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Understanding Latino Students | ACC Partners With Excelencia in Education

Austin Community College District (ACC) is one of 24 colleges and universities selected nationwide to help release a series of fact sheets to inform action, mobilize intentionality, and accelerate Latino student success. It is part … Continue reading

Celebrate Día de los Muertos with series of ACC events

Austin Community College District (ACC) celebrates Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, from Friday, October 27, to Friday, November 3. This celebration is represented in many cultures to honor and remember ancestors and those … Continue reading

ACC kicks off Hispanic Heritage Month with Fiestas Patrias

Austin Community College District (ACC) invites faculty, staff, students, and the community to start off Hispanic Heritage Month with Fiestas Patrias from 12 to 3 p.m., Thursday, September 14, at ACC Riverside Campus.  Fiestas Patrias … Continue reading

ACC hosts events to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month

Austin Community College District (ACC) celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of events and conversations. Hispanic Heritage Month runs from September 15 to October 15 and recognizes the culture and influence of Hispanic … Continue reading

ACC students at Rio Grande Campus

ACC recertified Hispanic Serving Institution by U.S. Department of Education

Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) are responsible for almost 80% of all degrees earned by Latinos, according to Excelencia in Education. This semester, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) recertified Austin Community College District (ACC) for … Continue reading

Seal of Excelencia

ACC Honored for Successfully, Intentionally Serving Latino Students

Austin Community College District (ACC) is one of nine institutions nationwide to earn recertification for the National Seal of Excelencia by Excelencia in Education for its ongoing work to support and serve Latino students. ACC was … Continue reading

Upward Bound students during class on Thursday, July 12, 2018.

ACC’s Catch the Next Program Named Finalist for Excelencia Award

Austin Community College’s Catch the Next (CTN) Ascender Program is a national finalist for the Excelencia Award for the second consecutive year. The award recognizes programs that use evidence-based practices to improve educational achievement for … Continue reading

Ballet folklorico dancers in bright purple dresses with multi-colored shoulder and skirt layers performing in the South Austin Campus courtyard

Celebrate Día de la Familia

Austin Community College (ACC) invites the community to the 12th annual Dí­a de la Familia Festival Saturday, April 28, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Riverside Campus (1020 Grove Blvd.). The interactive, family-friendly event … Continue reading

ACC hosts 11th Annual Día de la Familia

Austin Community College (ACC) invites families to the 11th annual Dí­a de la Familia festival on Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Riverside Campus (1020 Grove Blvd.). The bilingual event celebrates … Continue reading

ACC hosts 10th Annual Día de la Familia at Riverside Campus

Students and their families invited for free educational resources Austin Community College (ACC) invites families to the tenth annual Dí­a de la Familia festival on Saturday, April 30, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at … Continue reading

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