{"id":11016,"date":"2019-08-19T15:31:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T20:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/?p=11016"},"modified":"2019-09-20T14:00:59","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T19:00:59","slug":"effective-fall-2021-associate-degree-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/health\/srgt\/effective-fall-2021-associate-degree-required\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective Fall 2021 Associate Degree Required"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1528294916767{margin-bottom: 20px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 30px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;middle-column&#8221;][vc_column_text]ARC\/STSA Board of Directors have mandated language related to Standard I. A. 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