{"id":33970,"date":"2015-04-15T16:58:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T16:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=33970"},"modified":"2015-05-11T14:19:57","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T14:19:57","slug":"acc-accepting-applications-for-free-college-prep-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/04\/15\/acc-accepting-applications-for-free-college-prep-program\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC accepting applications for free college prep program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Classes equip students with knowledge and tools to enter college &amp;\u00a0succeed<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enrollment is underway for Austin Community College\u2019s summer Transitions Program, a free college preparation course for adults. Applications are due by Friday, May 8.<\/p>\n<p>The free program helps high school graduates and GED earners get ready for college. Students receive one-on-one advising and attend workshops and classes focused on reading, writing, and math.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an intense, but powerful program. When students leave here they have the skill set for success,\u201d says Charlene Gill, Transitions coordinator. \u201cThey learn how to take notes, how to manage their time effectively, and how to balance work and school with friends and family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 12-week\u00a0course begins Tuesday, May 26, with day and evening classes at Highland Campus (6101 Airport Blvd.).<\/p>\n<p>Participants must be 18 or older, with a GED or high school diploma. Current and former Developmental Education students are encouraged to apply. Applicants participate in a brief interview before enrolling and must maintain a 75 percent attendance rate for the course.<\/p>\n<p>To sign up or get more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/degrees-and-certificates\/find-classes\/college-skills-and-career-planning\/transitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/transitions<\/a>\u00a0or contact Charlene Gill\u00a0<a href=\"tel:%28512.223.5122\">512-223-7454<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cgill@austincc.edu\">cgill@austincc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Classes equip students with knowledge and tools to enter college &amp;\u00a0succeed Enrollment is underway for Austin Community College\u2019s summer Transitions Program, a free college preparation course for adults. Applications are due by Friday, May 8. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2015\/04\/15\/acc-accepting-applications-for-free-college-prep-program\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3556,"featured_media":33973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33970","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-news-and-announcements"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33970","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33970"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33970\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}