South Early College High School

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South Early College High School
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South Early College High School
1930 Airport Blvd Houston Houston, TX 77051
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TypeCollege preparatory high school
Established2005, August 2016 [1]
School district Houston Independent School District
PrincipalAngelica Vega [2] [1]
Faculty19.79 (FTE) [3]
Enrollment383 (2017-18) [3]
Student to teacher ratio19.35 [3]
Communities servedHouston, Texas
Website http://www.houstonisd.org/Domain/3519

South Early College High School (SECHS), formerly Empowerment South Early College High School and Empowerment College Preparatory High School, is a college-preparatory high school in Houston, Texas, US. [4] It is a part of the Houston Independent School District. It was previously located on the campus of Albert Thomas Middle School [5] and then at Jones High School [6] [7]

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Jones High School, where South Early College Prep was once located

The school opened in August 2005. [5] Empowerment merged with South Early College High School in 2010. [8]

Its current location, at 1930 Airport Boulevard, is on the South Campus of Houston Community College [9] began construction in 2014 [10] and opened in August 2016. [1]

The school offers its students the opportunity to earn an associate degree while concurrently achieving a high school degree. [9]

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