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
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