What is a Collegiate Academy?
The collegiate academies are housed on campuses that can be found where you live and
are open to everyone through the application process. This type of campus offers UIL
activities, as well as the opportunity to earn an associate degree or up to 60 college-credit
hours, tuition-free, while at the same time earning a high school diploma.

What is an ECHS?
The Early College High School (ECHS) initiative is an open-enrollment program that blends
college and high school coursework, enabling students to earn up to two years of college
credit (60 hours), tuition-free, while enrolled in high school.

What is a P-TECH?
This innovative program merges the best of high school, college, and the professional
world. The goal of Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) is for
students to graduate with 60+ hours of transferable college credit, tuition-free. Students
have the opportunity to earn a two-year associate degree along with their high school
diploma. Through internships and apprenticeships, students may earn credentials such as
licenses and certificates aligned to their chosen pathway.

WHAT IS IT? 

AP Capstone is a diploma program from College Board that equips students with the independent research, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills that are increasingly valued by colleges. AP Capstone is built on the foundation of two AP courses – AP Seminar and AP Research – that complement other AP courses. 

 

WHAT CAN YOU GET? 

Students who earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research, and on four additional exams of their choosing, will receive the AP Capstone Diploma.

 

OFFERED AT: 

Arlington Heights

Benbrook Middle-High

R.L. Paschal

School of Choice ECHS/P-TECH

The goal of Early College High Schools (ECHS)  is to graduate with 60+ hours of transferable college credit. Students have the opportunity to earn a two-year associate degree along with their high school diploma –tuition free – saving families thousands of dollars in college costs.

ECHS/P-TECH provides a small, personalized community offering

a rigorous college preparatory curriculum that engages

students as it prepares them for high-skilled and high-demand

careers.

Although many high schools across the nation offer

concurrent and dual-enrollment opportunities, those

programs traditionally serve the highest-achieving

students of their class. The ECHS/P-TECH programs will target

all students entering the ninth grade. Priority is given to

students from traditionally underrepresented student

groups as identified by the Texas Education Agency ECHS and

P-TECH Blueprint – Benchmark 1.

Students assigned to an ECHS are required to attend a

summer bridge program and submit evidence of being

immunized against bacterial meningitis.

Marine Creek Collegiate 

SouthwestTexas Academy of Biomedical Sciences 

 

Programs of Choice ECHS

Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree

along with their high school diploma – tuition free – in

what is considered a “school within a school.”

Students enjoy a traditional high school campus with

access to traditional high school offerings, including UIL

athletics and activities.

P.L. Dunbar

 

O.D. Wyatt

School of Choice ECHS/P-TECH

The goal of Early College High Schools (ECHS) and Pathways

in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) is for students

to graduate with 60+ hours of transferable college

credit. Students have the opportunity to earn a two-year

associate degree along with their high school diploma –

tuition free – saving families thousands of dollars in college

costs.

ECHS/P-TECH provides a small, personalized community offering

a rigorous college preparatory curriculum that engages

students as it prepares them for high-skilled and high-demand

careers.

Although many high schools across the nation offer

concurrent and dual-enrollment opportunities, those

programs traditionally serve the highest-achieving

students of their class. The ECHS/P-TECH programs will target

all students entering the ninth grade. Priority is given to

students from traditionally underrepresented student

groups as identified by the Texas Education Agency ECHS and

P-TECH Blueprint – Benchmark 1.

Students assigned to an ECHS are required to attend a

summer bridge program and submit evidence of being

immunized against bacterial meningitis.

 

TCC South/FWISD Collegiate High School 

 

Program of Choice Collegiate Academy P-TECH

Students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree

along with their high school diploma – tuition free – in

what is considered a “school within a school.” Students

enjoy a traditional high school campus with access to

traditional high school offerings, including UIL athletics

and activities.

In addition to the opportunities offered through Early

College High School, P-TECH Collegiate Academies provide

work-based learning experiences at every grade level by

establishing agreements with industry partners. Through

internships and apprenticeships, students may earn

credentials such as licenses and certificates aligned to their

chosen pathway.

Opportunities available to students participating in a

P-TECH Collegiate Academy:

1. Students will learn employment and career

expectations firsthand through relationships forged

with industry partners.

2. Students will earn both college hours and industry

certifications in their chosen P-TECH pathway.

3. Students will visit industry partner jobsites and have industry representatives as guest speakers.

Amon Carter-Riverside

Diamond Hill Jarvis

P.L. Dunbar

Eastern Hills

North Side

Polytechnic

South Hills

I.M. TERRELL ACADEMY FOR STEM & VPA

WHAT IS IT?

The I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM & VPA provides a technology-based
blended learning environment that is focused on students with an intense interest
in engineering and computer science careers. This campus also serves as a STEM
Academy (Texas Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), which provides
foundational principles and standards for innovative partnerships with colleges,
universities, and industry.

WHAT CAN YOU GET?

DEGREES/CERTIFICATIONS: Associate of Arts in Applied Science;
Electronics Engineering Technology Level 1; Mechatronics Technician Level 1; OSHA 30-Hour
NOTE: This campus does not offer UIL athletics.
I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA
INDUSTRY PARTNER: Texas Instruments

I.M. Terrell Academy for  STEM and VPA  

YOUNG MEN’S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (YMLA)

WHAT IS IT?

This campus also serves as a STEM Academy (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Mathematics), which provides foundational principles and standards
for innovative partnerships with colleges, universities, and industry.

WHAT CAN YOU GET?

DEGREES/CERTIFICATIONS: Associate of Arts in Applied Science;
Electronics Engineering Technology Level 1; Mechatronics Technician Level 1; OSHA 30-Hour
YMLA 6th - 12th Grade

INDUSTRY PARTNER: Texas Instruments

Young Men’s Leadership Academy (YMLA) 

There is no cost to earn college credit or an associate degree. This completely free. Tuition and books a covered. 

 

 

Students that graduate from an ECHS/P-TECH with an associate's are more likely to move on to a four year university and earn a bachelors degree.

 

 

The ECHS/P-TECH Schools of Choice offer smaller learning communities with academic supports.

 

These opportunities are open to all students. There are no prerequisites required to apply for these programs.