Early College High School

Arlington, TX

Square Feet: 35,000

Owner: Arlington ISD

Building off the success of AISD’s first Early College High School, Arlington College and Career High School (ACCHS) was created at the former site of Venture High School. ACCHS is closely partnered with Tarrant County College’s Southeast Campus, and has been given an entirely new look both inside and out to fit a more college-like feel. The 35,000 SF building received major infrastructural improvements including the full replacement of the roof, HVAC system, sprinkler system, commercial kitchen, student toilets, along with upgrades to the data, security and electrical systems. The site was regraded and paved, receiving new lighting and landscaping. Generous improvements were made to give a more upscale, higher education feel including painting the exterior and adding a generous outdoor covered porch with wood look soffit, an inviting reception space with secure vestibule, a large dining space with decorative lighting, and decorative corridor lighting elements. The existing room layout of the campus was reconfigured to include science labs that meet TCC’s science lab requirements, a kinesiology room, computer labs, large convertible meeting rooms that can be partitioned into smaller classrooms, a digital media center with break out meeting rooms, and a large dining room that can serve as an afterhours meeting space.

Both interior and exterior finishes were refreshed, giving a crisp college feel to the existing facility. The building re-opened August 2019.