El Paso Community College (EPCC) is a

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district headquartered in

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, United States. EPCC operates five campuses in the Greater El Paso area, as well as courses offered at nearby

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. As defined by the

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, the official service area of EPCC is all of

El Paso El Paso (; "the pass") is a city in and the seat of El Paso County in the western corner of the U.S. state of Texas. The 2020 population of the city from the U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the 23rd-largest city in the U.S., the s ...

and Hudspeth counties in

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Athletics

El Paso Community College is a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association competing in Region V and the

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. EPCC's sports teams are known as the Tejanos. They compete in

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, and

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.EPCC Athletics Home
/ref> The baseball team plays at EPCC Baseball Stadium.

EPCC Baseball Stadium

EPCC Baseball Stadium is a baseball venue located in

and the home of the El Paso Community College Tejanos baseball team. The ballfield is located at the corner of Hawkins Blvd. and Phoenix Drive.

Campuses

* Mission del Paso Campus: east El Paso/Mission Valley * Northwest Campus: northwest El Paso * Rio Grande Campus: downtown El Paso * Transmountain Campus: northeast El Paso * Valle Verde Campus: centrally located within the district, serves as EPCC's main campus

Other locations

*Mission Early College High School—Socorro ISD *Transmountain Early College High School—El Paso ISD *Valle Verde Early College High School—Ysleta ISD *Career Training Center—offers job training skills for displaced workers *In addition, courses are offered at nearby

References

External links

Official website
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