Austin Community College District (ACC) students have saved more than $10 million in textbook costs since the college launched zero textbook cost (ZTC) courses and degrees in 2017. The number of ACC courses now offering … Continue reading
ACC’s Z-Degree program awarded prestigious Texas Star Award
The Austin Community College District (ACC) Z-Degree program was recognized as one of the top college programs in the state — awarded a 2019 Star Award by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board during an … Continue reading
ACC’s zero-cost textbook program named finalist for Texas Star Award
The Austin Community College Z-Degree Program is recognized as one of the top performing college programs in Texas; named a finalist for the prestigious 2019 Star Award by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The … 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
Learn how you can save! Earn a degree without ever purchasing a textbook
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Faculty: Learn about incorporating open course materials at presentation Sept. 30
Do you have questions about open online course materials and whether they can work in your teaching? Dr. David Wiley, co-founder and chief academic officer of Lumen Learning and nationally recognized expert in open content, … Continue reading
Faculty: Apply for OER project by July 29
Austin Community College faculty interested in working on a project to create open educational resources that are used statewide and available to instructors around the world should apply by Friday, July 29. ACC is collaborating … Continue reading
ACC receives grant to develop open educational resources
Austin Community College is part of a consortium of colleges that have been awarded a $300,000 grant from the Achieving the Dream organization to develop degree programs that can be completed using open educational resources … Continue reading