{"id":157111,"date":"2025-08-19T01:02:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T01:02:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/157111\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T01:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T01:02:16","slug":"tcu-and-ut-arlington-see-historic-student-enrollment-as-fall-semester-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/157111\/","title":{"rendered":"TCU and UT Arlington see historic student enrollment as fall semester begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/F2D2119EDA1ED7A7B51F04F3AE7FB7EC.jpg\" alt=\"Start of Fall semester for North Texas colleges\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-fa1f2118=\"\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\"><strong>TARRANT COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> &#8211; A new semester began today at several North Texas college campuses.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Both Texas Christian University and UT Arlington welcomed record-breaking incoming freshman classes.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/p-dionne-ntx-colleges-1st-day_00.00.23.58.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Local perspective:<\/p>\n<p> First day at TCU <\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Freebies on the first day as\u00a0TCU kicks off the 2025 Fall semester with excitement over record-breaking numbers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">With freshly pressed buttons to celebrate, the campus welcomes more than 13,000 students, including 2,700 first-year students.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/c2936af9-TCU_1441984823868_194237_ver1.0_640_360.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">It\u2019s the largest incoming class in the university\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">&#8220;It\u2019s a bit nerve-racking and overwhelming and a little scary, but overall, very exciting,&#8221; said TCU Sophomore, Lizbeth Arteja.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Lots to smile about as TCU students. According to the Princeton Review, the school is home to the happiest students for the second year.<\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">&#8220;Everybody\u2019s excited. They\u2019ve got new outfits, new haircuts and new looks. It\u2019s a good time, good time,&#8221; said TCU Head Basketball Coach, Jamie Dixon.<\/p>\n<p> First day at UTA <\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">In Arlington, University of Texas Arlington officials are also brimming with excitement and optimism. Unofficial numbers show more than 5,000 students are incoming.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/V_UTA-CORONAVIRUS-9P_00.00.08.19.png\" alt=\"\" data-v-0dea8073=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p data-v-7f0a623e=\"\">Making the university on track for its highest first-year retention rate, meaning the students who choose to come are also choosing to stay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\"><b data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source:<\/b> Information in this article was provided from interviews conducted by FOX 4&#8217;s Dionne Anglin.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/education\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Education<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox4news.com\/tag\/us\/tx\/tarrant-county\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-7f0a623e=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tarrant County<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TARRANT COUNTY, Texas &#8211; A new semester began today at several North Texas college campuses. 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