Continuing Education
Three ACC massage therapy students awarded $5,000 scholarship
Posted on Wed, 12/14/2022 - 10:48amThree Austin Community College District (ACC) students will get extra support to complete their educational journey. The ACC Massage Therapy students are in the inaugural cohort of the Massage Heights and Zenoti Foundation’s $50,000 scholarship...
EvoLLLution: How Continuing Ed Fits in with The Overarching Institution
Posted on Mon, 05/02/2022 - 2:04pmAustin Community College District Vice Chancellor for Institutional Research and Analytics Jenna Cullinane Hege served as the expert for How Continuing Ed Fits in with The Overarching Institution with The EvoLLLution. The Continuing Education...
ACC Fast Track program starts on the right track
Posted on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 12:42pmAustin Community College District's (ACC) Fast Track Career Program, aimed at getting Central Texans back to work, continues to grow. More and more students are seeing the need to earn a short-term credential that leads to an in-demand career in one...
ACC extends & expands tuition cuts for fast-track training programs
Posted on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 2:32pmAustin Community College District (ACC) extends and expands deep discounts in fast-track training programs to help get more Central Texans into promising career fields — quickly. The 50-percent tuition discount is now available through August 2021...
ACC cuts tuition by 50 percent for fast track CE training programs
Posted on Wed, 09/02/2020 - 1:06pmTo support getting Central Texans back to work, Austin Community College District (ACC) launches deep discounts for 12 fast-track programs in the highest-demand sectors in the region, including health care, IT, and skilled trades. Offered through...
Seeing inside Highland Building 2000: Departments moving in check out new digs
Posted on Tue, 03/10/2020 - 11:44amConstruction paused and the dust settled a bit as Austin Community College (ACC) faculty and staff took their first steps inside the newest phase of ACC Highland. Six months remain until doors open at Building 2000. The new campus features...
"We are going to be your neighbors": ACC helps break the cycle at Lockhart Correctional Facility
Posted on Thu, 01/30/2020 - 4:48pm“It’s hard to adjust when you have been gone as long as I have,” says Amber McEntire “I don’t even know how to work that phone in your hand, but I know how to build electrical circuits.” For the past 15 years, Amber McEntire has been inside looking...
Amid Truck Driving Shortage, More Women Join Industry
Posted on Tue, 11/19/2019 - 10:28amSpectrum News: Amid Truck Driving Shortage, More Women Join Industry BY REENA DIAMANTE AUSTIN PUBLISHED 9:58 PM CT NOV. 18, 2019 SAN MARCOS, Texas — Industry insiders predict the truck driver shortage in the United States will more than double in...
ACC and Facebook partner to launch new digital marketing series
Posted on Wed, 09/04/2019 - 4:07pmAustin Community College (ACC) and Facebook announce a new partnership to fuel the growing entrepreneurial industry in Austin. New Digital Marketing courses at ACC prepare students who want to pursue careers in the fast-growing digital marketing...
Second chances: Lockhart inmates graduate from community college
Posted on Mon, 08/26/2019 - 4:03pmAustin American-Statesman: Second chances: Lockhart inmates graduate from community college By Lara Korte lkorte@statesman.com LOCKHART — Tears and cheers filled the gymnasium Saturday at the Lockhart Correctional Facility as more than 100 family...
Continuing Education Courses to be offered at LHHS
Posted on Tue, 08/21/2018 - 11:04amTHE INDEPENDENT, LIBERTY HILL: Continuing Education Courses to be offered at LHHS AUGUST 20, 2018 By Rachel Madison Continuing education courses in both HVAC and plumbing will be offered to area adults through Austin Community College at Liberty...