintain our minimum GPA requirements.

Build Your Skills

Participate in all Gatehouse Program requirements, including weekly coaching sessions, skills classes and groups, and following Community Safety Rules.

Achieve Your Goals

Address barriers and set goals through your Personal Empowerment Plan with the support of The Gatehouse Team.

While completing your degree, you’ll receive:
  • A team of experts who strategize and encourage you as you work towards your long-term goals and prepare for your career
  • A fully furnished rent-free residence with ample parking and 24/7 security on our beautiful, gated campus in Grapevine, Texas (living on our campus is required while in our Program)
  • Access to campus amenities including a large playground, sport court, stocked fishing pond, and picnic area
  • Counseling for eligible children and full-time and after-school childcare through our early learning partner (school-age children attend Grapevine ISD schools)
  • After a Commit to Change period of 45 days, based on need you can unlock resources to help you address barriers that can hold you back from reaching your goals, such legal assistance, basic medical care, counseling, career coaching, and financial planning

How to Qualify

To be considered, you must meet ALL of these minimum requirements:
  • Single mother 21 or older (single or in the process of becoming single)
  • US Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Live in the DFW Metroplex (see FAQs for list of qualifying counties)
  • Have dependent children living with you at least part-time (must have at least 1 child; children must be at least 1 year old and up to a senior in high school; you must have legal custody and they must be eligible to live in Tarrant County. The Gatehouse does not currently accept pregnant women.)
  • No active addictions and sustained sobriety for at least 3 years (including no smoking, vaping, tobacco or nicotine product use)
  • Own a working and reliable vehicle
  • Have a valid driver’s license
  • Currently enrolled in a degree program at a college or university with a full-service campus in Texas (must be admitted to a qualified bachelor’s or master’s degree program at an approved institution, with priority given to healthcare or teaching degrees – see FAQs to determine if your program and school qualify; cannot be enrolled in prerequisite courses; NOTE: if you are completing an associate’s degree, please see the Vocation Track)
  • At least 6 months remaining and within 2 years of graduating from your degree program
  • Have at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA
  • Have proof of a current FAFSA application/approval
  • Able to go to school full-time and working part-time while in school then work full-time upon completing your education program (uninterrupted ability to complete your degree, for example, not actively on disability or workman’s compensation, retired or pregnant)
  • Able to provide a career plan (explain how your degree will help you reach your career goals)
  • The degree you are pursuing will give you the ability to achieve a family-sustaining wage (a monthly income of at least 3 times the cost of your future rent or house payment)
 
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee admission, but if you don’t meet them all, you will not be considered for admission.

See if You Qualify

Please submit your email below and continue to the pre-qualification questionnaire.

NOTE: The Education Track is for applicants completing a bachelor’s or master’s degree.
If you are completing an associate’s degree, please see the Vocation Track.

Education Track FAQ

Have questions about our Education Track? Get answers to some of the questions most frequently asked.

Qualified programs and approved institutions must meet all of the following criteria:

  • You are completing a qualified bachelor’s or master’s degree program from a partner school (currently Parker University, Texas Woman’s University and The University of Texas at Arlington) OR another qualified university or college, with preference given to schools with a physical campus in the DFW area
  • The college or university must be regionally accredited (credits and degrees from schools without regional accreditation are not as likely to transfer) 
  • If applicable, the degree program must have programmatic accreditation recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and/or the Department of Education (diploma programs do not qualify for the Education Track)

This refers to a student being fully admitted into their education program (completed applicable admission tests, qualified for core curriculum, etc.). This requirement is specific to certain degrees (such as Nursing) that require separate admission once pre-requisites have been completed. However, regardless of the school program you are completing, you must have completed all pre-requisites.

Yes. Applicants who have been accepted are eligible to apply during the application period immediately preceding their anticipated starting semester. If an application is approved, proof of enrollment and class schedule will be required prior to move-in date.

After you submit the FAFSA, you will receive a Student Aid Report that will include your Expected Family Contribution (EFC), which is the amount of money the government calculates that your family can contribute to college costs. Your EFC determines how much financial aid you are eligible to receive. Students do not need to qualify to receive student loans to be eligible for the Education Track. However, Gatehouse does not assist with tuition costs.

Yes, if the classes meet the criteria for this program.

Yes. While there is not a maximum number of children, it is up to the applicant to provide a career plan showing how completion of her degree program will lead to reaching a sustainable wage for her family size. Children must be between the ages of one year old and up to a senior in high school, and you must have legal custody of your children and your children must be eligible to live in Tarrant County. For more information on living wage per family size in Tarrant County, click here.

Yes. It is up to the applicant to provide a career plan showing how completion of her degree program will lead to reaching a sustainable wage for her family size. Children must be between the ages of one year old and up to a senior in high school, and you must have legal custody of your children and your children must be eligible to live in Tarrant County. For more information on living wage per family size in Tarrant County, click here.

If you currently live in one of the following counties, you can be considered for admissions into our Program:

Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Fannin, Grayson, Hood, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Parker, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant or Wise counties.

Stipend amounts will vary based on family size, semester timeline, and student status. More information will be provided to Education Track Members upon move-in.

No, we do not offer personal tours. However, we will provide a tour for admitted applicants. 

No. Applicants admitted into our Program are provided with a Program timeline upon move-in. As long as a Member is meeting program requirements and following community safety rules, eligibility for our Program is maintained.

No, we do not allow pets, Emotional Support Animals (ESA), or therapy animals. However, service animals as defined by Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines are permitted. Under the ADA service animal provisions, a service animal is defined as a dog that has been individually trained to do specific work or perform specific tasks for an individual with a disability. The animal must be trained to take a specific action when needed to assist the person with a disability and the task(s) performed by the dog must be directly related to the person’s disability. Animals that provide emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals are not considered service animals under the ADA.

Because Grapevine has limited public transportation options, it is the responsibility of the Member to possess or obtain her own vehicle.

All children are required to attend school and/or full-time daycare outside of the apartment. The Gatehouse is located within the GCISD (Grapevine-Colleyville) school district. For daycare and after-school care, childcare is provided through our early learning academy partner.