Mission, Texas- Mission Collegiate High School (MCHS) had a modest start in the fall of 2012. The first officially designated Early College High School in Mission CISD (Consolidated Independent School District) began with a freshman class of about 125, attending classes in a group of portable classroom buildings located at the front of the Mission High School campus.
Fast forward to August 2015; construction crews were hurrying the final completion items on a brand new school building while MCHS and district staff worked to move in furniture and get everything ready for the first day of school in their permanent home.
Now that the final details are done and students and staff have settled into their new home, officials are ready to celebrate its completion with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The event will be held on Tuesday, November 17, at 9:30 a.m. The new MCHS campus is nestled between, and slightly behind Alton Memorial Jr. High School and Cavazos Elementary School, at 605 S. Los Ebanos Blvd. in Alton.
MCHS currently serves 421 students in grades 9-12. The building consists of 75,485 square feet that include 18 classrooms, four Science labs, and two computer labs.
The primary focus of MCHS is to offer the opportunities of an Early College High School experience to first generation college-going students, and lower socio-economic backgrounds. Students have the opportunity to begin taking college courses their freshman year and graduate with up to 60 college credits and an Associate’s Degree. MCHS is designed to follow the more traditional early college design that uses smaller grade level populations than a traditional high school.
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