Monthly Archives: May 2006

Narrowing the Nursing Gap

ACC’s Vocational Nursing Department was recently commended by the Board of Nurse Examiners For the State of Texas for having a 98 percent pass rate on the 2005 National Counsel Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses … Continue reading

Fire Academy Cadets Become Official Firefighters

ACC Fire Academy cadets scored a 100 percent pass rate on the state certification exam, scoring at least an 80 out of 100 percent, making the class test average 85 percent.

University of Houston-Victoria Offers 200 “Try UHV” Scholarships to ACC Students

Austin Community College (ACC) District students interested in getting a jump on a bachelor’s degree have a new, free, online option beginning this summer. The University of Houston-Victoria (UHV) is offering scholarships for one online … Continue reading

ACC ADULT EDUCATION PROVIDES LIFE-CHANGING OPPORTUNITIES

Austin, TX – May 3, 2006 – Christina Chapman never imagined she would have to quit school to care for her mother who had fallen ill. She also never imagined she would be on her … Continue reading

Humanities Endowment Grants Go To Adjunct Instructor

Sharon Beynon, adjunct faculty instructor in English and Developmental Communications, has been selected to participate in two of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ Landmarks of American History and Culture workshops this summer. The workshops … Continue reading

Oppel: In Offering Opportunities to All, Austin Handily Beats Berlin

Austin American-Statesman – Oppel: In Offering Opportunities to All, Austin Handily Beats Berlin

Kaplan Retains Spot on ACC Board

Austin American-Statesman – Kaplan Retains Spot on ACC Board

ACC’s Latimer Honored by Vonngeut Awards

English adjunct instructor David Latimer was recently named as a finalist in the Third Annual Vonnegut Fiction Prize competition, sponsored by the University of Northern Iowa’s venerable North American Review. Set in small-town Texas, “Bones” … Continue reading

ACC Race

The Austin Chronicle – ACC Race

ACC graduation held at new venue

Hill Country News – ACC graduation held at new venue

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