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Registration is under way for Austin Community College’s Bridge Programs, which allow recent high school and GED graduates to refresh their math, reading, and writing skills and bring them to college level. Among first-time college students entering ACC last fall, approximately 40 percent did not meet...

Austin Community College’s Center for Public Policy and Political Studies will host its annual fundraiser luncheon Thursday, May 23, from noon to 1 p.m. at the Hilton Austin (500 E. 4th St). This year’s keynote speaker is Tom Pauken, former chair of the Texas Workforce Commission, which works closely...

Austin Community College will host a college fair at the new Elgin Campus Saturday, June 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event gives prospective students, parents, and the community an opportunity to tour the campus and explore college and career training programs. Attendees can meet with admissions staff...

About 30,000 students enroll at Austin Community College each summer – approximately double the summer enrollment reported by other area colleges. “Many of our summer students are home from their universities and use ACC’s summer sessions as an opportunity to get ahead,” says Mike Midgley, vice...

Austin Community College will host spring commencement Thursday, May 9, at 6 p.m. at the Frank Erwin Center (1701 Red River St.). This spring, there are more than 1,300 candidates for ACC graduation. The number of graduates has increased significantly in recent years, with more than 2,600 students graduating...

ACC student Benjamin Chebaa, an Arabic major, was recently awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to study the language in the Middle Eastern country Oman. Chebaa is one of about 600 U.S. undergraduate and graduate students who received a Critical Language Scholarship. Participants...

Austin Community College is expanding its Transitions Program, a college preparation course for adults. This summer, classes will be offered both during the day and in the evening. Applications are due Friday, May 10. Transitions helps high school graduates and GED earners develop and reinforce skills in...

The Dance Department invites the college and community to the spring 2013 Choreographers’ Showcase, May 3 and 4 at ACC’s Rio Grande Campus (1212 Rio Grande St.). Performances take place at 8 p.m. in the Mainstage Theater. “Choreography is a creative working process, and our students fully immerse...

The ACC Department of Creative Writing is co-sponsoring “Telling: Austin, TX” – an original play performed by local veterans and military family members, written from interviews with the performers themselves. It will be presented at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center...

Austin Community College invites families to the seventh annual Día de la Familia festival on Saturday, April 27, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Riverside Campus (1020 Grove Blvd.). The bilingual, multicultural event celebrates the community and provides important information about ACC. College staff will be on...