The Rio Grande Campus at Austin Community College District (ACC) is back! ACC celebrated the grand reopening of Rio Grande Campus Main Building on Tuesday, October 11. More than 300 people turned out for the … Continue reading
EXCLUSIVE: Get a first look at Austin Community College’s newly renovated Rio Grande campus
EXCLUSIVE: Get a first look at Austin Community College’s newly renovated Rio Grande campusBy: Michael Barnes Be prepared to be gobsmacked. The historic Rio Grande campus of Austin Community College — once Austin High School … Continue reading
Rio Grande Campus construction update: April 2021
By Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager The original project is now substantially complete as of March 1, 2021. We have performed several architectural interior and exterior punch list inspections to assess the quality … Continue reading
Rio Grande Campus construction update: March 2021
By Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager Austin Community College District’s (ACC) Rio Grande Campus received a temporary certificate of occupancy for the building on February 11. We moved furniture and equipment into Army … Continue reading
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: January/February 2021
Rio Grande Campus Renovations By Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager RGC 1000 is quickly nearing completion. However, the college experienced a minor delay of a couple of weeks due to the impacts of … Continue reading
ACC Highland Campus Phase 2 opens for spring 2021 semester
Tuesday, January 19, marked the start of Austin Community College District’s (ACC) spring 2021 semester and the soft opening of the newly completed Highland Campus, Building 2000. The first programs to begin teaching at the … Continue reading
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: September 2020
Highland Campus 2014 Bond Phase 2 By Pamela Collier, ACC Highland Phase 2 Project Manager The Black Box Theatre wood floor is being installed. The wood stage flooring in the Music Performance Hall will be … Continue reading
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: July/August 2020
RIO GRANDE CAMPUS RENOVATIONS By Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager Tremendous progress has been made over the past month. The two elevators are being installed. Decorative hand railing systems are being installed in … Continue reading
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: May/June 2020
The Highland Campus South Parking Garage hit another milestone this summer. Construction crews added the college’s name to the external-facing wall, which is visible from Interstate 35, Highway 290, and areas to the east and … Continue reading
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: March/April 2020
Despite a brief shutdown and some challenges with delayed deliveries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, construction marches forward on the Rio Grande and Highland campus projects, which both reached significant milestones in the past month. … Continue reading