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Austin Community College recently placed first in the southwest region in the annual Student Math League competition, sponsored by the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges. The team of ACC students finished 16th nationally out of 191 participating community colleges. The competition...

ACC’s Children’s Lab School, located at Eastview Campus, provides child care for ACC students enrolled in evening credit classes. The Evening Care Program operates Monday through Thursday, 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., and accepts only children of current students who take classes during that time. Enrollment is by...

The Austin Community College District’s Center for Public Policy and Political Studies (CPPPS) welcomes former Texas Comptroller and Texas A&M University System Chancellor John Sharp as the keynote speaker at its annual lunchtime fundraiser. The event will be 11:30 a.m., Friday, May 25, at the Hilton...

ACC is upgrading to the latest version of Blackboard in time for summer 2012 classes. Blackboard will be down from 12:01 a.m. Friday, May 18, until 6 a.m. Wednesday, May 23, while the system is...

Austin Community College fall registration is under way for current and former students, and registration for new students begins June 11. The fall semester begins August 27. Students can view the fall schedule on the ACC website and register online according to their registration eligibility date. ACC has a...

Photos from ACC’s commencement ceremony are available on Flickr and in a slideshow below. The videos shown at graduation also are posted below. Gregory Lawson has been a paratrooper for the Army, an operations specialist for the Navy, and a firearms training instructor for the Air Force. But...

The Austin Community College District is one of 10 higher education institutions in the country to receive the 2012 Climate Leadership Award from Second Nature and the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). ACC is one of only two community colleges to receive the...

Two ACC professors are sharing their stories from life on the road through a photo and “flash fiction” exhibit. Joe O’Connell, English and creative writing professor, is hosting “Road Stories,” a display of images and short stories, throughout the month of May at Star Co. Coffeehouse and Café in...

The Austin Community College District Board of Trustees set the fall 2012 in-district tuition rate at $62 per credit hour, a $5 increase over the spring/summer 2012 rate. The board set the out-of-district rate at $224 per credit hour ($62 tuition plus $162 out-of-district fee – a $20 increase in the...

Austin Community College students with a passion for music have the opportunity to participate in a new small jazz ensemble while earning college credit. Small Commercial Music Ensemble (MUSP 1150) will be held during the summer session, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15 to 6:45 p.m. at Northridge Campus...