On June 1 Austin Community College introduces streamlined application steps to support its new “guided pathways” structure for programs of services. Prospective students who are new to ACC are required to view a 13-minute “First … Continue reading
ACC will close in observance of Memorial Day
Austin Community College (ACC) will close in observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 30. All offices will reopen at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 31. The college’s first summer sessions start Tuesday, with first day … Continue reading
Puente mentors needed: Help students build bridges to success
Austin Community College is seeking mentors for Puente, a national award-winning program that helps educationally disadvantaged students enroll in and persist through college. Mentors are needed to work with students at ACC’s Riverside and Hays … Continue reading
ACC Children’s Lab School offers evening child care for student parents
Austin Community College’s Children’s Lab School at Eastview Campus currently has openings for evening childcare for children of ACC students taking classes this summer. The program is offered for children 2 to 10 years old … Continue reading
Faculty: Apply for globalizing curriculum grant by June 30
Austin Community College full-time and adjunct faculty are invited to apply for one of two Globalizing Curriculum, Courses, and Instruction grants awarded by the International Programs Office. Each $2,000 grant funds projects that help students … Continue reading
Northridge garden awarded national butterfly sanctuary designation
It started off as a modest garden project in 2013 with a few rows of vegetables and flowers. Three years later, the Northridge Campus garden has been designated a Monarch Migratory Waystation Habitat by MonarchWatch.org, one … Continue reading
Exercise Stars model winning fitness habits; “Boost Your Produce” starts soon
Austin Community College congratulates the hundreds of employees getting fit this spring through the second annual “Become an Exercise Star” program. Almost 90 percent of the 377 participants reached their exercise goal and received a … Continue reading
ACC named to Forbes top employers list
Austin Community College District has been named to Forbes 2016 America’s Best Employers list. ACC is the only community college in the nation to be recognized. The list ranks the country’s top large and midsize … Continue reading
CBE and Employability – Building a Comprehensive Strategy
Education Dive – CBE and Employability – Building a Comprehensive Strategy
Austin’s ACCelerator Lab Gives ‘Meet Me at the Mall’ a New Meaning
EdSurge – Austin’s ACCelerator Lab Gives ‘Meet Me at the Mall’ a New Meaning