{"id":51642,"date":"2025-02-04T13:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T18:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=51642"},"modified":"2025-02-03T13:59:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T18:59:23","slug":"acc-expands-access-in-lockhart-offering-first-classes-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/02\/04\/acc-expands-access-in-lockhart-offering-first-classes-in-february\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Expands Access in Lockhart, Offering First Classes in February"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/RS24313_20240625-Lockhart-ca-009_lpr-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Caldwell County Courthouse in historic downtown Lockhart, Texas, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.\" class=\"wp-image-51643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/RS24313_20240625-Lockhart-ca-009_lpr-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/RS24313_20240625-Lockhart-ca-009_lpr-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/RS24313_20240625-Lockhart-ca-009_lpr-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/RS24313_20240625-Lockhart-ca-009_lpr-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/RS24313_20240625-Lockhart-ca-009_lpr-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/RS24313_20240625-Lockhart-ca-009_lpr-1320x880.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/02\/RS24313_20240625-Lockhart-ca-009_lpr.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Caldwell County Courthouse in historic downtown Lockhart, Texas, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Just about three months after <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2024\/11\/06\/acc-welcomes-lockhart-isd-to-the-district\/\">voters elected to join the Austin Community College District <\/a>(ACC), the College will begin offering classes in Lockhart. Evening and weekend classes start <strong>Monday, February 17<\/strong>, at Lockhart High School. Registration is now open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made a promise to the Lockhart community that they would see the local presence of ACC immediately. ACC is committed to keeping our promises,\u201d says ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart. \u201cOur goal is to be a lifelong partner in this community. We\u2019re going to continue working with Lockhart to connect deeper, build partnerships, and create opportunities that can change lives for generations to come. This is just the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The College will begin with four 12-week general education classes in:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>English Composition I (ENGL 1301)<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 2301)<\/li>\n<li>Texas State and Local Government (GOVT 2306)<\/li>\n<li>Effective Learning Strategies (EDUC 1300)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Additional academic and Continuing Education programs are in development for Lockhart. In December, ACC purchased the Ford Building\u2014a 20,000-square-foot former auto dealership\u2014to serve as a future permanent ACC campus in Lockhart. Renovation planning is underway to transform the space into a hub for classroom instruction and hands-on learning.<\/p>\n<p>ACC will work with local businesses and industries to build programs for the space that can support the region\u2019s workforce through training, internships, and job placement opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Dual credit courses also will continue to be offered for Lockhart ISD students.<\/p>\n<p>All Lockhart ISD residents can access the full suite of in-district benefits and don\u2019t have to pay an out-of-district fee. This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/free-tuition\/\">ACC\u2019s Free Tuition pilot program<\/a> without the out-of-district fee. The College also offers all students <strong>free<\/strong> comprehensive academic support services like free tutoring, career counseling, and specialized programs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to apply now, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/austincc.edu\/lockhart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/lockhart<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/offices.austincc.edu\/operations-and-public-affairs\/public-affairs\/annexation\/anexion-de-lockhart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">en Espa\u00f1ol<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just about three months after voters elected to join the Austin Community College District (ACC), the College will begin offering classes in Lockhart. Evening and weekend classes start Monday, February 17, at Lockhart High School. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/02\/04\/acc-expands-access-in-lockhart-offering-first-classes-in-february\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":50590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,15,17,18,19],"tags":[1806,2526,2685,2729,2731],"class_list":["post-51642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","category-news-and-announcements","category-official-acc-press-releases","category-students-and-alumni","tag-12-week","tag-free-tuition","tag-lockhart","tag-lockhart-annexation","tag-lockhart-isd"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51642","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=51642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}