{"id":49555,"date":"2019-05-13T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T16:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=49555"},"modified":"2024-11-01T13:43:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-01T18:43:33","slug":"acc-honors-record-number-of-high-school-seniors-graduating-with-college-credential","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/05\/13\/acc-honors-record-number-of-high-school-seniors-graduating-with-college-credential\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC honors record number of high school seniors graduating with college credential"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/echs41894207471_cae5107e9a_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49556\" style=\"width:462px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/echs41894207471_cae5107e9a_z.jpg 640w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/echs41894207471_cae5107e9a_z-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/echs41894207471_cae5107e9a_z-150x100.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Graduating seniors included 1,679 students with 12+ dual credit hours.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Austin Community College (ACC) celebrates its largest Early College High School (ECHS) class and other seniors who are graduating with college credits and committing to enrolling at ACC with the second annual President\u2019s Reception, 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, at the Austin ISD Performing Arts Center (1500 Barbara Jordan Rd.).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou keep hearing stories about college is not for everyone. The message we want to get across is that ACC is for everyone. You need a post-secondary credential in the workforce, and ACC is changing the way students and their families think about their future,\u201d says Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president\/CEO. \u201cIt\u2019s increasingly important that we create more pathways for success. With our ISD partners, we\u2019re ensuring more students leave high school better prepared for either entering the workforce or continuing on to earn a bachelor degree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The reception honors ACC\u2019s ECHS, dual-credit, and Career Academy graduates and celebrates graduating seniors who pledge to enroll at the college in fall.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dual-Credit Graduates: 1,679 students graduating with 12+ dual credit hours<\/li>\n<li>Career Academy Graduates: 25 students graduating with a Level I Certificate<\/li>\n<li>ECHS Graduates: 205 students graduating with an Associate Degree<\/li>\n<li>Incoming ACC Freshmen: 1,386 students pledge to enroll at ACC for fall 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>ACC\u2019s high school programs are available at little to no charge for all area high school students.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI come from an impoverished background. I enrolled at ACC to get a head start and have the best opportunity to get into college,\u201d says Alyssa Ramirez, Elgin Early High School student. \u201cPeople here want to help you. People want you to succeed. They are trying to make sure that you have the best chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event also includes a college showcase with faculty and staff sharing information about registering for classes, student support services, and resources available to help pay for college.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about ACC\u2019s high school programs, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/academic-and-career-programs\/dual-credit-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/highschool<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College (ACC) celebrates its largest Early College High School (ECHS) class and other seniors who are graduating with college credits and committing to enrolling at ACC with the second annual President\u2019s Reception, 6 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/05\/13\/acc-honors-record-number-of-high-school-seniors-graduating-with-college-credential\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,13,15,17,18],"tags":[3520,438,2683,147,151,3518,301,3521,3519],"class_list":["post-49555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business-and-community","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","category-official-acc-press-releases","tag-associate-degree","tag-career-academies","tag-dual-credit-2","tag-early-college-high-school","tag-echs","tag-elgin-early-high-school","tag-graduates","tag-incoming-freshmen","tag-presidents-reception"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49555","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\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49555"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49555\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49555"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49555"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49555"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}