The Early College High School (ECHS) Initiative at El Paso Community College (EPCC) provides students in this region the opportunity to complete an associate degree while attending high school. The initiative was created in 2006 in partnership with Socorro Independent School District (ISD). There are now five ISD's in a joint effort to support ECHS students while maintaining academic rigor and creating a college environment by focusing on "college first" and "high school" second.
Examples of ¡Excelencia! 2011
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AssociateTX
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BaccalaureateTXSTEP 2 (Successful Transition to Educator Preparation) is a student support services program that assists transfer students who have completed their Associates of Arts in Teaching at South Plains College (SPC) and who desire to obtain their certification to teach from a 4-year institution. STEP 1 is to complete the AAT (Associate of Arts in Teaching) at SPC. STEP 2 is to transfer to Texas Tech University. The partnership between South Plains College and Texas Tech College of Education began in 2005 with the first cohort of transfer students. As has been well documented, Latinos that begin college at a community college are highly unlikely to complete the 2 year program and even less likely to matriculate to a 4-year institution. There is an average of 29 students in the program each semester. This program has served 124 students and has a 100% track record in graduating Latino students.
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GraduatePR
The Ph.D. Clinical Psychology Program at the Carlos Albizu University (CAU), San Juan Campus offers doctoral education and training in clinical psychology. The Ph.D. Program was founded in 1992. It was first accredited by the American Psychological Association in 1994. We train around 150 graduate students per year that fluctuates between first and fifth year. We provide mentorship, and academic trainings in Clinical Psychology to mainly Hispanic/Latino students.
2011 Finalists
2011 ASSOCIATE LEVEL FINALISTS
Academy for College Excellence (ACE)
Cabrillo College (CA)
Bilingual Undergraduate Studies for
Collegiate Advancement (BUSCA)
La Salle University (PA)
College Readiness Program
El Paso Community College (TX)
Learning Frameworks
Brazosport College (TX)
Transfer Alliance Project (TAP)
University of California Berkeley (CA)
2011 BACCALAUREATE LEVEL FINALISTS
Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies
Wayne State University (MI)
Community Scholars Program
Georgetown University (DC)
Grow Your Own Teachers
Northeastern Illinois University (IL)
Latino Student Services and
Outreach (LASSO)
Georgia State University (GA)
Medical Spanish for Heritage Learners
University of Texas Pan American (TX)
The Scholar's Academy
University of Houston-Downtown (TX)
Transfer Articulation Bridge Program
San Francisco State University & City
College of San Francisco (CA)
UNIV 1301 - Learning Framework
University of Texas-Pan American (TX)
2011 GRADUATE LEVEL FINALISTS
Ph.D. in English
University of Texas at San Antonio (TX)
Department of Chemistry
University of Buffalo, The State
University of New York (NY)
Master of Business
Administration Program
University of Texas at El Paso (TX)
