Serving downtown, South and West Dallas County, El Centro College provides a full range of freshman and sophomore-level academic credit courses that may be applied toward an associate degree or transferred to a four-year college or university. The Core Curriculum is guaranteed to transfer to public universities in Texas.

Career and technical education programs prepare students for immediate entrance into the workforce. Along with traditional transfer class offerings, El Centro's technical program offerings include Accounting, Internet Development Technologies, Business & Management, Food & Hospitality Services, Computer Information Systems, Fashion Marketing, Convergence and Web Technologies, Microsoft Academy, Oracle Academy, Programming Languages, Interior Design, Fire Protection Technology, Business Office Systems and Support, Legal Careers, Associate Degree Nursing, Biotechnology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Echo-cardiology Technology, Invasive Cardiovascular Technology, LVN to RN Bridge Program, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technology, Emergency Medical Services, Computer, Visual Arts, Management, Paramedic, Radiologic Technology and Visual Communications, just to name a few.