McAllen College and Career Transitions Initiative Program (McCCTI)
The McCCTI program was developed in partnership between South Texas College and the McAllen Independent School District to prepare at-risk students from McAllen ISD for both attainment of a high school diploma and dual enrollment at South Texas College. The objective is to mainstream the students into the regular dual enrollment program by the tenth grade or eleventh grade.
The program developed a variety of strategies to accomplish its objectives. These strategies include teaching classes in a college environment, utilizing the small learning communities concept with a low student-teacher ratio, providing instruction using the team teaching approach, offering TEA-approved Career and Technical education courses, and offering half-day 3 block instruction.