El Paso Community College (EPCC) is a

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. EPCC operates five campuses in the 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 (; ; or ) is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States. The 2020 United States census, 2020 population of the city from the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau was 678,815, making it the List of ...

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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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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