{"id":29773,"date":"2026-09-03T09:58:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T13:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=29773"},"modified":"2026-08-26T15:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T19:42:10","slug":"marshall-direct-rock-hill-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2026\/09\/marshall-direct-rock-hill-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Marshall expands Direct Admit program to Rock Hill High School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Marshall University will celebrate the expansion of its Direct Admit program to Rock Hill High School in Lawrence County, Ohio. The university and school will mark the occasion with a pep rally and visit from Marco, at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at the high school.<\/p>\n<p>The Direct Admit program will allow Rock Hill graduates direct admission to Marshall University \u2013 with no application, fees or cost to students.<\/p>\n<p>Through this program, eligible high school seniors can secure a spot at Marshall by simply opting in \u2013 no application or test scores required.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is designed to simplify next steps for students and families while reinforcing Marshall\u2019s commitment to offering regional access to higher education and to student success.<\/p>\n<p>Rock Hill students are also eligible for Marshall\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/tuition\/metro-residents-2026-2027\/\">metro tuition<\/a>, a special tuition program for out-of-state students within a 150-mile radius of Huntington.<\/p>\n<p>Rock Hill High School is excited to partner with Marshall through the Direct Admission Program, said Jeff Fraley, assistant superintendent for Rock Hill Schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis partnership gives our students a clear, accessible pathway to continue their education at an outstanding university while removing some of the uncertainty that can come with the college admissions process,\u201d Fraley said. \u201cOpportunities like this are an important part of our commitment to helping every Rock Hill student develop a plan for success after graduation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Direct Admit program reflects Marshall\u2019s goal of strengthening partnerships with area school districts and expanding college-going opportunities throughout the region. Marshall hopes to not only increase college access but reduce uncertainty for students and help them visualize a clear path to earning a degree.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Marshall University\u2019s Direct Admit program, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/marshall-direct\/\">Marshall Direct<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall University will celebrate the expansion of its Direct Admit program to Rock Hill High School in Lawrence County, Ohio. The university and school will mark the occasion with a pep rally and visit from Marco, at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at the high school. The Direct Admit program will allow Rock Hill graduates [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":945,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,19,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academics","category-announcements","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29773","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\/945"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29773"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29775,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29773\/revisions\/29775"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}