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Passes now available to ride Cap Metro free this spring
Posted on 01/07/2019 - 3:04pmGreen Passes for the spring 2019 semester are now available. The Green Pass offers eligible Austin Community College students, faculty, and staff unlimited rides on the Capital Metro transit system for one semester.
ACC officers get shaved for pediatric cancer research fundraiser
Posted on 01/07/2019 - 10:50am
ACC police allow officers to grow beards for cancer research
Posted on 01/04/2019 - 12:00pmKXAN News: ACC police allow officers to grow beards for cancer research By: Chris Davis Posted: Jan 04, 2019 06:06 AM CST AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Dozens of officers in the Austin Community College district will shave Friday for the first time in two...
ACC Teaches Without Textbooks
Posted on 12/21/2018 - 10:00amAustin Chronicle: ACC Teaches Without Textbooks BY AUSTIN SANDERS, FRI., DEC. 21, 2018
Submit your design for the 2019 Student Art Eco Bag Contest
Posted on 12/20/2018 - 2:41pmIt’s time to submit designs for the 7th annual Student Art Eco Bag Contest held each year in association with Earth Week, April 22 through 26.
ACC expands online programs as enrollment climbs
Posted on 12/20/2018 - 9:00amAustin Community College (ACC) expands the number of online course and degree programs to increase flexible educational opportunities as enrollment climbs. “This is the fastest growing student population at ACC. Students need more flexible options...
ACC voters elect new trustee to Place 8 in run-off
Posted on 12/19/2018 - 2:46pmStephanie Gharakhanian won the December 11 run-off election for Place 8 on the Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees. "I am excited and ready to get to work,” says Gharakhanian. “I decided to run for this position because I...
Bond project construction updates: Highland and Rio Grande
Posted on 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...
Congratulations November Bravo Award Recipients
Posted on 12/19/2018 - 11:17amAustin Community College congratulates the following Riverbats Bravo award recipients for November 2018. The selected employees were nominated for outstanding service, excellent performance, and role modeling ACC's values that demonstrate servant...
Earning A's: Faculty and Staff achievements, activities, and accolades
Posted on 12/19/2018 - 10:38amThis regular feature recognizes activities and honors of ACC faculty and staff. To submit news or suggestions, see the contact information below. The Human Resources Department donated 728 cans of food for the Food Pantry for Austin Community...
2018 Year In Review
Posted on 12/18/2018 - 4:06pm2018 has been an eventful year for Austin Community College. The college opened one new campus and three new buildings, launched its first bachelor degree program, established exciting new partnerships, completed its website redesign, and hosted its...
In Memoriam: Gus Garcia — Founding ACC Trustee
Posted on 12/18/2018 - 9:27amThe Austin Community College District honors the memory of Gustavo "Gus" Garcia, one of the seven founding members of the ACC Board of Trustees. “Mayor Garcia was a devoted friend to the college and a mentor to generations of students, alumni, and...
New Skills to Share: Jewelry Professor Returns from Toolbox Initiative
Posted on 12/14/2018 - 3:56pmWith a drum, jewelry, and a new outlook in hand, Jewelry Department chair and professor James Lynn returns from West Africa with knowledge to share with his students. Lynn spent more than a week in Dakar, Senegal, as part of the Toolbox Initiative,...
ACC could add to its partnership with Apple after announcement of new campus
Posted on 12/14/2018 - 12:31pmCBS Austin News: ACC could add to its partnership with Apple after announcement of new campus by Adam Hammons
Tuition payment deadline postponed due to technical issues
Posted on 12/12/2018 - 6:37pmAustin Community College has extended its December 12 spring 2019 tuition deadline to 5 p.m. Wednesday, December 19, due to reports of payment system technical issues. No students will be dropped from classes for non-payment during this time. The...
ACC's Public Safety Training Center to offer drone training
Posted on 12/11/2018 - 12:18pmKXAN News: ACC's Public Safety Training Center to offer drone training Steffi Lee AUSTIN (KXAN) — As more police and fire departments turn to drones as a resource for responding to emergency scenarios, Austin Community College’s Public Safety...
ACC hosts Establishing Shots fall showcase, 12/12
Posted on 12/10/2018 - 1:00pmAustin Community College (ACC) invites students, faculty, and the community to ‘Establishing Shots’ Wednesday, December 12, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Northridge Campus (11928 Stonehollow Dr.) for a special screening of student video projects. Radio-...
New zero-cost textbook program saves ACC students more than $2.1 million
Posted on 12/10/2018 - 12:04pmAustin Community College students are saving millions of dollars in textbooks costs through new course and degree options known as Z-degrees and zero textbook cost (ZTC) classes. The courses use zero-cost learning materials called open educational...
Paving her own future: Ronika Allen is giving back
Posted on 12/10/2018 - 9:31amFor Ronika Allen, college was always an expectation. One she set for herself. “You have to know what you want to do with your life. That’s important to remember,” she says. She didn’t exactly know what she wanted to study, but she knew she wanted to...
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