UTRGV and HCISD combine to create the Harlingen Collegiate High School
HARLINGEN, Texas - One of the top education events in the Rio Grande Valley occurred in November when UTRGV, the City of Harlingen and Harlingen CISD hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new UTRGV Harlingen Collegiate High School.
The new campus, covering 6.3 acres, houses 64,000 square feet of state-of-the-art classrooms and teaching labs. \xa0
UTRGV HCH offers bachelor\u2019s degree programs that focus on academic core, engineering, computer science and education. Students can earn up to 60 hours of college credit by the time they graduate high school. \xa0
UTRGV President Guy Bailey said the new facility is a milestone for Valley students. \xa0
\u201cThis is a great facility for Harlingen and it\u2019s great for the Rio Grande Valley,\u201d Bailey said. \u201cThere is nothing like this in the state of Texas or UT System \u2013 not to this degree of collaboration. \xa0
\u201cFor all of you students, we are fully committed to your success. We want you to graduate and we want you to stay in the Valley. We couldn\u2019t provide this kind of education without partners like HCISD and the leaders we have here,\u201d he said.\xa0
The attached podcast includes an interview with Harlingen CISD Superintendent Dr. Alicia Noyola, along with other VIPs at the ribbon-cutting.
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