Dual-credit program offers La Porte students double opportunity

As high school seniors throughout the area anticipate graduation, some La Porte High School students are preparing to walk across two stages — one for their high school diploma and another for their college associate’s degree.
The Accelerated College Education program, which began in La Porte ISD in 2015 in conjunction with San Jacinto Community College, allows students beginning in the 11th grade to complete enough college credits to get the associate’s degree when they finish