The Alamo Community College District (ACCD) is a community college Australia has had a system of Technical and Further Education colleges for many years. Training is conducted under the National Training System, the Australian system for vocational education and training (VET) under the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF), in which employers, the States of Australia, and the Commonwealth Government, system serving the greater San Antonio, Texas San Antonio is the second-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventh-largest city in the United States with a population of 1.3 million. The city is the seat of Bexar County. Located in the American Southwest and the northern part of South Texas, San Antonio is the center of Tejano culture and Texas tourism.[citation needed] The city is area. ACCD consists of five colleges which operate with a high degree of autonomy: San Antonio College San Antonio College is a community college that is a part of the Alamo Community College District. It is located on San Pedro Avenue, across from San Pedro Park, near downtown San Antonio. SAC is the oldest public two-year college in Texas. The college has an average semester enrollment of 22,028 credit students and an average annual enrollment of, St. Philip's College St. Philip's College is a comprehensive public community college located in San Antonio, Texas, United States. St. Philip's College, a part of the Alamo Community College District, operates two major campuses and seven subsidiary locations. It was founded in 1898, and currently serves more than 9,000 students in over 70 different academic and, Palo Alto College Palo Alto College is a community college located in the San Antonio, Texas area. It is a member of the Alamo Community College District, Northwest Vista College Northwest Vista College is a public community college within the Alamo Community College District in San Antonio, Texas. It is one of the top community colleges in the United States. Northwest Vista College offers open admission, and Northeast Lakeview College. The system serves about 100,000 students in academic and continuing education programs, employes about 5,300 faculty and staff, and had a budget of $277 million for 2009.[1]

ACCD is "the tenth largest" college system in the United States, "the second largest system in Texas", and "each of the ACCD's five colleges is ranked among the Top-10 Hispanic serving A Hispanic-serving institution, or HSI, is a term used for a Federal program designed to assist College or Universities in the United States that attempt to assist first generation, majority low income Hispanic students. According to Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965, in order for an HSI to receive federal funding it must satisfy the 2-year institutions in America".

Currently, the district offers over 325 degree and certificate programs. Most courses taken within the district are meant to apply for AA, AS, AAS, AAA, and AAT degrees which help students apply for jobs or of which can be transferred to four-year institutions.

As defined by the Texas Legislature The Legislature of the State of Texas is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. The Legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin. The Legislature is arguably considered the most powerful arm of the Texas government not only, the official service area of ACCD is the following:[2]

Recently, the Alamo Community College District was renamed "Alamo Colleges." They also changed their main logo as well as altering all the logos of the colleges within the district.

References

  1. ^ Ludwig, Melissa (July 5, 1009). "Ideas clash at Alamo Colleges". San Antonio Express News. pp. A1. http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/education/Ideas_clash_at_Alamo_Colleges.html. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  2. ^ Texas Education Code, Section 130.162, "Alamo Community College District Service Area".

