Guiding Belief

Students must be prepared for tomorrow’s work-force, especially in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. We believe that preparation requires a high school and college education.

The Texas Tomorrow Fund

For a two-year program, college tuition ranges from $4,722.00 for a two-year college to $47,424.00 for a private four-year college or university (Source: College Board's Trends in College Pricing 2007). College tuition costs are rising as much as 6% per year.  

The Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan (formerly the Texas Tomorrow Fund) locks in the cost of tomorrow's college tuition and required fees at today's prices. Plan benefits are protected by a constitutional guarantee from the State of Texas. However, the plan is currently closed to new enrollment.

The 80th Texas Legislature recently passed House Bill 3900 that authorizes a new prepaid tuition plan, the Tomorrow Fund II. The Tomorrow Fund II will offer prepaid tuition contracts starting September 1, 2008 and will be a separate program from the existing Texas Guaranteed Tuition Program.

Early College High School Grant Awarded to HCC-Notheast

Early college high schools were designed to increase achievement and prepare students for opportunities beyond high school, like college. The Texas Education Agency awarded Houston Community College-Northeast a grant in 2007 to create and help sustain an Early College High School. The primary goals of the ECHS Grant are to increase student achievement, college readiness and,  ultimately, the completion rate for college degrees.

Your Tomorrow Starts Today: North Houston Early College High School

The Texas Tomorrow Fund  is a great idea to lock in the cost of college at today's rates. An even greater idea is starting your college education today for FREE.  

HCC-Northeast has partnered with Houston Independent School District to establish North Houston Early College High School, a college preparatory academic program that combines high school and college in a supportive, yet rigorous educational environment.  

Located on the campus of Houston Community College-Northeast at Northline, the collaborative partnership between NHECHS and HCC-NE gives give low-income youth, first-generation college students, English language learners, students of color, and other young people underrepresented in higher education the opportunity to earn a high school diploma and an Associate’s degree or up to two years of credit toward a Bachelor’s degree—tuition free.

Mascot

The Red-Tailed Hawk symbolizes the traits we want to cultivate in our students: strength, wisdom, freedom of spirit, adaptability, ecological usefulness and a keen sense of vision.

Click on the hawk above to read an excerpt from The Birds of Texas by John L. Tveten.