The first high school, Campus Eugenio Garza Sada, was launched in 1975 as a preparation for the university program.
Eugenio Garza Sada died shortly before the first school began operations and the campus was named after him.
Students are offered between three study plans: Bilingual, which is directed towards students that still need to improve their English skills, and take that subject as an intensive course, with the remaining subjects in Spanish, Multicultural, in which classes are offered in English and students can take up a third language if they prove their English skills are sufficient through a TOEFL test, or the IB Diploma, which is an educational program developed by the International Baccalaureate Organization recognized around the globe.
It is located about 4 miles west of the city center within the colonia (neighborhood) of Del Carmen, between the districts of Valle and San Jerónimo, in the bank of the Santa Catarina river.
In August 2001 Campus Cumbres began its operations; it is located in the western part of Monterrey.