KXAN News: ACC pushing to help Austinites earn more than just a minimum wage By: Yoojin Cho AUSTIN (KXAN) — When you walk into a class that’s part of Austin Community College’s Career ACCelerator program, Director … Continue reading
ACC expands no-cost textbook options for students through new national partnership
Austin Community College (ACC) is one of 10 colleges and universities nationwide selected to participate in the 2019-2020 OpenStax Institutional Partnership Program to expand the use of free, peer-reviewed textbooks known as open educational resources … Continue reading
ACCTV gets a reboot
ACCTV, under the Office of Communications & Marketing, is now part of ACC Highland. The station finalized its move from Pinnacle Campus in late July. “This is a new era for ACCTV,” says Brette Lea, … Continue reading
ACC examines urgent workforce needs in new Workforce Development Report
Austin Community College (ACC) and the Austin Chamber of Commerce released the 2019 Workforce Development Report: Innovation, Collaboration & Transformation highlighting ACC’s efforts to build the workforce in the region’s most in-demand industries: IT, skilled … Continue reading
Student Life awarded Governor’s Volunteer Award for commitment to volunteering
Austin Community College’s (ACC) Office of Student Life is the 2019 recipient of the Higher Education Community Impact Award – Community College — a Texas Governor’s Volunteer Award. The awards — presented by the OneStar … Continue reading
Faculty Spotlight: Haydee Victoria Suescum
ACC Art Professor Haydee Victoria Suescum never set foot in an art museum during her formative years because there were none in Panamá at that time. Since then, her work has been displayed more than … Continue reading
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: August 2019
What’s new at Highland Phase 2?By: Pamela Collier, ACC Highland Phase 2 Project Manager All aspects of construction have progressed as the building is large and in various stages of construction from one end to … Continue reading
New manufacturing program created to meet growing demand for high-skilled jobs
Manufacturing is a $12.3 billion industry in Austin with salaries averaging $75,000 a year to design and build things like medical devices, sensors, automation, solar energy equipment, and robotics. “With a 2.1% unemployment rate in … Continue reading
ACC and Austin Chamber release the 2019 Workforce Development Report
Austin Community College (ACC), the Austin Chamber of Commerce, and Austin Mayor Steve Adler present the 2019 Workforce Development Report: Innovation, Collaboration & Transformation at the President’s Breakfast Wednesday, August 21. Date: Wednesday, August 21 … Continue reading
Congratulations July Bravo Award Recipients
ACC congratulates the following Riverbats Bravo award recipients for July 2019. The selected employees were nominated for outstanding service, excellent performance, and role modeling ACC’s values that demonstrate servant leadership. Eastview CampusPaul GriffithSheridan RobinsonShannon BuiJose … Continue reading