{"id":52574,"date":"2025-12-01T11:45:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=52574"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T16:00:31","slug":"acc-celebrates-more-than-4440-students-invited-to-participate-in-fall-2025-commencement-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/12\/01\/acc-celebrates-more-than-4440-students-invited-to-participate-in-fall-2025-commencement-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC celebrates more than 4,440 students invited to participate in fall 2025 commencement ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"923\" height=\"553\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/FA25_Commencement_InfoHub.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-52576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/FA25_Commencement_InfoHub.png 923w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/FA25_Commencement_InfoHub-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/FA25_Commencement_InfoHub-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2025\/12\/FA25_Commencement_InfoHub-150x90.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>Free Tuition &amp; Affordability Scholarship continues to drive momentum in student success<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) celebrates more than 4,440 graduates invited to participate in its Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony. This class marks one of the largest graduating cohorts in the College\u2019s history, up 12% from last fall.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The milestone reflects a continued upward trend in completion, fueled in part by ACC\u2019s Free Tuition and Affordability Scholarship initiatives and expanded student support systems.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommencement is always emotional for me because every graduate represents a story of resilience, sacrifice, and hope,\u201d said ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart. \u201cOur student success translates directly to our region&#8217;s success. That\u2019s why ACC is transforming how we serve\u2014from free tuition and flexible pathways to the supports that help students stay in school. This momentum is a powerful reminder that when we put people first, we don\u2019t just change individual futures but we shape the future of Central Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony will honor students completing associate and bachelor\u2019s degrees, workforce certificates, and high school equivalency credentials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>By the numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5,086 degrees and certifications<\/li>\n<li>3,347 associate degree earners<\/li>\n<li>1,625 certificate completers<\/li>\n<li>115 bachelor\u2019s degree graduates from ACC\u2019s four-year programs<\/li>\n<li>154 students completing their high school equivalency (GED)<\/li>\n<li>1,716 graduates who participated in the Free Tuition and Affordability Scholarship initiatives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWhen I began, I knew I was on the right path. The accomplishments I&#8217;ve made here, both academically and in awards, [are] mainly because they pushed me to the next level and helped me see what I&#8217;m capable of,\u201d said Zoila Walston, ACC English graduate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Thursday, December 11<br \/><strong>Time: <\/strong>4 p.m.<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong> H-E-B Center at Cedar Park, 2100 Avenue of the Stars<\/p>\n<p>More information is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/austincc.edu\/commencement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/commencement<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free Tuition &amp; Affordability Scholarship continues to drive momentum in student success Austin Community College District (ACC) celebrates more than 4,440 graduates invited to participate in its Fall 2025 Commencement Ceremony. This class marks one &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/12\/01\/acc-celebrates-more-than-4440-students-invited-to-participate-in-fall-2025-commencement-ceremony\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":52575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,18],"tags":[1178,40,4307,4306,69],"class_list":["post-52574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-announcements","category-official-acc-press-releases","tag-ceremony","tag-commencement","tag-fall-2025-commencement","tag-fall-2025-graduation","tag-graduation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52574","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=52574"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52574\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}