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South Early College High School (SECHS), formerly Empowerment South Early College High School and Empowerment College Preparatory High School, is a
college-preparatory A college-preparatory school (usually shortened to preparatory school or prep school) is a type of secondary school. The term refers to public, private independent or parochial schools primarily designed to prepare students for higher educatio ...
high school in
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, US. It is a part of the
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. It was previously located on the campus of Albert Thomas Middle School and then at Jones High School The school opened in August 2005. Empowerment merged with South Early College High School in 2010. Its current location, at 1930 Airport Boulevard, is on the South Campus of
Houston Community College Houston Community College (HCC), also known as Houston Community College System (HCCS) is a public community college system that operates community colleges in Houston, Missouri City, Greater Katy, and Stafford in Texas. It is notable for active ...
began construction in 2014 and opened in August 2016. The school offers its students the opportunity to earn an associate degree while concurrently achieving a high school degree.


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Houston A+ Challenge Houston A+ Challenge, now Texas A+ Challenge, is a not-for-profit public-private partnership based in Houston, Texas. The organization's mission is to serve "as a catalyst for change in the public schools that educate nine of every ten children in ...


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Empowerment College Preparatory High School
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Houston A+ Challenge
Houston Independent School District high schools Public high schools in Houston Educational institutions established in 2005 Early College High Schools 2005 establishments in Texas {{Texas-high-school-stub