Alvin Community College
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| Established: | 1948 |
| Type: | Public, 2-year, Community College |
| President: | A. R. Allbright |
| Students: | 4,000 |
| Location: | Alvin, Texas, United States |
| Mascot: | Dolphins |
| Website: | http://www.alvincollege.edu/ |
Alvin Community College (ACC) is a public, two-year, comprehensive community college in Alvin, Texas.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of ACC is comprised of the following:[1]
- all territory within the Alvin, Danbury, and Pearland school districts, and
- that portion of the Angleton Independent School District annexed by ACC prior to September 1, 1995.
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ACC has a strong emphasis on providing quality educational opportunities for all students. A new $19.9 million Science/Health Science Building was completed in the fall of 2007. The building consolidates all the sciences and health sciences and provides students with simulation labs, teaching theaters, and equipment.
Alvin Community College has a wide variety of university transfer and career programs including, but not limited to:
- Biological Science
- Broadcast Communications (Radio and Television)
- Business Administration
- Child Development/Early Childhood
- Court Reporting
- Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Academy
- Culinary Arts
- Diagnostic Cardiovascular Sonography
- Drafting
- Drama
- Emergency Medical Technology (EMT, Paramedic)
- English
- General Liberal Arts
- Health Science
- Management
- Mathematics
- Music (Instrumental, Voice and Musical Theatre)
- Nursing (RN and LVN)
- Office Administration
- Polysomnography (Sleep Study)
- Process Technology
- Psychology
- Respiratory Care
- Sociology
- Sports and Human Performance
- Speech
- Teaching
Alvin Community College also has numerous programs available through the Continuing Education Department, such as:
- Banking
- Certified Nursing Assistant
- Fiber Optics
- Massage Therapy
- Pharmacy Technician
- Real Estate
- Truck Driving
- Welding
In addition, a museum devoted to the baseball career of Alvin's most famous resident, Nolan Ryan, is located on the ACC main campus.
[edit] References
- ^ Texas Education Code, Section 130.163, "Alvin Community College District Service Area".
