Veterans Memorial Early College High School
1000 Charger Ln, Brownsville, TX 78520. 69.5% of its 522 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 268 graduates at Texas public universities, 54.5% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Veterans Memorial Early College
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 51.5%Texas public 2-year college 16.1%Texas private college 1.9%Not found in Texas colleges 24.5%ID not trackable 5.9%Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
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How they did in their first year of college
First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.
College type Under 2.0 2.0–2.49 2.5–2.99 3.0–3.49 3.5+ Share 3.0+ Texas public university 54 20 48 61 85 54.5% Texas public 2-year college 28 6 15 16 19 41.7% - 3
What those choices lead to
Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.
College type in Texas Colleges Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Median debt Public universities 38 47% $13,638 $57,404 $18,750 Public 2-year and community colleges 58 31% $5,533 $43,299 $9,500 Private nonprofit colleges 39 50% $22,962 $58,159 $22,000 Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.
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Colleges closest to Veterans Memorial Early College
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville 4.7 mi 69% $18,773 $31,200 Texas Southmost College 6.6 mi 37% $2,957 $45,936 Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen 17.9 mi 63% $27,810 $31,200 South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco 30.7 mi 89% $19,479 $34,579 Rio Grande Valley College 42.3 mi 74% $21,178 $53,135 Southern Careers Institute-Pharr 42.7 mi 67% $27,184 $31,200
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Pace Early College High School (3.5 mi, 47.9% to college) · Jubilee Brownsville (4.2 mi, 70% to college) · Triumph Public High Schools-Brownsville (4.5 mi, 18.3% to college) · Idea Sports Park College Preparatory (4.6 mi, 77.5% to college) · Idea Brownsville College Preparatory (5.3 mi, 80.4% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Brownsville ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Veterans Memorial Early College | Brownsville ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 69.5% | 52.4% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Veterans Memorial Early College High School graduates go to college?
- 69.5% of the Class of 2024 at Veterans Memorial Early College High School enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
