{"id":2239,"date":"2013-10-06T02:50:17","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T19:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theaccent.org\/?p=2239"},"modified":"2020-11-06T02:04:56","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T19:04:56","slug":"kaleidoscope-austin-community-college-district-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/kaleidoscope-austin-community-college-district-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaleidoscope: Austin Community College District Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photos by Keri Gabriele, Photo Editor<\/p>\n

ACC opened its doors in 1973 on the Ridgeview Campus. In the 40 years that followed, the college has grown to serve an area covering more than 7,000 square miles with nine campuses and two new facilities under construction. Accent celebrated ACC’s 40th birthday with a district-wide, campus tour.<\/p>\n

\"RIO<\/a>
RIO GRANDE (1975) – RGC is ACC’s oldest campus. It was home to Austin High School in the early 1900s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"RIVERSIDE<\/a>
RIVERSIDE (1984) – RVS was originally home to the Austin Country Club and was ACC’s first real estate purchase.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"NORTHRIDGE<\/a>
NORTHRIDGE (1989) – NRG is home to a number of programs including visual communications and photography.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"PINNACLE<\/a>
PINNACLE (1990) – PIN stands at 985 feet above sea level which is about 500 feet higher than downtown Austin.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"CYPRESS<\/a>
CYPRESS CREEK (1991) – CYP offers a variety of workforce programs including real estate and criminal justice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"EASTVIEW<\/a>
EASTVIEW (1999) – EVC re-established ACC’s presence in east Austin after Ridgeview Campus was closed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"SOUTH<\/a>
SOUTH AUSTIN (2006) – SAC offers university transfer degrees and core curriculum courses among its programs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"ROUND<\/a>
ROUND ROCK (2010) – RRC is ACC’s eighth campus. It opened at full capacity of 5,000 students in 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"ELGIN<\/a>
ELGIN (2013) – EGN offers two new programs of study that were specifically designed for this campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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