A Sneak Peek Inside Early College High School

with Juarel and Crystal

As part of their commitment to foster a college-going culture, TCC Southeast Campus and Arlington ISD joined together at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 22, 2014, to open TCC’s new Tarrant County College Southeast/Arlington ISD Collegiate High School. The 30,000-square-foot Early College High School (ECHS) includes nine classrooms, two science laboratories and one computer laboratory. It also includes a learning resource center, a 400-seat cafeteria/ auditorium, administrative offices and 250 parking spaces.

Each fall a maximum of 125 freshmen will be enrolled until the capacity of 500 students is reached in 2018, when this inaugural class of students who meet requirements will graduate with both their high school diplomas and associate degrees.

Juarel

Handprints made of colorful paint adorn a window pane — Juarel works with English Instructor Jennifer Fuller on an assignment. He says the teachers are very dedicated and accessible at ECHS.

Juarel eats lunch with friends in the cafeteria — Juarel works with a classmate on their laptops, which he claims are a lifesaver, allowing students to work quickly and organize assignments.

Juarel works with a group of other students — Juarel works with a classmate on their laptops, which he claims are a lifesaver, allowing students to work quickly and organize assignments.

Juarel boards the school bus — Juarel references his textbook in his honors computer information class. This course uses a combination of standard textbooks and computers.

A school bus parked in front of the Early College High School building — Juarel references his textbook in his honors computer information class. This course uses a combination of standard textbooks and computers.

Crystal

Crystal pays for her lunch in the cafeteria

Crystal and frineds laugh and joke together

Crystal works on a lab project — Crystal works alongside her classmates in their biology lab. The lab experiment on this day was about spreading viruses.

Crystal boards the school bus — Crystal works alongside her classmates in their biology lab. The lab experiment on this day was about spreading viruses.