Early College High Schools are small high schools from which students may leave with a two-year Associate of Arts degree, or with sufficient college credits to enter a four-year, liberal arts program as a junior.

Mission Early College High School is located on the El Paso Community College Mission del Paso campus at 10700 Gateway East.

Aside from incoming high school 9th grade students who have a sincere interest in academics, a willingness to work hard, and reside in the Socorro District; Mission Early College High School strives to students for whom a smooth transition into post-secondary education is challenging. Mission Early College High School is designed to substantially increase the number of low-income students, minority students, English Language Learners, and first-generation, college-bound students who will pursue advanced studies.

No. Students and parents need only demonstrate a commitment to fully participate in an academically rigorous program.

Mission Early College High School is designed to assist students in pursuing advanced studies in the areas of:

• Anthropology
• Architecture
• Arts
• Biological Sciences
• Business
• Chemistry
• Communication
• Computer Science
• Criminal Justice
• Dance
• Drama
• Economics
• Education
• Engineering
• English
• Foreign Languages
• Geography
• Geology
• Government
• History
• Kinesiology
• Mathematics
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Speech Communication

The Associate's of Arts degree is fully transferable to four year colleges and universities and is endorsed by the Texas Higher Education Board.

Some of the benefits include:

• Maximize the instructional quality of the years of high school and facilitate the transition of motivated students to higher education.
  
• Demonstrate new ways of integrating levels of schooling to better serve the intellectual and developmental needs of young people.
  
• The school's small size (approximately 100 students per year) will provide the opportunity for individualized attention.
  
• It enables highly motivated students to move in four years from ninth grade through the first two years of college, earning the associate of arts (A.A.) degree as well as a high school diploma.
  
• Provide rigor, depth and intensity of college-level work in high school.
  
• Inspire average, underachieving and well-prepared high school students to work hard and stretch themselves intellectually.
  
• Save money and time by integrating high school and college-level work.

Since the focus of Mission High School is primarily academics, we do not have athletic teams. However, we do have a fine arts program that includes music, guitar, piano, orchestra, jazz band, choir, theatre arts and dance. We also have student clubs and organizations which center on student curricular interests, academic advancement and social growth.