{"id":50041,"date":"2019-10-21T11:29:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-21T16:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=50041"},"modified":"2024-11-13T11:34:32","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T16:34:32","slug":"acc-named-finalist-for-national-excelencia-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/10\/21\/acc-named-finalist-for-national-excelencia-award\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC named finalist for national Excelencia award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/acc-hispanic9508_transform.jpg\" alt=\"Instructor converses with two female Latino students\" class=\"wp-image-50042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/acc-hispanic9508_transform.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/acc-hispanic9508_transform-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/acc-hispanic9508_transform-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2024\/11\/acc-hispanic9508_transform-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">ACC is only community college in Texas recognized for Latino success by Excelencia in Education.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin Community College (ACC) is a national finalist, and the only community college in Texas, for the 2019 Examples of Excelencia recognition. The award, presented Excelencia in Education, honors programs dedicated to accelerating Latino student success in higher education.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, Excelencia received 166 program nominations from 32 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is an honor to be nationally recognized for the commitment ACC has to closing the equity gap and providing targeted support to our underserved students,\u201d says Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC president\/CEO. \u201cThe strides we are making for Latino student success will benefit the community and workforce as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hispanic student population at ACC is the fastest-growing demographic at the college. In fall 2019, ACC enrolled approximately 15,700 Hispanic students, an increase of 27 percent over the last five years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The college\u2019s Guided Pathways Advising Through Coaching program is recognized in the Associate category. Other finalists in the Associate category include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Center for Community College Partnerships (CCCP) at UCLA\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Ichabod Success Institute at Washburn University\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Promises &amp; Pathways: Scaling Developmental Education Reform at Cuyamaca College\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC launched Guided Pathways in 2016. It redesigns and re-aligns programs, support services, and instructional approaches to help students clarify goals, choose and enter pathways to achieve their goals, and master knowledge and skills needed to advance in the workforce or further their education. Since launching guided pathways, the term-to-term retention rate for Hispanic students increased by 16 percent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur guiding theory of action is to increase Latino student success in higher education to prepare and enhance America\u2019s future workforce, civic leadership, and contribute to our economy. To do so, we are informing decision-makers, working with institutions and organizations to provide assistance and compel action, and creating a community of action-oriented advocates,\u201d says Deborah Santiago, Excelencia in Education CEO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2019 Examples of Excelencia will be revealed Thursday, October 24, at the Celebraci\u00f3n de Excelencia in Washington, DC. Winners are chosen by a national selection committee comprised of higher education leaders, grantmakers, professionals, and stakeholders.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June, ACC was presented the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/news\/2019\/06\/acc-awarded-prestigious-national-seal-excelencia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seal of Excelencia<\/a> for its dedication to Latino students by Excelencia in Education.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College (ACC) is a national finalist, and the only community college in Texas, for the 2019 Examples of Excelencia recognition. The award, presented Excelencia in Education, honors programs dedicated to accelerating Latino student &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2019\/10\/21\/acc-named-finalist-for-national-excelencia-award\/\">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":[3760,3062,1984,3560,903,3756,794,2102],"class_list":["post-50041","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-coaching","tag-examples-of-excelencia","tag-excelencia-in-education","tag-guided-pathways-advising","tag-hispanic","tag-hispanic-enrollment","tag-latino","tag-seal-of-excelencia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50041","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=50041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50041\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}