El Paso Community College
{{Short description|Public college of El Paso, Texas, US}}
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El Paso Community College (EPCC) is a community college in El Paso, Texas. EPCC operates five campuses in the El Paso area, as well as courses offered at nearby Fort Bliss.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of EPCC is all of El Paso and Hudspeth counties in Texas.{{cite web|title=El Paso County Community College District Service Area|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|website=Texas Education Code, Section 130.178|access-date=September 17, 2023|archive-date=September 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922180708/https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.130.htm|url-status=live}}
Athletics
El Paso Community College is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association competing in Region V and the Western Junior College Athletic Conference.
EPCC's sports teams are known as the Tejanos. They compete in baseball, softball, and cross country running.{{cite web|title=EPCC - Athletics|url=https://www.epcc.edu/Services/Athletics|website=El Paso Community College|access-date=September 17, 2023|archive-date=December 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205052257/https://www.epcc.edu/Services/Athletics|url-status=live}}
Campuses
- Mission del Paso Campus: east El Paso/Mission Valley {{Coord|31.6763895|-106.2644336}}
- Northwest Campus: northwest El Paso {{Coord|31.8995096|-106.5843919}}
- Rio Grande Campus: downtown El Paso {{Coord|31.7639815|-106.493907}}
- Transmountain Campus: northeast El Paso {{Coord|31.8865797|-106.4383427}}
- Valle Verde Campus: centrally located within the district, serves as EPCC's main campus {{Coord|31.7516304|-106.3693235}}
Other locations
- Mission Early College High School—Socorro ISD {{Coord|31.6790069|-106.2653931}}
- Transmountain Early College High School—El Paso ISD {{Coord|31.8843845|-106.4383811}}
- Valle Verde Early College High School—Ysleta ISD {{Coord|31.7531003|-106.3660151}}
- Career Training Center—offers job training skills for displaced workers {{Coord|31.7676345|-106.4352588}}
- In addition, courses are offered at nearby Fort Bliss {{Coord|31.8042007|-106.4295255}}
References
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External links
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- [http://www.epcc.edu/ Official website]
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Category:El Paso Community College
Category:Universities and colleges in El Paso, Texas
Category:1972 establishments in Texas
Category:Universities and colleges established in 1972