{"id":45266,"date":"2018-02-16T16:45:01","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T16:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=45266"},"modified":"2018-02-16T16:45:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T16:45:47","slug":"austin-community-college-district-recognized-for-online-learning-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/02\/16\/austin-community-college-district-recognized-for-online-learning-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Community College District recognized for online learning excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Austin Community College (ACC) is a top two-year college in the state of Texas for online learning according to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">AffordableCollegesOnline.org<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, a national resource on affordability and excellence in higher education.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cACC is dedicated to growing online learning to better serve students\u2019 unique needs,\u201d says Dr. Gaye Lynn Scott, Associate Vice President, Academic Transfer Programs. \u201cExpanding online learning provides more flexible options for students far and wide.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ACC delivers nearly 500 courses each semester online. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Online and hybrid classes<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> offer students a convenient way to earn college credit. Course content and transferability is identical to classes offered on campus, giving students more scheduling options and a wider selection of classes to meet their needs. In the past year, ACC introduced Quality Matters, a nationally-recognized quality assurance standard in online learning to provide faculty the opportunity to enhance courses and programs that will translate to student success. Next steps include establishing ACC Online, a virtual campus with integrated student services. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cACC is committed to building strong communities through innovative programs and transformative delivery models,\u201d says Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president\/CEO. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Colleges and universities were selected through a competitive process based on a number of key factors including: :<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Regional accreditation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0In-state tuition and fees<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Percent of full-time undergraduate students receiving institutional financial aid<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Number of online programs offered<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Student-to-teacher ratio<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For more information about the ranking process, visit the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.affordablecollegesonline.org\/online-colleges\/texas\/#2-year-best-college-ranking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Best Online Colleges in Texas webpage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College (ACC) is a top two-year college in the state of Texas for online learning according to AffordableCollegesOnline.org, a national resource on affordability and excellence in higher education. \u201cACC is dedicated to growing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2018\/02\/16\/austin-community-college-district-recognized-for-online-learning-excellence\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4107,"featured_media":45267,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[1844,1843],"class_list":["post-45266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-facstaff-news","tag-affordablecollegesonline-org","tag-online-learning"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45266","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\/4107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}