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Health professions programs expanding on ACC, Texas State Round Rock campuses

Posted on 06/18/2018 - 4:35pm

Community Impact: Health professions programs expanding on ACC, Texas State Round Rock campuses By Kirby Killough | 8:32 am June 16, 2018 | Updated 5:01 pm June 18, 2018

Buffalo Soldiers program share tales at Austin Community College Juneteenth celebration

Posted on 06/15/2018 - 1:34pm

Austin-American Statesman: Buffalo Soldiers program share tales at Austin Community College Juneteenth celebration

KLRU, former home of 'Austin City Limits' moving

Posted on 06/14/2018 - 7:34pm

Austin-American Statesman: KLRU, former home of 'Austin City Limits' moving June 14th, 2018 by Austin American-Statesman Texas

New ACC campus first to expand Austin branch's learning model

Posted on 05/31/2018 - 9:04am

KXAN News: New ACC campus first to expand Austin branch's learning model By: Chris Davis Updated: May 30, 2018

Highland Greenway Park opens to public as Highland development continues

Posted on 05/15/2018 - 3:37pm

KXAN News: Highland Greenway Park opens to public as Highland development continues By: Candy Rodriguez Updated: May 14, 2018 AUSTIN (KXAN) - It's a rise from the asphalt for one of Austin's newest parks: Highland Greenway Park.

New skilled trade certification program helps fill workforce needs in Round Rock

Posted on 05/14/2018 - 5:04pm

Community Impact: New skilled trade certification program helps fill workforce needs in Round Rock By Kirby Killough | 5:09 am May 14, 2018

Survivor Of Suicide Bombing In Iraq Graduates From College In Texas

Posted on 05/11/2018 - 7:34pm

NPR: Survivor Of Suicide Bombing In Iraq Graduates From College In Texas By: Sasha Ingber Qusay Hussein was playing volleyball with friends in the Iraqi city of Mosul Aug. 3, 2006, when a car pulled up. The driver looked him in the eyes and smiled....

Record number of high school students graduate with degrees from ACC

Posted on 05/11/2018 - 11:29am

KXAN News: Record number of high school students graduate with degrees from ACC By: Yoojin Cho Updated: May 10, 2018 AUSTIN (KXAN) - Thousands of proud parents filled the Frank Erwin Center to watch their 17- and 18-year-olds walk across the stage...

How IBM will push Austin high schoolers into computer science careers

Posted on 04/25/2018 - 5:44pm

Austin Business Journal: How IBM will push Austin high schoolers into computer science careers By Will Anderson – Digital Editor, Austin Business Journal

Austin aims to become fashion hub with help from ACC

Posted on 04/10/2018 - 1:04pm

KXAN News: Austin aims to become fashion hub with help from ACC By: Alyssa Goard Updated: Apr 10, 2018 07:40 AM CDT

Early College program benefits outweigh shortcomings for some

Posted on 03/06/2018 - 5:04pm

Elgin Courier: Early College program benefits outweigh shortcomings for some Tuesday, March 6, 2018 3:00 pm by Josh Orr In the spring of 2015, Elgin High School started offering Early College High School classes where students could take Austin...

ACC opens Health Sciences Academy

Posted on 02/28/2018 - 5:18pm

Spectrum News: ACC opens Health Sciences Academy By Ashley McElroy | February 28, 2018 @3:18 PM AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-area high school students will have one more place to go to earn college credits.

President’s Podcast: Building Equity | Putting Ideas into Action

Posted on 02/28/2018 - 8:20am

ACC President/CEO Dr. Richard M. Rhodes is joined by Geronimo Rodriguez, Chief Advocacy Officer for Ascension Seton, and Clarence Watson, ACC Social Work student, to discuss racial healing, transformation, and how to build equitable learning...

ACC gets fashionable with new incubator in support of nascent industry

Posted on 02/18/2018 - 8:30am

Austin Business Journal: ACC gets fashionable with new incubator in support of nascent industry By Patricia Rogers – Research Director, Austin Business Journal Feb 17, 2018

Austin Community College board approves new entrepreneurship program

Posted on 02/06/2018 - 9:39am

Community Impact: Austin Community College board approves new entrepreneurship program By Emma Freer | 7:57 pm Feb. 5, 2018 The Austin Community College District will offer a new associate degree in entrepreneurship starting in the fall.