The Early College High School Initiative is designed to allow students to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an Associate Degree in four years.  The key to the success of this initiative is a strong partnership between the school districts and higher education institutions.  In the State of Texas, El Paso Community College has partnered with Socorro ISD, Ysleta ISD, Canutillo ISD and El Paso ISD to provide four early college high schools:  Mission Early College High School (MECHS), Valle Verde Early College High School (VVECHS),  Transmountain Early College High School (TMECHS), and Northwest Early College High School (NECHS). We are currently serving more than 800 students through this exciting and innovative educational experience.

 

 

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Mission Early College High School TEA Exemplary School	Santiago Rodriguez Campus Dean (915) 831-7001 srodr190@epcc.edu   Dr. Armando Aguirre Principal (915) 937-1205 aaguir01@sisd.net   Rene Chavez EPCC Counselor (915) 831-7009 rchavez3@epcc.edu
Bobby Ortega Campus Dean (915) 831-2164 rorteg93@epcc.edu   Paul Covey Principal (915) 434-1500 pcovey@yisd.net   Irene Gurany-Garcia EPCC Counselor (915) 831-2048 iguranyg@epcc.edu	Valle Verde Early College High School TEA Exemplary School
Northwest Early College High School	Dr. Lydia Tena Campus Dean (915) 831-8818 lpere121@epcc.edu   Peggy Gustafson Principal (915) 877-9245 pgustafson@canutillo-isd.org   Lucia Luevano EPCC Counselor (915) 831-8897 lluevan3@epcc.edu
Steve Smith Campus Dean (915) 831-5057 ssmith54@epcc.edu   Dianne Jones Principal (915) 832-4270 dmjones01@episd.org   Irma Bricker EPCC Counselor (915) 831-5037 ibricker@epcc.edu	Transmountain Early College High School