AUSTIN–Despite difficult decisions regarding the Fiscal Year 2003 budget, the Austin Community College administration continues to be opposed to any increases in student tuition. “Our state reimbursements and local property tax revenue is not keeping … Continue reading
Media Advisory ACC Administration Reiterates Opposition to Tuition Increase
WHAT: Austin Community College President Richard Fonté Fonte will hold a news conference to clarify the administration’s position on tuition. Despite difficult decisions regarding the Fiscal Year 2003 budget, the ACC administrators continue to be … Continue reading
MEDIA ADVISORY St. David’s and SETON to Fund Expansion of Austin Community College Nursing Program
Just as the aging U.S. population requires more care, the number of qualified nurses is shrinking across the nation. Unfortunately, Central Texas is not immune to this epidemic. During a news conference on Tuesday, August … Continue reading
ACC Receives Big Dose: St. David’s and SETON Fill Prescription to Help Alleviate Nursing Shortage
Austin, TX – Just when you thought the nursing shortage couldn’t get any worse, a recent report estimates that there are more than 126,000 unfilled nursing positions nationwide. In an effort to alleviate this situation … Continue reading
ACC’s Distance Learning Serves as Virtual Campus
AUSTIN – When Austin Community College first began its distance learning program in 1979, the Internet and the World Wide Web were not even words in the dictionary. Initially, ACC only offered two courses and … Continue reading
MEDIA ADVISORY Get in Gear for College
Austin–Austin Community College, Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corp. and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will host a Get in Gear for College Workshop on Saturday, August 24, at ACC’s Eastview … Continue reading
Johnston Valedictorian Attends ACC on Scholarship
AUSTIN–This fall Johnston High School valedictorian Wenceslao Fonseca and 18 other Johnston graduates will take advantage of an Austin Community College Scholarship that will provide automatic admission to ACC and the Honors Program. The scholarship, … Continue reading
ACC to Host Cyberspace Security Competition to Detect Vulnerabilities
Austin, TX. — Power up your laptops and prepare to do battle. This is what elite network security personnel do every day: they fight a cyberspace war. Network security administrators are trained to protect and … Continue reading
ACC Commemorates Sept. 11 with Silence, Campus Forums
Austin – Faculty, students and staff at Austin Community College will pause for 11 seconds of silence on September the 11th at 7:56 a.m. to honor and remember those who lost their lives during the … Continue reading
We’re Cooking Now! ACC’s Culinary Arts Program Receives National Endorsement
Austin – Austin Community College’s Culinary Arts Program has achieved elite status. The program’s recent accreditation by the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Education Program makes ACC one of three programs in Texas to reach this … Continue reading