Austin Community College

The Austin Community College District (ACC) is a regional community college district with eight campuses and 12 centers located in and around the city of Austin, Texas, United States. ACC is the second largest institution of higher learning in Central Texas with a service area that stretches over eight counties and 7,000 square miles (18,000 km). As of Fall 2011, ACC has 4,500 faculty and staff, 45,100 credit students, 15,000 non-credit students, and offers over 235 associate degree and certificate programs. In 1972, residents of Austin ISD voted to create the Austin Community College District. ACC opened its doors at its Ridgeview Campus (closed in 1988 due to structural issues) on September 17, 1973 with 177 faculty and staff, 1,726...