{"id":50893,"date":"2020-12-04T10:33:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=50893"},"modified":"2024-11-26T10:34:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T15:34:55","slug":"acc-to-begin-offering-on-campus-in-person-application-assistance-for-spring-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/12\/04\/acc-to-begin-offering-on-campus-in-person-application-assistance-for-spring-registration\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC to begin offering on-campus, in-person application assistance for spring registration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) is gradually expanding on-campus services to help enroll students for spring classes. Beginning Monday, December 7, the college will offer in-person application assistance. Visitors will be required to schedule an appointment and follow the college\u2019s COVID-19 safety protocols in order to enter the campus.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDuring this time, more than ever, the digital divide is very real. Providing this in-person and on-campus access is mission critical and vital to student success,\u201d says Dr. Shasta Buchanan, ACC vice president of Student Affairs. \u201cThis is a part of our commitment to support the needs of our community as we continue our work to meet equity in access.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Enrollment teams from Adult Education, Continuing Education, and Enrollment Services will rotate at the Round Rock, Highland, and Riverside campuses to meet with applicants. Thirty-minute appointments are available and must be scheduled in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Those who visit campus must follow ACC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/coronavirus\/health-and-safety-protocols\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COVID-19 health and safety protocols<\/a> including:<\/p>\n<p>1. Bring a mask and wear it properly over the nose and mouth at all times.<br \/>2. Show a photo ID or appointment confirmation email to enter the building.<br \/>3. Sign in as a guest at the check-in desk and be screened by front desk staff before they are allowed to enter the building.<br \/>4. Submit to a temperature screening at the door.<\/p>\n<p>The college continues to work closely with the regional health authority to track regional developments and remains prepared to adjust plans as needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur return to campus continues to be a slow, steady, and thoughtful process,\u201d says Mike Midgley, ACC vice president of Instruction. \u201cWith any change, we remain committed to finding a balance that meets our mission to remain accessible to all students while protecting the health, safety, and well-being of our community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hours of operation and appointment information for on-campus, in-person assistance are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/austincc.edu\/startnow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/startnow<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Read more details in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/coronavirus\/messages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">message from the offices of Student Affairs and Instruction<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) is gradually expanding on-campus services to help enroll students for spring classes. Beginning Monday, December 7, the college will offer in-person application assistance. Visitors will be required to schedule an &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2020\/12\/04\/acc-to-begin-offering-on-campus-in-person-application-assistance-for-spring-registration\/\">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":[13,15,17],"tags":[345,988,3902,2037,2983,93,1999],"class_list":["post-50893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","tag-1-on-1-help","tag-application-steps","tag-coronavirus","tag-covid-19","tag-health-and-safety-protocols","tag-registration","tag-student-support"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50893","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=50893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50893\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}