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2020
Find a career in healthcare: ACC hosts Health Sciences Open House
Posted on 02/10/2020 - 8:53amDemand for local healthcare professionals is growing. One in every four new jobs expected over the next decade in Central Texas is in healthcare. Austin Community College (ACC) hosts its annual Health Science Open House for students and the... Continue Reading
Time running out to apply for ACC’s nationally-recognized Nursing Program
Posted on 02/06/2020 - 12:11pmFor Austin Community College (ACC) graduate Amanda Acosta, 2020 is bringing a lot of ‘new’. Continue Reading
ACC talks Black History Month: Noble Udoh
Posted on 02/05/2020 - 1:20pmMeet Noble Udoh, ACC Student Government Association President for the 2019-2020 academic year. Continue Reading
ACC approves new Vocational Nursing degree
Posted on 02/04/2020 - 1:16pmAustin Community College (ACC) approved a new degree in Vocational Nursing to prepare students for entry-level positions in vocational nursing. Continue Reading
ACC students named semifinalists for prestigious national scholarship
Posted on 01/31/2020 - 2:17pmJamille Souza Madeira celebrates at winter 2019 commencement with ACC mascot R.B. Three Austin Community College (ACC) students are semifinalists for the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Cooke Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. Continue Reading
ACC hosts Emergency Preparedness Week February 3-7
Posted on 01/31/2020 - 8:36amAustin Community College (ACC) is preparing students, faculty, and staff by practicing emergency response procedures and testing its emergency notification system as part of Emergency Preparedness Week February 3-7. Continue Reading
"We are going to be your neighbors": ACC helps break the cycle at Lockhart Correctional Facility
Posted on 01/30/2020 - 4:48pm“It’s hard to adjust when you have been gone as long as I have,” says Amber McEntire “I don’t even know how to work that phone in your hand, but I know how to build electrical circuits.” For the past 15 years, Amber McEntire has been inside looking... Continue Reading
New episode! ACC President's Podcast: A new era for ACCTV
Posted on 01/27/2020 - 4:15pmOh, it's on. In this ACC President's Podcast, Austin Community College President/CEO, Dr. Richard Rhodes, takes listeners inside ACCTV. The college's TV station — in the Office of Communications & Marketing — showcases the excellence and... Continue Reading
ACC Board of Trustees January 13 Recap
Posted on 01/23/2020 - 8:58amThe Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees met for its regular meeting on Monday, January 13, to hear college updates, discuss legislative priorities, appoint members to the regional advisory committees (RAC), and discuss student... Continue Reading
Texas A&M-Chevron Academy shows high success rate; plans to double enrollment
Posted on 01/22/2020 - 5:15pmAustin Community College students enrolled in the Texas A&M-Chevron Academy achieve a 95 percent success rate, according to a student success report update presented to the Board of Trustees during its regular meeting Monday, January 13. The... Continue Reading
ACC promotes racial equity through National Day of Racial Healing
Posted on 01/22/2020 - 4:05pm"My dad is British, I am French, and my mom is from the West Indies so it can be hard to fit into a certain category. My artwork shows you don't have to be part of the category, you can be who you are, and that should be enough,” says Allison... Continue Reading
Academic Master Plan launches with strategic planning meeting
Posted on 01/22/2020 - 12:58pmAustin Community College kicked off the planning process for the 2020-25 Academic Master Plan (AMP) during a strategic planning meeting Wednesday, January 15, with representatives from ACC's academic areas including deans and program chairs and the... Continue Reading
New tuition payment structure shows initial success
Posted on 01/22/2020 - 10:52amAustin Community College (ACC) implemented its new tuition payment structure for spring 2020 and the new approach has seen initial success. "Overall, the implementation has gone well," says Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president/CEO. "That's a testament... Continue Reading
ACC seeks feedback for dual credit proposals
Posted on 01/21/2020 - 4:27pmAustin Community College (ACC) is considering several proposals to provide better support for high school students enrolled in dual credit courses. The college is seeking feedback from faculty and staff. Dual credit students comprise 18 percent of... Continue Reading
ACC Board of Trustees approve Regional Advisory Committee members
Posted on 01/21/2020 - 2:22pmThe Austin Community College Board of Trustees approved recommendations for the Regional Advisory Committee (RAC) during is regular January board meeting. Continue Reading
ACC closed in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/20.
Posted on 01/16/2020 - 12:52pmThe Austin Community College District (ACC) is closed Monday, January 20, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The college will reopen Tuesday, January 21, which also is the start of the spring semester. Continue Reading
2019 Year in Review
Posted on 01/16/2020 - 10:50amAustin Community College accomplished a lot in 2019. The college celebrated its highest number of spring and fall graduates, which included the first graduating class of RN-to-BSN students; opened the new ACC Fashion Incubator at ACC Highland;... Continue Reading
Earning As: January 2020
Posted on 01/16/2020 - 9:40amThis regular feature recognizes achievements, activities, and accolades of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. Governor Greg Abbott appointed ACC President/CEO Dr. Richard Rhodes to the Texas... Continue Reading
A Message from the Ombudsman: Reflecting on my first six months
Posted on 01/16/2020 - 9:23amFrom the Office of the Ombudsperson: I have learned a lot in my first six months serving as the inaugural ombudsperson for ACC, and there are plenty of things I am still figuring out. Continue Reading
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: January 2020
Posted on 01/15/2020 - 12:04pmRIO GRANDE CAMPUS RENOVATIONSBy Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager Construction teams commemorated the topping-out of Rio Grande Campus on Wednesday, January 22. The event marked an important milestone for the project. Continue Reading