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Northeast Lakeview College · Northwest Vista College Northwest Vista College is a public community college within the Alamo Community College District in San Antonio, Texas. It is one of the top community colleges in the United States. Northwest Vista College offers open admission · Palo Alto College Palo Alto College is a community college located in the San Antonio, Texas area. It is a member of the Alamo Community College District · San Antonio College San Antonio College is a community college that is a part of the Alamo Community College District. It is located on San Pedro Avenue, across from San Pedro Park, near downtown San Antonio. SAC is the oldest public two-year college in Texas. The college has an average semester enrollment of 22,028 credit students and an average annual enrollment of · St. Philip's College St. Philip's College is a comprehensive public community college located in San Antonio, Texas, United States. St. Philip's College, a part of the Alamo Community College District, operates two major campuses and seven subsidiary locations. It was founded in 1898, and currently serves more than 9,000 students in over 70 different academic and
City of San Antonio San Antonio is the second-largest city in the American state of Texas and the seventh-largest city in the United States with a population of 1.4 million. The city is the seat of Bexar County. Located in the American Southwest and the northern part of South Texas, San Antonio is the center of Tejano culture and Texas tourism.[citation needed] The
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The Alamo The Alamo, originally known as Mission San Antonio de Valero, is a former Roman Catholic mission and fortress compound, site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836, and now a museum, in San Antonio, Texas | Arneson River Theater The open-air venue was erected in 1939 and was designed by architect Robert Hugman and is named after Edwin Arneson, who was instrumental in securing funding for the Paseo del Rio | Artpace Artpace is a non-profit public charity contemporary art center in San Antonio, Texas founded in 1995 by Linda Pace in a converted car dealership. The center was originally privately funded, but is now publicly funded.[verification needed] Some have claimed it as one of the United States' most prestigious residency programs with more than 800 | Aztec On The River Built in 1926, the Aztec Theatre is a notable example of the impressive exotic-theme motion picture palaces constructed in the United States during the economic boom of the 1920s. The Kellwood Corporation, owned by Robert Bertrum Kelly and H.C. Woods, constructed the theater in 1926 with the financial backing of Commerce Reality at a cost of $1.75 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower is a historic Roman Catholic church, located in San Antonio, Texas. The church is distinguished as one of only a handful of church buildings in North America bearing the papal designation of "minor basilica." Despite its religious importance it is not the cathedral of the local | Blue Star Contemporary Art Center The Blue Star Contemporary Art Center is the acting contemporary art museum of San Antonio. Known simply as Blue Star, it was established as a grassroots response to the cancellation of a contemporary arts exhibit at the San Antonio Museum of Art in 1985. The effort established a vibrant venue for the exhibition of contemporary art in San Antonio | Botanical Garden The San Antonio Botanical Garden is a 33 acre, non-profit botanical garden in San Antonio, Texas | Cathedral of San Fernando The Cathedral of San Fernando is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located in San Antonio, Texas, in the United States. It is the mother church of the Archdiocese of San Antonio and the seat of its archbishop. The cathedral is also known as the Church of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria y Guadalupe and is listed on the National Register of | Fiesta San Antonio "Fiesta San Antonio" is an annual spring festival held in San Antonio, Texas with origins dating to the late 1800s. The festival begun as a single event to honor the memory of the heroes of the battles of The Alamo and San Jacinto | HemisFair '68 HemisFair '68 was the first officially designated world's fair held in the southwestern United States. San Antonio, Texas hosted the fair from April 6 through October 6, 1968. More than thirty nations hosted pavilions at the fair. The fair was held in conjunction with the 250th (semiquincentennial) anniversary of the founding of San Antonio. The | Institute of Texan Cultures UTSA's Institute of Texan Cultures is a museum and library located in HemisFair Park in downtown San Antonio, Texas. It serves as the state's primary center for multicultural education, with exhibits, programs, and events like the Texas Folklife Festival, an annual celebration of the many ethnicities that make up the population of Texas. The | Japanese Tea Gardens The San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden, or Sunken Gardens, is a registered Texas historical landmark in San Antonio, Texas. The gardens opened in an abandoned limestone rock quarry in the early 20th century. It was known also as Chinese Tea Gardens, Chinese Tea Garden Gate, Chinese Sunken Garden Gate and is listed on the U.S. National Register of | La Villita La Villita is an art community in San Antonio, Texas. There are many fine arts stores, gift stores and restaurants in the community. It is very close to The Alamo, the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, the Marriott Rivercenter, and the Hemisfair Park. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places | Majestic Theatre The Majestic Theatre is San Antonio's oldest and largest atmospheric theatre. In 1975, the theatre was listed on the National Register of Historical Places and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993. The theatre has been home to the San Antonio Symphony since 1989 | McNay Art Museum The McNay Art Museum, founded in 1950 in San Antonio, is the first modern art museum in the State of Texas. The museum was created by Marion Koogler McNay's original bequest of most of her fortune, her important art collection and her 24-room Spanish Colonial Revival-style mansion that sits on 23 acres that are landscaped with fountains, broad | Museum of Aerospace Medicine The Edward H. White II Museum of Aerospace Medicine is a museum of the United States Air Force and is located at Brooks City-Base, San Antonio, Texas | San Antonio Missions National Historical Park San Antonio Missions National Historical Park preserves four of the five Spanish frontier missions in San Antonio, Texas. These outposts were established by Catholic religious orders to spread Christianity among the local natives. These missions formed part of a colonization system that stretched across the Spanish Southwest in the 17th, 18th, and | Museum of Art The San Antonio Museum of Art is a museum in San Antonio, Texas. In the early 1970s, plans were initiated to purchase the historic Lone Star Brewery complex for conversion into the San Antonio Museum of Art and following a $7.2 million renovation, the San Antonio Museum of Art opened to the public in March 1981. The museum was funded through | River Walk The San Antonio River Walk is a network of walkways along the banks of the San Antonio River, one story beneath downtown San Antonio, Texas. Lined by bars, shops and restaurants, the River Walk is an important part of the city's urban fabric and a tourist attraction in its own right | San Antonio Zoo The San Antonio Zoological Gardens and Aquarium is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums-accredited zoo in San Antonio, Texas, United States. The 56-acre zoo has a collection of over 3,500 animals representing 750 species. The zoo's annual attendance exceeds 850,000 | Spanish Governor's Palace The Spanish Governor's Palace is a National Historic Landmark in the city of San Antonio, Texas. Built in the first half of the eighteenth century, it was originally intended to protect the nearby San Antonio de Valero Mission and the growing colony. It is considered the sole remaining example of an aristocratic early Spanish house in Texas. The | Texas Folklife Festival The Texas Folklife Festival is an annual event sponsored by the Institute of Texan Cultures celebrating the many ethnicities represented in the population of Texas. Forty different ethnic groups will be represented at the 2007 Festival, to be held on the grounds of the Institute in HemisFair Park in San Antonio, Texas from June 8 to June 10 | Texas Transportation Museum It was created in 1964 to help preserve artifacts and information about San Antonio's transportation history. TTM operates as much of the collection as possible, including many railroad vehicles on its own heritage railroad, the Longhorn and Western Railroad | Tower of the Americas Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot observation tower/restaurant in San Antonio, Texas. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O'Neil Ford and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World's Fair, HemisFair '68 | Tower Life Building Construction of the tower began in 1927 and the building rises 403 feet and has 30 floors. The building, which opened in 1929 was originally named the Smith-Young Tower and is the central component of a paritally completed development called the Bowen Island Skyscrapers. The eight sided, neo-gothic brick and terra-cotta tower (complete with | Witte Museum The Witte Museum, established in 1926 under the charter of the San Antonio Museum Association, is located adjacent to Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas on the banks of the San Antonio River and is dedicated to the history, science, and culture of the region. The permanent collection represents ethnography , decorative arts and textiles, and
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Alamodome The Alamodome is a domed 65,000 seat, multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas, U.S. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, at a cost of $186 million | AT&T Center | Fiesta Noche del Rio | Freeman Coliseum | Nelson W. Wolff Stadium | San Antonio Missions (Baseball) | San Antonio Rampage | San Antonio Silver Stars | San Antonio Spurs | San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo | San Antonio Symphony | SeaWorld | Six Flags Fiesta Texas | Splashtown
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