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ACC hosts Health Sciences Open House: Exploring Healthcare Careers

Posted on Fri, 02/17/2023 - 10:53am

Central Texas is home to more than 25 hospitals, with almost $2.5 billion in construction underway by three major healthcare systems to expand. As those projects are expected to be completed in 2024, Austin Community College District (ACC) remains...

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Success Story! The benefits of adopting an ACC pet

Posted on Wed, 07/21/2021 - 11:31am

https://www.youtube.com/embed/t03YxCnSZcI Austin Community College District (ACC) needs your help finding homes for our pets. As the summer semester comes to a close, the animals cared for by our Veterinary Technology students need to find a...

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Find a career in healthcare: ACC hosts Health Sciences Open House

Posted on Mon, 02/10/2020 - 8:53am

Demand for local healthcare professionals is growing. One in every four new jobs expected over the next decade in Central Texas is in healthcare. Austin Community College (ACC) hosts its annual Health Science Open House for students and the...

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RB turns 9!

Month-in-Review: December 2019

Posted on Mon, 12/16/2019 - 3:19pm

ACC celebrates 9th annual Riverbat DayACC students, staff, and faculty were encouraged to #GoPurple on November 20 to show their pride on Riverbat Day. Additionally, ACC's official mascot R.B. visited multiple ACC campuses to celebrate nine years of...

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At Austin Community College, students and shelter pets grow together

Posted on Mon, 12/02/2019 - 8:03am

 Austin American-Statesman: At Austin Community College, students and shelter pets grow together   By Lara Korte ELGIN — When Tootsie Pop came to Austin Community College a few weeks ago, she was a bit of a “hot mess.” “You couldn’t walk her on a...

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ACC, Austin Pets Alive! & Bastrop County Animal Shelter start new partnership

Posted on Fri, 11/15/2019 - 3:37pm

Partnership places pets cared for by ACC Veterinarian Technology during the semester in loving homes Austin Community College (ACC) launches a first-of-its-kind partnership with Bastrop County Animal Shelter and Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) to provide...

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College signing day 2019 student

Month-in-Review: April 2019

Posted on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 11:12am

Tuesday, April 2 | Clothing DriveNearly 100 students benefited from the joint Adjunct Faculty Association/Student Life Clothing Drive at Round Rock Campus. The college collected more than 500 articles of professional, interview-appropriate clothing...

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Adopt a pet cared for by ACC vet tech students

Posted on Fri, 05/10/2019 - 4:10pm

Austin Community College (ACC) is working with area animal shelters to find forever homes for pets who were trained and cared for by students in the Veterinary Technology Program. Over the past semester, these dogs have undergone leash training and...

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ACC faculty and staff can register for low-cost pet exams

Posted on Wed, 02/06/2019 - 11:15am

Austin Community College (ACC) Veterinary Technology Department hosts a series of veterinary clinics for faculty and staff. “Students will get hands on experience with actual clients,” says Sara Ervin, veterinary technology clinical coordinator. “We...

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