LETU, LISD Announce Early College Partnership

LONGVIEW – LeTourneau University and the Longview Independent School District have announced a new partnership that they say will lower the cost of a private college education for qualifying Longview High School students. The information comes in an LETU news release. Officials say Longview’s incoming 9th grade students this fall will be able to attend college classes at LETU free of charge, as part of LISD’s new Early College High School, which will provide the costs of their tuition, textbooks, and transportation to the university campus. The program will expand each year to include sophomore, junior, and senior students, according to officials.

High school students in Longview’s ECHS program can complete up to 60 college credit hours on a direct pathway toward a degree. Officials say typical dual-credit programs offer 12 to 30 hours of college credit and generally are not directly connected to a degree plan. LETU and LISD have streamlined a pathway for students interested in aviation to work toward a bachelor of aviation management, with other programs also being discussed for the future, according to the news release.