Arlington School & Family Magazine January 2015

TCC and AISD Opened NEW Early College High School community partner Tarrant County College is vital to our students’ success and will make a tremendous positive impact on their future.” This initiative also fulfills part of Tarrant County College’s Vision 2015 Strategic Plan dedicated to supporting student learning and success. “Starting this early college high school is important to us at Tarrant County College because it aligns with our commitment to develop strategies that improve access to affordable education for all students,” said TCC Chancellor Erma Johnson Hadley. “We have a strong working relationship with the Arlington ISD, so it makes sense that we would launch a partnership to give their students the opportunity to earn college credit while still in high school.” As part of their commitment to foster a college-going culture, Tarrant County College Southeast Campus and The Arlington Independent School District joined together to open the new $13 million Tarrant County College Southeast/Arlington ISD Collegiate High School. TCC and AISD officials were joined by community leaders to officially open the 30,000-square-foot building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in August 2014. Arlington Collegiate High School at TCC - Southeast includes nine classrooms, two science laboratories with a preparatory room between them and one computer laboratory. It also includes a learning resource center, a 400-seat cafeteria/auditorium, administrative offices and 250-parking spaces. As part of the partnership, Texas Trust Credit Union donated $35,000 to help launch the new school and will provide financial education resources and workshops throughout the school year for students, parents and faculty. “This also is critical because research shows that the earlier students are exposed to the rigorous challenges that ACHS has the designation of an early higher education provides, the better college high school by the Texas they will perform,” Hadley said. Education Agency. This designation is for innovat

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