Mission Early College High School is a high school located in the Socorro Independent School District in El Paso, Texas.
The school combines the normal Texas Education Agency curriculum with that of El Paso Community College. Students at Mission Early College High School are concurrently enrolled in high school and college courses.. Like other early college high schools in the nation, students exit the program with both an associate’s degree and a high school diploma. Most graduating students earn sufficient college credit to enter a four-year Texas university as a junior.
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