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Charter Schools Brightwood College
Harmony Public Schools Brightwood College in Laredo, TX, is a privately-owned
Harmony Public Schools are high performing K-12 public institution located at 6410 McPherson that offers health
care programs in medical assistant, patient care technician,
charter schools in Texas that focus on math, science, pharmacy technician, and medical billing and coding.
engineering, and computer technologies. Any student The school also provides a degree program in business
can apply for enrollment at one of its campuses, and — if administration.
selected in the blind lottery — attend. Families also do not
pay tuition, since the cost is covered by the state just like a In addition to a quality education, Brightwood College offers
traditional public school. Harmony Schools in Laredo: many resources to help its students while they complete
their training, and even after graduation. Tutoring classes,
• Harmony School of Innovation K – 5th
refresher courses, externships, and Career Development
• Harmony Science Academy 6th – 8th are a few examples of the support services provided to
students and alumni.
• Harmony School of Excellence 9th – 12th
To find out more about Brightwood College visit
Other Charter Schools www.brightwood.edu
• Gateway Academy Alternative School (coeducational) Texas A&M International University
• Premier Charter Alternative School (coeducational) Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), located at
Technical Training and Higher Education 5201 University Blvd. (off Loop 20) is a public international
university, poised at the Gateway to Mexico and serving as
Laredo Community College the cultural and intellectual hub of a vibrant multilingual
Laredo Community College is a two-campus district and multicultural community.
serving the diverse needs of a growing community. The To fulfill its mission, the University offers a range of
downtown Fort McIntosh Campus maintains its historic baccalaureate and masters programs and the Doctor of
origins, while history begins anew at our South Campus Philosophy degree in International Business.
in South Laredo, with contemporary architecture and the
latest technology, which opened in the spring of 2004. The Texas A&M International University offers a variety of
two LCC campuses serve more than 12,000 students each undergraduate and graduate degrees under its various
year through a variety of affordable academic programs, colleges:
technical and vocational programs, non-credit community • “A.R. Sanchez, Jr” School of Business
interest courses, and adult education courses that help
area adults obtain English skills, job skills or a General • College of Arts & Sciences
Educational Development diploma. • College of Education
For information visit: www.laredo.edu • College of Nursing and Health Sciences
LCC Campus Fort McIntosh • University College
West End Washington Street
For information on specific programs of study visit:
LCC South Campus www.tamiu.edu
5500 South Zapata Hwy.
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