The Austin Community College District is a regional community college district with 8 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 . 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 on September 17, 1973 with 177 faculty and staff, 1,726 students, and 30 academic programs. Classes were first held at Rio Grande, ACC's oldest currently open campus, on September 4, 1975. The college held its first commencement ceremony on May 15, 1974. Fifteen students were awarded associate degrees, and 71 adults were honored for receiving their GED certificates.
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| Location: | Austin, Texas
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| School type: | University, Community college |
| Total enrollment: | 31,908 |