Central Texas is in the spotlight for having its own monolith pop up overnight, but this one is no mystery. Faculty, students, and former students from ACC’s Welding Department custom-built an eight-foot-tall silvery column, and … Continue reading
Construction updates at Highland and Rio Grande: November 2020
Rio Grande Campus Renovations By Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager Over the last month, we’ve made a good bit of progress toward completing this project. We are only two months from substantial completion! … Continue reading
Cooking up significant changes at ACC Highland Phase 2
After being at Eastview Campus for more than two decades, Austin Community College’s (ACC) Culinary Arts program is preparing to move. “I’m a little nervous. It’s going to be a lot of moving. We’re moving … Continue reading
New ACC Highland signage now up on south parking garage
Construction on Austin Community College District’s (ACC) Highland Campus reached another milestone this week. On Wednesday, July 15, ACC’s Facilities and Construction team and project crews added the college’s name to the external-facing wall of … Continue reading
Seeing inside Highland Building 2000: Departments moving in check out new digs
Construction paused and the dust settled a bit as Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff took their first steps inside the newest phase of ACC Highland. Six months remain until doors open at Building … Continue reading
November Rio Grande and Highland construction projects updates
RIO GRANDE CAMPUS RENOVATIONS By Paul Mason, Rio Grande Renovations Project Manager InteriorAll interior structural steel framing has been installed to infill the last remaining hole in the core of the building, from Level 0 … Continue reading
Take a look inside the future of Rio Grande Campus: Office mock-ups on display now
Miniature offices have taken shape inside ACC Highland, Building 4000. The project teams for the ACC Rio Grande Campus renovations developed mock-office displays for ACC employees and staff to visit and explore the new furniture … Continue reading
ACC developing new incubator to fuel job growth and talent pipeline in Austin’s growing manufacturing industry
Austin Community College (ACC) is developing the college’s third incubator at ACC Highland to nurture businesses and grow a talent pipeline in Austin’s $12.3 billion manufacturing industry. A third of major employers in Central Texas … Continue reading
YMCA of Austin will move offices to ACC’s Highland Campus
Community Impact: YMCA of Austin will move offices to ACC’s Highland Campus By Jack Flagler The former Dillard’s store in the Highland Mall will soon become an Austin Community College building that will house public television … Continue reading
Construction begins at ACC Highland, Building 3000
Construction is underway at ACC Highland, Building 3000 (HLC 3000), the former women’s Dillard’s. The 185,000-square-foot building will be developed in phases. The first phase will serve as home to the new ACCTV studios and … Continue reading