El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence
The El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence, based at The University of Texas at El Paso, is a broad-based, citywide collaboration of education, business, and civic leaders that has worked for 25 years to transform the PreK-16 educational pipeline and ensure academic success for all young El Pasoans.
The El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence: A Brief History
Vision
Innovative education, economic prosperity and enhanced quality of life for all El Pasoans.
Mission
The EPCAE is a broad-based, citywide collaboration of education, business and civic leaders that has worked for more than 25 years to transform the PreK-16 educational pipeline and ensure academic success for all young El Pasoans.
On the News
El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence Announces Next Phase of WorkMembers of the board of the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence (EPCAE), a regional leadership council, unveiled a unified vision of a future in which all El Pasoans have access to the highest quality education that leads to ample career pathways and supports a vibrant local economy and enhanced quality of life.
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By the Numbers
Key Metrics
1991-1992 | 2019-2020 | Change | |
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Enrollment, Region 19 | 141,000* | 147,752 | 24% |
High School Graduates | 7,300* | 12,831 | 76% |
High school graduates attending college, Region 19 | 3,908* | 5,621 | 44% |
Enrollment, EPCC | 17,192 | 26,029 | 51% |
Enrollment, UTEP | 17,213 | 24,879 | 45% |
Degrees conferred, EPCC | 756 | 4,354 | 476% |
Degrees conferred, UTEP, total | 1,718 | 5,105 | 197% |
Degrees conferred, UTEP, undergraduate | 1,322 | 3,779 | 186% |
*Numbers have been rounded for clarity **Numbers are for 2001-02
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Timeline
1983 | A Nation at Risk launches the modern education reform movement |
1991 | First stakeholders meet to discuss the formation or an organization to bring systemic reform to El Paso education at all levels |
1992 | The El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence (EPCAE) is established The EPCAE receives initial grants from the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Coca-Cola Foundation |
1994 | Education Week reports on the early success of the EPCAE The National Science Foundation (NSF) awards EPCAE a five-year, $15 million Urban Systemic Initiative grant |
1995 | The UT System Board of Regents approves new admission requirements proposed by UTEP to align by 2004 with Region 19 schools’ college preparatory curricula |
2000 | The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board announces Closing the Gaps’ standards, many of which EPCAE member schools already meet or exceed The El Paso Education Summit is held on the UTEP campus |
2002 | The NSF awards EPCAE a $29 million Math/Science Partnership grant |
2005 | The first reverse-transfer degree is awarded by EPCC in collaboration with UTEP |
2006 | EPCAE is recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Education Commission for the States for instilling a college-going culture among all area K-12 students |
2010 | Data from the Texas’ Academic Excellence Indicator System show that Hispanic students in El Paso outperform their peers across Texas The Texas Education Agency rates 37 of 39 Ysleta ISD schools as Recognized or Exemplary |
2015 | EPCC records the second-largest dual-credit enrollment in Texas, with more than 500% growth since 2006 |
2019 | Nurturing, Keeping, and Growing El Paso's Talent Regional Scorecard published |
2020 | Launched Early Matters El Paso Action Network to focus on early childhood education |
2021 | Texas Mutual awards Early Matters El Paso a $100,000 grant to support early childhood education |