Peñasco High School (PHS) seeks to ensure that every student graduates with the training, skills, and workforce recognized credentials to either go into high wage, high demand careers or attend an institution of higher learning. PHS operates as a RISE ECHS program using the academy model, with courses taken at the Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) and support personnel on staff to aid students academically. The principle component of the RISE ECHS is the dual enrollment program where students are transported by bus to NNMC, PHS’s higher-education partner. Through this early college high school program, PHS is serving, and will continue to serve, its many students who receive a rigorous and rewarding education to serve as a foundation for the academic and occupational future.