Education
BY DACIA GARCIA & BROOKE SJOBERG
Austin Community College enrollment rises Current Austin Community College enrollment is nearing 44,000 students, showing a near 10% growth from fall 2024’s enrollment numbers. The details According to a news release, more than 10,300 students are using the college’s Free Tuition Pilot program, which allows students to take classes without paying tuition or general fees for up to three years. In fall 2024, only 4,800 students enrolled in the program. The program is open to high school graduates from the class of 2024 and Texas GED graduates from the ACC service area. Digging deeper The news release stated the college is witnessing growth in various areas of study, with the largest growth in health sciences, up by 19%.
ACC awarded $3.6M semiconductor grant Austin Community College received a $3.6 million grant from the state of Texas in August. In a nutshell Per an Aug. 14 news release from Gov. Greg Abbott’s oce, the grant is part of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund, an incentive program to encourage semicon- ductor research, design and manufacturing in Texas. The fund grants state and higher educa- tional institutions money for manufacturing and design projects. How we got here ACC received the grant based on a semi- conductor manufacturing lab and precision welding program at its Round Rock campus.
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SOURCE: AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGECOMMUNITY IMPACT
“The enrollment surge is proof that more students are choosing ACC as their pathway to a better future,” ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Low- ery-Hart said. “That doesn’t happen without the dedication and teamwork of our faculty and sta. This is what it looks like when a college commu- nity comes together to put students rst.”
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