Donation
New $250k donation from NXP Foundation funds scholarships & new manufacturing lab
Posted on Wed, 11/30/2022 - 4:46pmAustin Community College District (ACC) celebrates a new $250,000 gift from NXP Foundation to support scholarships and a new advanced manufacturing lab at ACC Highland. The nonprofit organization associated with NXP Semiconductors presented a...
ACC Lights Up Purple to Honor Largest Scholarship Gift in College History
Posted on Thu, 11/10/2022 - 9:45amPaying for college is one of the biggest barriers students face. According to national data, 68 percent of students worry about having enough money to pay for school. Austin Community College District (ACC) is proud to celebrate the largest donation...
Riverbats Giving Back: ACC Foundation raises more than $8,000 for student scholarships on #GivingTuesday
Posted on Wed, 12/02/2020 - 4:24pmIn just 24 hours, the Central Texas community donated more than $8,100 to ACC student scholarships and emergency aid. Tuesday, December 1, 2020, marked the annual #GivingTuesday campaign, an international day of charitable giving. For the fifth year...
Support foster youth in Central Texas: Donate now to ACC’s 11th annual luggage drive
Posted on Fri, 06/19/2020 - 2:51pmDonations are now being accepted for Austin Community College District’s (ACC) annual luggage drive. The program supports youth who are preparing to transition out of foster care. “Each year thousands of youth age out of the foster care system in...
Support students in need. Donate now to the Student Emergency Fund.
Posted on Fri, 03/27/2020 - 10:24am
ACC prepares Personal Protective Equipment donations for local healthcare workers
Posted on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 2:16pmAustin Community College (ACC) is assembling Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits to support regional healthcare workers and first responders during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. “This is a difficult time for everyone in our community....
24 Hours of Giving: Support ACC students during Amplify Austin
Posted on Wed, 03/04/2020 - 8:46amProviding access to education requires support inside and outside the classroom, and Austin Community College (ACC) is working to meet those demands during Amplify Austin, a community-wide day of charitable giving, from 6 p.m., Thursday, March 5,...
Bursting at the seams: Treasured handmade fabric collection gifted to ACC Fashion Incubator
Posted on Thu, 11/07/2019 - 12:20pmCosette Russell was known for her fabric marbling techniques. “Her work was displayed and sold at the Supreme Court gift shop and in the Smithsonian Museum Store Catalogue,” says Aysha White, Russell’s daughter. “She would want it to go to a...
“The world has so much to offer”; Former foster care student sets out to serve others
Posted on Sun, 04/28/2019 - 9:34amAfter ten years in foster care and more than 30 placements, Corey Benbow found himself on his own at 18 years old. “When I aged out of the foster care system, I felt alone. I wasn’t sure how I was going to pay bills and be a contributing member of...