Odessa TX School Guide
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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.
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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 www.scaodessa.com.
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 www.smccsodessa.org.
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
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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.
