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Type | College preparatory high school |
Established | 2005, August 2016 [1] |
School district | Houston Independent School District |
Principal | Steven Gourrier [2] [1] |
Faculty | 19.79 (FTE) [3] |
Enrollment | 383 (2017-18) [3] |
Student to teacher ratio | 19.35 [3] |
Communities served | Houston, 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]
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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Empowerment College Preparatory, 5655 Selinsky Houston, TX 77048-1898
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