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Request for Partnerships

THINKING ABOUT IMPLEMENTING AN ECHS OR P-TECH?

The Alamo Colleges District and each of its Colleges are ready to support your decision to implement these progressive opportunities for your students.

As the demand to provide students with skills, training and more importantly, a head start on their college education, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) created Early College High Schools (ECHS) and Pathways in Technology Early College High Schools (P-TECH), designations to motivate school districts to enroll students into these programs, that ultimately yield both a high school diploma and up to 60 college hours or an Associate degree, including opportunities to earn industry certifications.

The Colleges of the Alamo Colleges District want to respond to the call and provide the educational services required to meet this demand, but in an intentional and deliberate manner. In order for our Colleges to ensure that all the staffing, required equipment, facilities and appropriate accreditation requirements are in place, we have implemented this Request for Partnerships (RFP) process to gather essential details from our service area partners to better understand the incoming requests for ECHS and P-TECH designations. 

This year the Alamo Colleges District are encouraging LEAs partners to look at pathways in the following areas:  Health Care, Information Technology, Education and Manufacturing, Priority partnerships will be given to those with a focus on these industries. For your convenience, we have provided you with Labor Market Trends to support your strategic planning as related to high demand/high wage industries and application process. 

Get Started: Complete the RFP Application
ABOUT US

The Alamo Colleges District

The Alamo Colleges District is comprised of five colleges: St. Philip's (est. 1898), San Antonio (est. 1925), Palo Alto (est. 1983), Northwest Vista (est. 1995), and Northeast Lakeview (est. 2007). Our five colleges provide a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees. Our credits transfer to four-year universities for those pursuing advanced degrees. Our workforce development programs help individuals build new careers to meet the needs of our business community.

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Our High School Programs

Each of the Colleges of the Alamo Colleges District maintains partnerships with our service area school districts, private/charter schools, and home schools. Today, over 13,500 students receive college credit that assists in advancing their college pathway via programs that offer dual credit courses.

Each of the Colleges of the Alamo Colleges District maintains partnerships with our service area school districts, private/charter schools, and home schools. Through these partnerships, more than 22,000 dual credit high school students earn college credit each year, accelerating their postsecondary pathways in the San Antonio region.

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We proudly support a robust network that includes 100+ dual credit partners and 55+ College and Career Readiness School Models.

The Alamo Colleges District is committed to providing a high-quality education to our community, including programs for high school students enrolled in one of our Alamo Colleges open-enrollment partner high schools.

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