Austin Community College is expanding resources to student veterans with the opening of the college’s fourth and largest veterans resource center at ACC Highland.<\/p>\n
The ACC Veterans Resource Center will have a grand opening 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, October 30, near the east entrance of ACC Highland. Guests can learn about the center’s services, meet college and military leaders, and explore career training opportunities.<\/p>\n
The celebration is free and open to veteran students and their supporters.<\/p>\n
“It is extremely important that we honor our veterans, and this is one of the ways we can do it,” says ACC President\/CEO Dr. Richard Rhodes. “The Veterans Resource Center will provide not just our 2,200 student veterans, but all veterans a pathway to achieve their dreams.”<\/p>\n
Site and Parking Map<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The new 4,000 square-foot office will offer essential support services including VA certification, and advising for VA benefits. The center’s lounge offers military and student veterans a place to socialize, find peer support, and participate in veteran-specific activities.<\/p>\n ACC also has veterans resource office at Round Rock, Northridge, and Riverside Campuses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Grand opening 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30 at new facility Austin Community College is expanding resources to student veterans with the opening of the college’s fourth and largest veterans resource center at ACC Highland. … Continue reading