{"id":9924,"date":"2018-12-04T11:44:55","date_gmt":"2018-12-04T17:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/?page_id=9924"},"modified":"2026-02-10T09:52:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T15:52:57","slug":"mission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/alhs\/mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission &amp; Goals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1560349249411{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: #494e6b !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;nav-column&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Program Info<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;29202&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_circle_2&#8243;][vc_raw_html]JTVCY3NzbWVudW1ha2VycHJvJTIwaWQlM0QlMjIxNzQ4NCUyMiU1RCUwOQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;7\/12&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528206259942{margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 7px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;middle-column&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1543945455493{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Mission &amp; Goals<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mission Statement<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>In alignment with Austin Community College\u2019s mission statement, the Allied Health Sciences Department is structured to love and promote student success by offering equitable access and affordable education through a variety of ALHS courses that support and strengthen those students who are are engaged in one or more of the following activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>completing prerequisites for one of ACC&#8217;s 14 specialized Health Science programs or another institution\u2019s program,<\/li>\n<li>seeking enrollment in one of ACC&#8217;s Health Science programs,<\/li>\n<li>co-enrolled in an ACC Health Science program or another institution\u2019s program,<\/li>\n<li>co-enrolled in public schools to obtain dual credit,<\/li>\n<li>investigating health-related careers,<\/li>\n<li>seeking enrollment in the ACC Continuing Education dosage calculation course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">ALHS courses provide opportunities for equal access and support to students by offering courses in the traditional classroom setting, hybrid format, and through national Quality Matters (QM)-certified distance education.<\/p>\n<p>In keeping with ACC&#8217;s values (Care, Compassion, Joy and Yes), all ALHS courses and formats address important student learning elements that support all students of the College. 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