Highland
Connect with jobs or internships through multiple job fairs at ACC this spring
Posted on Tue, 02/21/2023 - 2:42pmTo get students career ready while still in school, Austin Community College District’s (ACC) Career Services team hosts a series of job fairs this spring. Spring Job Fairs Date: Wednesday, February 22Time: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Location: Highland...
Welcome Back Riverbats! Navigating Your Central Region Campus
Posted on Thu, 08/18/2022 - 10:36amAustin Community College District (ACC) welcomes returning and new Riverbats as the fall 2022 semester begins Monday, August 22. The college remains committed to keeping students on track to reach their goals. As more students head to one of ACC’s...
Go Purple: ACC Support for PRIDE
Posted on Mon, 06/06/2022 - 9:19amACC Highland will light up purple from Sunday, June 5, through Saturday, June 11, in recognition of PRIDE Month and in honor of the college’s commitment to promoting a safe and welcoming environment for everyone. The college strives to educate...
Hundreds turn out as ACC celebrates grand opening of Highland Campus
Posted on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 3:10pmMore than 300 turned out to celebrate a major milestone at Austin Community College District (ACC). The college hosted a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony for ACC Highland Phase 2 on Friday, April 22, 2022. “This is so exciting, we have been...
10+ years in the making: ACC celebrates grand opening of Highland Campus
Posted on Wed, 04/13/2022 - 9:37amMeet us at Austin Community College District’s (ACC) newest campus. More than a decade in the making, ACC celebrates the grand opening of its flagship Highland Campus (6101 Highland Campus Dr.) with a celebration and community open house. ACC...
Austin artist Brian Joseph completes ACC TRHT Center mural
Posted on Tue, 11/02/2021 - 10:21amA mural by artist, poet, and motivational speaker Brian Joseph has been completed at Austin Community College District's (ACC) new Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Campus Center (TRHT). The large, colorful mural features the Bydee people,...
ACC campuses reopening following Winter Storm Uri
Posted on Thu, 03/11/2021 - 11:50am2021 Winter Storm Uri hit our community hard, causing damage across Central Texas, leaving many without power and water, and the aftermath resulted in broken pipes and water leaks. While Austin Community College District (ACC) fared well overall,...
Inside Highland Phase 2: Music and MBPT
Posted on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 2:37pmACC Highland Campus' newest phase is nearing completion, and many departments have started the move-in process. The credit classes expected to start in spring 2021 -- and are therefore among the first to make the move -- are Culinary, Architectural...
Cooking up significant changes at ACC Highland Phase 2
Posted on Thu, 10/22/2020 - 1:58pmAfter being at Eastview Campus for more than two decades, Austin Community College’s (ACC) Culinary Arts program is preparing to move. “I'm a little nervous. It's going to be a lot of moving. We're moving all the stuff, but I'm just so excited about...
Austin Community College implements new campus hours of operations to help slow spread of COVID-19
Posted on Fri, 04/17/2020 - 2:32pmUPDATE: To assist faculty and staff who may need final access to their offices. ACC will allow access to all campuses from Monday, April 20, through Friday, April 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. After Friday, April 24, new campus hours of operation...
Seeing inside Highland Building 2000: Departments moving in check out new digs
Posted on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 11:44amConstruction paused and the dust settled a bit as Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff took their first steps inside the newest phase of ACC Highland. Six months remain until doors open at Building 2000. The new campus features...
Connect with the hottest careers in Central Texas at ACC Fest
Posted on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:39amAustin Community College (ACC) invites current and prospective students and their families to explore majors and career paths at the annual ACC Fest. DATE: Saturday, November 9, 2019 TIME: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. LOCATION: ACC Highland Campus, 6101...
Construction begins at ACC Highland, Building 3000
Posted on Wed, 09/11/2019 - 12:20pmConstruction is underway at ACC Highland, Building 3000 (HLC 3000), the former women's Dillard's. The 185,000-square-foot building will be developed in phases. The first phase will serve as home to the new ACCTV studios and offices. The space will...
ACCTV gets a reboot
Posted on Wed, 08/21/2019 - 3:52pmACCTV, under the Office of Communications & Marketing, is now part of ACC Highland. The station finalized its move from Pinnacle Campus in late July. "This is a new era for ACCTV," says Brette Lea, ACC Communications & Marketing vice...
Crews continue renovation work at ACC Highland Phase 2 and Rio Grande Campus
Posted on Tue, 07/09/2019 - 12:00pmACC Highland Phase 2 Construction crews continue to work over the summer on the Highland Campus Phase 2 renovation project, including waterproofing exterior openings, pouring sound slabs and ramps, open stair steel installation, and reinstalling...
ACC Fashion Incubator opens to grow local fashion industry
Posted on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 12:37pmAustin Community College (ACC) unveiled the state-of-the-art Fashion Incubator with a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday, April 30. More than 200 people attended the celebration including Austin Mayor Steve Adler, ACC President/CEO...
Highland and Rio Grande bond project updates: April 2019
Posted on Wed, 04/10/2019 - 12:22pmHighland Campus Phase 2 Construction crews continue work on Highland Campus Phase 2. Structural steel erection was completed in February. Shoring and formwork for the connector bridge and social stair foundation at the paseo have started. The paseo...
From the Student Affairs VP: ACCelerators thrive with the help of President’s Leadership Excellence Award winner
Posted on Wed, 04/10/2019 - 11:49amThe President's Leadership Excellence Award is given to staff who have shown outstanding leadership, service and dedication to Austin Community College that has gone beyond the duties listed in their job description. Among the recipients this year,...
Highland and Rio Grande bond project updates: February 2019
Posted on Thu, 02/21/2019 - 11:37amAustin Community College (ACC) continues to move forward on phase 2 of the Highland Mall redevelopment and the renovation of Rio Grande Campus. Both projects are part of the capital improvement projects approved by district voters in the November...
Bond project construction updates: Highland and Rio Grande
Posted on Wed, 12/19/2018 - 2:30pmACC continues to make progress on $386 million in capital improvement projects approved by ACC District voters in the November 2014 bond election. In 2018, the college celebrated expanding to Leander with the opening of San Gabriel Campus and held...