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What is Early College High School?
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. This program aims to support historically underserved and at-risk students, providing an access ramp to postsecondary education for those most in need.​
Offered At:
Marine Creek Collegiate
PARTNER: Tarrant County College
Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences
PARTNERS: Tarrant County College and University of North Texas Health Science Center
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EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL (ECHS) 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.
Offered At:
P. L. Dunbar
PARTNER: Texas Wesleyan University
Southwest
PARTNER: Tarrant County College
O.D. Wyatt
PARTNER: Tarrant County College
Schools of Choice
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Marine Creek Collegiate
MARINE CREEK COLLEGIATE:
WHAT IS IT?
An innovative school that provides students the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and attend college, with the possibility of earning an associate degree.
- 2020 & 2021S News and World Report Best High Schools
- 2019 TEA Accountability Report Card and Distinctions: 94 out of 100 (A Rated Campus)
- Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth
- Postsecondary Readiness
- TEA Accountability Report Card and Distinctions: 97 out of 100 (A Rated Campus)
- TEA Academic Achievement in Mathematics
- Top 25%: Comparative Academic Growth
- Post-Secondary Readiness
- Top 25%: Comparative Closing the Gaps
- 2017 & 2018 U.S. News and World Report: Best High Schools – Bronze Medal
- 2017 National Center for Urban School Transformation- America’s Best Urban School Award
- 100% high school graduation rate 2014 to present; and, 83% average associate degree completion 2014 to present
- 2018-2020, 2021-2023 Common Sense School
WHAT CAN YOU GET?
DEGREES:
Associate of Arts OR Associate of Science
NOTE: This campus does not offer UIL athletic or music programs.
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Texas Academy of Biological Sciences (TABS)
WHAT IS IT?
TABS provides an environment that prepares students for the demands of a career in biomedical sciences.
The mission of TABS is to provide students with a rigorous curriculum in an early college environment, to prepare them for the demands of a career in biomedical sciences and to promote experiences associated with those careers.
- A 2020 National Blue Ribbon School award-winner for achievements as a high-performing school
- 100% high school graduation rate
- 98% of students have earned at least 30 college hours for the past three years
- 94% of 2020 graduates earned associate’s degrees
- 91% of graduates are bound for four-year universities
- 98% attendance rate
- 99% TSI passing rate
- 100% CCMR-met
- International HOSA Qualification
What can you get?
Degrees: associate of arts, associate of science
Certifications: patient care technician, pharmacy technician, sterile processing and distribution, biotechnician assistant, phlebotomy technician, EKG technician, OSHA 10-hour, BLS/CPR
Higher education partners: Tarrant County College Trinity River Campus, University of North Texas Health Science Center
Industry partners: Health First Harris Methodist Alliance, James L. West Center for Dementia Care, Colonial Gardens Alzheimer Community Assisted Living, Walgreens Pharmacy
**NOTE: This campus does not offer UIL athletic or music programs.
Programs of Choice
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O.D. Wyatt
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P.L. Dunbar
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Southwest