Irving ISD To Open Early College Academy In Irving

Press release from the City of Irving:

May 5, 2021

Irving ISD to Open Early College Academy in Irving

Irving students soon can get a head start on their college education while earning their high school diplomas. Irving Independent School District (IISD) will open its second collegiate academy in August 2022. The first academy, Jack E. Singley Collegiate Academy, 4601 N. MacArthur Blvd., opened in August 2020. The academy was made possible in part by a $150,000 grant awarded to IISD from the Texas Education Agency and a partnership with Dallas College.

South Irving Collegiate Academy students will be able to complete two years or 60 hours of college credit at no cost. The campus will be located at the Dallas College Irving Center on the corner of West Shady Grove Road and MacArthur Boulevard in Irving. It will open with approximately 100 freshmen in August 2022 and will add a grade level each year until 2025.

“This is a huge win for south Irving students and their families,” said Mayor Rick Stopfer. “Students will have the chance to earn college credit, potentially save tens of thousands of dollars and lay the foundation for a successful future.”

The academy will be based on the national Pathways in Technology Early College High School or P-TECH model. P-TECH takes the early college concept a step further by adding an industry partnership. P-TECH campuses establish strong partnerships with local businesses and industries that allow students to gain relevant work experience in a targeted field.

For more information on the new Irving Collegiate Academy, visit IrvingISD.net.

This press release was produced by the City of Irving. The views expressed here are the author’s own.