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Hundreds turn out as ACC celebrates grand opening of Highland Campus

More than 300 turned out to celebrate a major milestone at Austin Community College District (ACC). The college hosted a grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony for  ACC Highland Phase 2 on Friday, April 22, 2022.  “This … Continue reading

10+ years in the making: ACC celebrates grand opening of Highland Campus

Meet us at Austin Community College District’s (ACC) newest campus. More than a decade in the making, ACC celebrates the grand opening of its flagship Highland Campus (6101 Highland Campus Dr.) with a celebration and … 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

Crews continue renovation work at ACC Highland Phase 2 and Rio Grande Campus

ACC Highland Phase 2 Construction crews continue to work over the summer on the Highland Campus Phase 2 renovation project, including waterproofing exterior openings, pouring sound slabs and ramps, open stair steel installation, and reinstalling … Continue reading

May 2019 Bond Projects Update

Highland Campus Phase 2 ACC Highland Campus Phase 2 progress continues despite the wet weather. The roofing on the north building is 95 percent complete and 65 percent complete on the south building, and exterior … Continue reading

Highland and Rio Grande bond project updates: April 2019

Construction crews continue work on Highland Campus Phase 2. Structural steel erection was completed in February. Shoring and formwork for the connector bridge and social stair foundation at the paseo have started. The paseo canopy … Continue reading

March Progress Report: Framing and MEP continues at ACC Highland and Rio Grande campuses

At ACC Highland Phase 2, construction teams continue work on framing, steel erection, and the exterior shell. Exterior window installation also continues, along with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing work.  At Rio Grande Campus, crews have … Continue reading

Highland and Rio Grande bond project updates: February 2019

Austin Community College (ACC) continues to move forward on phase 2 of the Highland Mall redevelopment and the renovation of Rio Grande Campus. Both projects are part of the capital improvement projects approved by district … Continue reading

ACC Highland redevelopment update

Renovation work continues on ACC Highland Phase 2. Demolition of the southeast portion of the building is complete, and construction on the college’s drama and dance departments and assembly areas for occupancy load, vibration, and … Continue reading

Bond project construction updates: Highland and Rio Grande

ACC continues to make progress on $386 million in capital improvement projects approved by ACC District voters in the November 2014 bond election. In 2018, the college celebrated expanding to Leander with the opening of … Continue reading

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