{"id":53300,"date":"2026-08-21T08:50:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T13:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=53300"},"modified":"2026-08-21T13:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:16:03","slug":"acc-fall-enrollment-continues-to-climb-as-more-central-texans-choose-acc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/08\/21\/acc-fall-enrollment-continues-to-climb-as-more-central-texans-choose-acc\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Fall Enrollment Continues to Climb as More Central Texans Choose ACC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Enrollment up nearly 17% in two years | Third Free Tuition cohort begins<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Austin Community College District (ACC) expects to welcome more than 43,600 students for the fall 2026 semester, continuing a period of significant enrollment growth as the College prepares for the start of classes Monday, August 24.<\/p>\n

As of August 20, overall enrollment is up about 6.1% from fall 2025 and nearly 17% from two years ago. While new student enrollment is flat, more students are persisting. More than 14,000 students are enrolled through\u00a0ACC\u2019s Free Tuition Pilot program<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0this semester, an increase of more than 40% from fall 2025. The third cohort of students is beginning college with tuition and general fees covered through the program.<\/p>\n

The growth reflects increasing demand across ACC’s academic and workforce programs, particularly in fields connected to Central Texas’ evolving economy.<\/p>\n