Victory Early College High School is an

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(commonly referred to as Victory Early College) in

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. Part of the

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, it operates in partnership with

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, and offers students an opportunity to pursue a high school diploma and an

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at the same time. After a pilot program between the Aldine district and

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began in 2006, Victory Early College began operations in 2007 with a freshman class of 115 students, housed in the college's satellite campus next to Carver High School. As of the 2011 school year, the school is located at Lone Star College's new Victory Center facility."Victory Center expected to be focal point for job training"
''Ultimate Spring'', October 21, 2010.

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Lone Star College Lone Star College (LSC) is a public community college system serving the northern portions of the Greater Houston, Texas, area. In 2017 it enrolled about 95,000 students. The headquarters of the Lone Star College System are located in The Wood ...

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