Bill J. Priest Institute A Campus of El Centro College

The Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development is conveniently located south of downtown Dallas and accessible from the DART bus and rail line with free parking available.

Bill J. Priest Institute for Economic Development is a campus of El Centro College part of the Dallas County Community College District located in the Cedars Community.

Bill J. Priest Institute offers GED classes in English and Spanish, Welding and Industrial Maintenance in the morning and evening/weekend classes,we have a Small Business Development Center to help you get your business started, the Dallas County Sheriff Department housed here, we have Dawson State Jail Training, we work with the Central Dallas Ministries and The H.I.S Bridge Builders and we also have the Business Incubation Center(BIC) located in the backside of the building with many different companies who deals with resources to the public.