El Paso Community College offers fundamental core courses to qualified high school seniors and juniors in the High School campuses during daytime periods. Students receive both high school credit and college credit for the courses they take in the dual credit program. The college class is a replacement rather than an addition. Students take just one class-the college class-and get both high school and college credit for it. The courses are taught by certified college school instructors who have been approved by the appropriate El Paso Community College academic departments.