{"id":46235,"date":"2023-05-18T14:54:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T14:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=46235"},"modified":"2023-05-31T18:30:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T18:30:49","slug":"acc-steps-students-celebrate-2023-graduation-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/05\/18\/acc-steps-students-celebrate-2023-graduation-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC STEPS students celebrate 2023 graduation ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t<!-- MasterSlider -->\n\t\t<div id=\"P_MS6a7ec3451dee2\" class=\"master-slider-parent msl ms-parent-id-9\" style=\"max-width:800px;\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- MasterSlider Main -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"MS6a7ec3451dee2\" class=\"master-slider ms-skin-default\" >\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ms-slide\" data-delay=\"8\" data-fill-mode=\"fill\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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The ceremony was paid for by former Texas Representative Larry Gonzales, who donated $7,500 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/matthew58.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew 5:8 Foundation<\/a> to cover the cost of graduation and donate to the STEPS scholarship fund. His son was one of the graduates honored in the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their donation also will fund a dozen $500 scholarships \u2014 earmarked for the STEPS program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC&#8217;s STEPS program offers vocational training and educational options for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities\u200b. Graduates who complete STEPS are eligible to take a certification course in their area of interest. Students attend academic support while taking certification classes to provide tutoring and homework help. For more information, visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/austincc.wixsite.com\/accsteps\" target=\"_blank\">austincc.edu\/accsteps<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College District&#8217;s (ACC) Skills, Training and Education for Personal Success (STEPS) program held its graduation ceremony Thursday, May 11 at ACC Northridge Campus. 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