A part of House Bill 8 (HB 8), the Dual Credit FAST program provides greater accessibility to higher education at no cost for students defined as educationally disadvantaged, specifically those who qualified for free or reduced-priced lunch during any of the four school years prior to enrolling in an eligible dual credit course.Del Mar College is expanding the initiative to “no cost” tuition and fees for all high school students, including those considered non-qualifying FAST dual credit students, taking eligible credit and continuing education courses and attending one of the partnering independent school districts (ISDs) and charter schools in the region.https://vikingnews.delmar.edu/del-mar-college-rolling-out-dual-credit-fast-program-with-tuition-at-no-cost-for-all-coastal-bend-high-school-students/