South Early College High School

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South Early College High School
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]
Teaching staff22.21 (FTE) [3]
Enrollment416 (2023-2024) [3]
Student to teacher ratio18.73 [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 JonesHSHoustonTX.JPG
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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References

  1. 1 2 3 "South Early College HS hosts ceremony, ribbon-cutting ceremony for new building". HoustonISD.org. Houston Independent School District. October 10, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Principal's Message". HoustonISD.org. Houston Independent School District. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 "SOUTH EARLY COLLEGE H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "South Early College High School: Contact Us". HoustonISD.org. Houston Independent School District. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Empowerment College Preparatory High School: About Us". HoustonISD.org. Houston Independent School District. December 4, 2007. Archived from the original on December 4, 2007. Retrieved February 6, 2011. Empowerment College Preparatory, 5655 Selinsky Houston, TX 77048-1898
  6. ↑ "Empowerment High School / Homepage". HoustonISD.org. Houston Independent School District. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Jones High School". HoustonISD.org. Houston Independent School District. Archived from the original on March 13, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ "School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names". HoustonISD.org. Houston Independent School District. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Building Programs / South Early College High School". HoustonISD.org. Houston Independent School District. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ Mellon, Ericka (August 25, 2014). "'Milby or Jones?' Some confusion on first day at 3-school campus". Houston Chronicle . Retrieved November 4, 2015.

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