High School Programs

Alamo Colleges is proud to offer high school students throughout our service area programs that allow them opportunities acquire college credit hours before they receive their high school diploma.  Some of these programs offer students courses that lead to Level 1 Certificates or different Associate degrees.  High schools located within our service area are eligible to participate.  

Charter schools, private schools and home school students in our service area are also able to participate in these programs.  For more information on what college could provide your school with dual credit courses and/or other high school programs, contact Rosena Garcia, District Director of High School Programs.

This educational model can either be located within a traditional high school as a comprehensive high school or as a standalone school or on a college campus.  An Early College High School provides students with up to 60 college credit hours and substantial support to guide students into an Associate of Arts degree, an Associate of Science degree or an Associate of Applied Science degree. Each of these degrees are connected to a degree plan that maps out the detailed coursework.  At present, the Alamo Colleges is proud to partner with multiple San Antonio regional school districts on 11 Early College High Schools.

This nationally recognized program offers students targeted workforce focused Level 1 certificate opportunities with paid internships.  The Alamo Academies maintain partnerships with major businesses in the San Antonio region including Toyota, HEB, Port of San Antonio, Methodist Health Care System and Boeing, to name a few.  The Academies address the region’s lack of a high-tech, high-skilled labor force by developing a pipeline of skilled technicians to staff new jobs and replace an aging workforce in:

• Aerospace
• Information Technology (IT)
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Health Career sectors
• Heavy Equipment

The Academies provide a college pathway for high school juniors and seniors to attain industry and academic certificates that lead to high-wage jobs or to further higher education while addressing critical workforce industry needs. For more information and eligibility requirements on the Alamo Academies, please click on the left navigation bar on Alamo Academies.

Phoenix Program is a workforce program in partnership with San Antonio ISD and St. Philip’s College. It is designed for high school seniors to earn college credit courses and get job shadowing opportunities while in the program. The areas of focus include:

• Commercial Transportation
• Allied Construction
• Manufacturing technology
• Hospitality

For more information and eligibility requirements on the Phoenix Program, please visit  Middle College (Phoenix).