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El Centro College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• El Centro, a college of the Dallas County Community College District, is centrally located in downtown Dallas and has played a vital role in the area's educational advancement since 1966. El Centro's central location allows students from all parts of Dallas County to take advantage of preprofessional courses transferable to four-year institutions, as well as career training in over 50 exciting fields.
• The campus has gained international attention for making use of a nine-story, turn-of-the-century department store, renovated to accommodate classrooms, laboratories, computer technology, student center, learning center, performance hall and administrative offices, as well as labs, arts facilities and library. Our new student and technology center, on the south side of the campus, adds a spacious student center, technology classrooms and a new main entrance to the college's downtown setting.
• The college offers Degrees/Certificates in Arts & Science, Business & Public Service, Communications & Math, Health & Legal Studies, Information Technology Programs & Systems Support and Urban Education.
• El Centro College is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate degree.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Terry Jackson Retires From Highway Patrol (Canton Herald)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 03:35:48 pm
  Today (November 12) Department of Public Safety Corporal Terry Jackson will sign off for the last time as he closes out a 26 year career in law enforcement.
• El Centro looking to create wind farm in downtown Dallas (WFAA Dallas-Fort Worth)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 09:25:36 pm
  DALLAS — El Centro College is looking to install nearly two dozen wind turbines to save money on electricity. The college has been testing one 15-foot turbine (they call it the "energy ball") on the roof of their historic Sanger Brothers Complex in downtown Dallas.
• 'Shotgun bandit' linked to crimes though DNA (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on October 21, 2009 at 07:34:26 am
  Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday in the punishment phase of the "shotgun bandit" trial by introducing evidence to show that DNA linked a man convicted last week of raping and robbing a Dallas woman to other similar crimes across North Texas four years ago.
• Rape victim testifies in 'shotgun bandit' trial's punishment phase (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on October 20, 2009 at 04:14:48 pm
  A former El Centro College student testified this morning in the "shotgun bandit" trial about how a masked intruder raped her repeatedly in her apartment and forced her to withdraw cash from an automated teller machine.
• Dallas schools trustee Ellis faces 3 challengers in District 3 special election (Dallas Morning News)
  posted on October 14, 2009 at 02:53:11 am
  A tumultuous year in the Dallas school district hasn't discouraged trustee Leigh Ann Ellis from seeking another term. But her three opponents believe it's time for a change.

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