Valle Verde Early College High School is a high school located in El Paso, Texas. Students graduate from high school with both a high school diploma and an Associate's degree from El Paso Community College. As an early college high school, VVECHS is a school that boasts students of a high academic rigor, who are chosen to be best suited for the task of taking High School and College courses in tandem.
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