{"id":28942,"date":"2025-11-17T09:35:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=28942"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:00:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T16:00:23","slug":"marshall-expands-direct-admit-program-to-lincoln-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/marshall-expands-direct-admit-program-to-lincoln-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall expands Direct Admit Program to Lincoln County"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Marshall University is expanding its Direct Admit Program to include Lincoln County, continuing its mission to make higher education more accessible by reducing barriers to college admission.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership officially launches Monday, Nov. 17, and ensures that every senior at Lincoln County High School will receive direct admission to Marshall University upon graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Lincoln County becomes the eighth school district to join the initiative, which is part of Marshall\u2019s growing effort to simplify the college-going process and provide students with a clear, direct path to higher education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to partner with Marshall University to bring this opportunity to our students,\u201d said Frank Barnett, superintendent of Lincoln County Schools. \u201cThe Direct Admit Program helps remove many of the traditional barriers to higher education. It sends a powerful message to our students \u2014 that college is within reach and that Marshall is ready to welcome them with open arms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through the Direct Admit Program, eligible seniors receive automatic acceptance to Marshall University, eliminating the uncertainty and stress often associated with the college application process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarshall is committed to breaking down barriers and ensuring that every student who wants a college education has a pathway to pursue it,\u201d said Jerry Ross, Marshall\u2019s chief enrollment officer. \u201cPartnering with Lincoln County Schools reinforces our belief that opportunity should never depend on geography or circumstance. We\u2019re proud to make the next step in education more seamless for these students and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/marshall-direct\/\">Marshall Direct<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall University is expanding its Direct Admit Program to include Lincoln County, continuing its mission to make higher education more accessible by reducing barriers to college admission. The partnership officially launches Monday, Nov. 17, and ensures that every senior at Lincoln County High School will receive direct admission to Marshall University upon graduation. Lincoln County [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":239,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-28942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academics","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/239"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28942"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28945,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28942\/revisions\/28945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}