EPCC signs dual-credit partnership agreements with area school systems and also runs early college high school programs with them. Its dual-credit page says the college offers these courses at no cost to students.
Private school families aren't shut out. EPCC's parent and student handbook describes dual credit at private, parochial and regional high schools, and it sets out a separate path for home-schooled students, who submit transcripts and curriculum to a dual-credit counselor.
Where a cost does apply, for example a summer or evening section or required books, a TEFA account can pay tuition and fees at a college. That lets a Catholic or Christian high school student bank college hours while the account handles the bill.
Ask your high school whether it has a current agreement with EPCC, which courses it accepts for graduation, and who pays for books.
Combining it with other sources
Few El Paso families rely on a single source. This one normally works alongside the school's own discounts and at least one more item on this list, and the funding check lays out the exact mix for your child.