Good Neighbor Program

The Good Neighbor Program provides tuition assistance to students from other nations of the Western (American) Hemisphere, (other than Cuba and the United States) to pursue higher education in the State of Texas.

At Dallas College, the Good Neighbor Exemption is administered by the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office, as directed by the Texas High Education Coordinating Board (THECB).

This program exempts the student from the payment of tuition only for one year (fall, spring, and summer). Selected recipients are responsible for paying fees and other expenses.

This is a twelve-month waiver and is limited only to Texas public colleges and universities.

Academically talented students from these countries are encouraged to pursue higher education in the state of Texas, thus establishing beneficial relationships between the state of Texas and the students’ home countries:

ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES

• Antigua and Barbuda
• Argentina
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• Belize (British Honduras)
• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Canada
• Chile
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Dominica
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador
• El Salvador
• Grenada
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Haiti
• Honduras
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Paraguay
• Peru
• Saint Kitts and Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• Suriname
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Uruguay
• Venezuela

Eligibility Requirements

• Be a bona fide native-born citizen and resident of an eligible country (see the list below)
• Intend to return to the eligible country to live after completing the program of study.
• Not be a dual citizen of an eligible country and the United States of America.
• Have resided in the Western (American) Hemisphere for at least five years.
• Not be a member of the communist party.
• Demonstrate scholastic qualifications for admission to the nominating institution.
• Be registered for Selective Service or be exempt.
• Applicants must be admitted to a Dallas College degree program, eligible to enroll at Dallas College, and must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) requirements.

Application deadline is February 1.

Qualified applicants will be recommended to the THECB for final approval of tuition exemption.
If approved by the THECB to receive the tuition exemption, you will be notified by the Dallas College Scholarship Office through your Dallas College email.