Steve Oliver, Broker

Odessa TX School Guide

Odessa is well known for its excellent educational system and top-notch faculty and staff. Working with students to help them reach their maximum potential is the goal of the Odessa community, and its one goal they never fail to meet. Students are given top priority and every possible opportunity to succeed in one of Odessa’s public and private schools, as well as in one of Odessa’s colleges.

Odessa Public Schools

Ector County Independent School District

The public schools of Odessa are run by the Ector County Independent School District. Odessa’s schools also serve the students of the West Odessa, Gardendale and Goldsmith counties, as well as the students from the rural areas in Ector County. With three high schools serving grades 10-12, six junior high schools serving grades 7-9, and twenty five elementary schools serving grades kindergarten-6th, Odessa has your child’s academic career covered.

Odessa Private Schools

Odessa is home to a number of elite private schools, producing the best of the best academically and socially. Students learn morals through religiously guided lessons and through their daily interactions with faculty, staff and other students.

Odessa Christian School
(The following information was sourced from http://www.odessachristian.com/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

Odessa Christian School was founded to lead students to the abundant life offered by Christ, and to teach secular subjects using the A Beka Book curriculum. This combination is sending students to junior high well prepared for the next level.

Sherwood Christian Academy
(The following information was sourced from http://www.scaeagles.com/templates/cussherwoodca/default.asp?id=33892. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

As a ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church, Sherwood Christian Academy will partner with Christian parents to provide students with a quality, Bible-based education that will lead students to strive for excellence in all things so that they will become Christ-like leaders in their homes, churches, workplaces and communities.

In order to successfully fulfill this mission, Sherwood Christian Academy has identified six core values that will be given high priority in all of SCA's programs. Each core value has several operating principles that allows SCA to put these core values into everyday practice in all aspects of its educational program.

St. Mary’s Central Catholic School
(The following information was sourced from http://www.stmarysknights.com/v2/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

St. Mary’s Central Catholic School is a fully accredited member of the Texas Catholic Conference Educational Department, the National Catholic Education Association, and a member of the Texas Association of Non-Public Schools. St. Mary’s Central Catholic School complies with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal statues for non-discrimination in its employment and admissions. The school’s motto (which has been sourced from St. Mary’s Central Catholic School’s website) is to teach as Jesus did: for students at St. Mary's Central Catholic School to achieve a quality education with a strong academic program in a strong positive Catholic environment.

Odessa Colleges

College is an essential part of a student’s development in reaching their full potential and that is why the Odessa community puts so much emphasis on it. Odessa is home to three excellent colleges, including Odessa College, American Commercial College and University-Texas-Permian Basin. These colleges work to help students gain relevant degrees that will help them in get the best jobs available in the current job market.

Odessa College
(The following information was sourced from http://www.odessa.edu/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

Odessa College shall be a two-year institution primarily serving its local taxing district and service area and offering vocational, technical and academic courses for certification or associate degrees. Continuing education, remedial and compensatory education consistent with open admission policies, and programs of counseling and guidance shall be provided. The college shall insist on excellence in all academic areas — instruction, research and public service. Faculty research, using the facilities provided for and consistent with the primary function of the college is encouraged. Funding for research should be from private sources, competitively acquired sources, local taxes and other revenue.

American Commercial College
(The following information was sourced from http://www.americancommercialcollege.com/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

Our current job-training programs comprise some of today’s most highly demanded positions, such as administrative assistants, accountants, bookkeepers, computer technicians, computer repair personnel, IT professionals, data entry specialists, as well as a host of fast-growing medical office careers, including medical assistants, medical billing experts, medical coding specialists, and medical records transcriptionists. In addition to these business diplomas, we also provide job certification testing and/or preparation for leading industry groups.
ACC stands apart from most other technical schools, business colleges or job training institutes. For over 50 years, we have expertly trained and graduated thousands of students into exciting, successful new careers. We provide real-world, practical instruction with today’s most up-to-date learning equipment, software and materials.
The quality of an ACC education is outstanding. ACC is an accredited member of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools in Washington, D.C. We are also approved by the Texas Workforce Commission and liscensed and approved by the Louisiana Board of Regents. ACC students can have the competitive edge on the first day of their new jobs thanks to the quality and practicality of our business diploma and job certification training.

University-Texas-Permian Basin
(The following information was sourced from http://www.utpb.edu/. For this and more information, please follow the link.)

Welcome to the University of Texas of the Permian Basin! A University of Texas institution, UTPB is dedicated to students and academic success. We are the top Texas public university for graduates who get jobs in Texas or go on to Texas graduate schools within a year of graduating. And we are the ONLY university in Texas recognized by US News & World Report and Newsweek for superior student achievement. If you are ready to join a school that produces the grads that Newsweek likes to call WINNERS, then come see us at UTPB.

UTPB provides bachelor’s and master’s degrees with nationally accredited programs in business, education, art and social work. Our on-line degree programs include criminal justice, kinesiology, and a master’s in business administration.

We offer degrees in some of the fastest growing fields such as criminal justice, computer science, industrial technology and information systems.