Overview
The UT Arlington/Fort Worth Center offered its first MBA cohort in the fall of 1999 at the University's Robotics Institute in an effort to meet the workforce needs of Tarrant County and Fort Worth. Subsequently, the Fort Worth Center has added graduate programming in a variety of disciplines averaging one new program per year. The Center also provides an opportunity for Undergraduates to complete a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management at select Tarrant County College campuses. Professional development programming at the Center addresses non-credit educational needs in our community.
The Fort Worth Center is dedicated to providing facilities and resources for our stakeholders in the Fort Worth community.
Beginning in January 2007, the new and expanded headquarters for the UT Arlington/Fort Worth Center is located in the historic Santa Fe Freight Building in downtown Fort Worth. The 68-year-old Santa Fe Freight Building was most recently the Fort Worth Rail Market, which until 2005, housed a variety of shops, restaurants, and a Farmer's Market. UT Arlington/Fort Worth Center occupies approximately 25,000 square feet in the historic building, including 15,000 square feet of classroom and support space on the ground floor. The Santa Fe Freight House renovation for the UT Arlington/Fort Worth Center was selected by the members of the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) as Project of the Year in March 2007.
Mission/Values
The Mission of the UT Arlington/Fort Worth Center is to be the State University that serves the Tarrant County region with excellence in accessible, state-of-the-art, and affordable higher education. In support of this mission, the Fort Worth Center is committed to:
- Meeting the life-long continuing needs of working professionals.
- Offering upper-division undergraduate and graduate programs.
- Focusing on both credit and continuing education solutions.
- Being known for having the flexibility and vision to capitalize on global opportunities that address economic development needs.
We value and encourage:
- Diversity in our students, faculty, staff, and advisory councils.
- Integrity as the cornerstone of all relationships.
- Treating students, faculty, staff, and partners with dignity, fairness and respect.
- The spirit of cooperation and collaboration.
- Innovation and exploration of new ideas.
- The unique heritage and quality life style of our community.
Facilities
In 2007, the UT Arlington/Fort Worth Center renovated and relocated to the historic Santa Fe freight depot in downtown Fort Worth. Preservation and sustainability features were integral to the project. The Center consists of 8 state-of-the-art classrooms, meeting and conference space, student, staff, and faculty lounge areas, and a resource library. In 2009 the Center opened Gallery76102 as a community public art space.
The Center is committed to providing a high level of service and support to it's students, faculty and staff. These resources include:
Take a virtual tour of our facilities.