Category: Career
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Inside ACC’s Professional Nursing Program
The Health Sciences department at ACC has a profound reputation in Austin. by Foster Milburn Graphic by Claudia Hinojos Health science students at Austin Community College are prepared for the fast-growing healthcare industry as the college offers a flexible education pathway, realistic hospital settings, and a high state pass rate. A career as a registered…
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Explore Inside Austin Community College’s Dental Hygiene Program
Dental hygiene is a growing field and in high demand in Austin. With the goal of producing competent entry-level dental hygiene professionals to meet the market requirements, Austin Community College’s Dental Hygiene program strives to provide future dental hygienists with the best education and training program in town. ACC’s Dental Hygiene program is proud to…
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Looking for a Job? Let Career Services Help
Story by Duncan McIntyre Edited by Pete Ramirez One of the most stressful aspects of college is figuring out what to do after you’re finished. From communications to STEM, students often wonder where their feet will lead them in today’s constantly shifting career landscape. Then they’ve got to think about resumés, interviews, cover letters – where…
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Graduating Virtually
Graphic by Kate Korepova Story and Video By Pete Ramirez In order to protect ourselves from COVID-19, much of our lives and work have been pushed into virtual settings. Austin Community College’s spring 2021 commencement was no different and was also forced to be held virtually. ACCENT wanted to check-in with students graduating during this…
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Career Searching: Landing Your Dream Job
ACCENT multimedia reporter, Pete Ramirez, interviews Trish Welch, Career Services Director at ACC, Pam Fant-Saez, Digital Skills for Today’s Jobs Director at ACC, and Gloria Walls, an ACC student who just started an I.T. apprenticeship with the help of Career Services.
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Volunteering During a Time of Isolation; What Students Can Do?
ACC staff and community members provide different perspectives on volunteering in isolated times.
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Getting Remote Career Ready with ACC Career Services
We talk to ACC Career Service about the best ways to adapt to a tumultuous job market.
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University Transfer Tips for ACC Riverbats
Written By Grant E. Loveless Hello Riverbat! Ready To Leave The Nest & Transfer? Students every day attend community college for a number of reasons, but one of the top reasons is to better prepare themselves to attend and get a bachelor’s degree from a four-year university. If this is your ultimate goal, then you’re…
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Career Exploration – ACC Job Fair
Story By – Delondra DeFreeze The Austin Community College Job Fair & Career Exploration Event this Spring was a success. Students from across all 11 campuses came together at the Highland campus in search of opportunities. Career Services hosted the event and brought together businesses like IBM and Amazon in the ACCelerator. It wasn’t hard…
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Climbing the College Ladder
Two Austin Community College Alumni from different walks of life, share their stories in hopes to change the stigma of junior colleges. Written, Photo & Video by Marissa Greene Once one has come to the point of receiving their high school diploma or completing their GED, what’s next? Well, that may look different for some…