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Super Saturday Registration Blitz on August 13
The Admissions Office will open its doors on August 13 for the Super Saturday Registration Blitz. Students who may not be able to register for the upcoming fall semesters during regular work hours will have the opportunity to apply, take placement exams, meet with advisors, sign up for Financial Aid, register, pay for classes, buy books and more. Fall 16-week and the first minisemester 8-week registration is open until August 23. Students who register prior to August 8 will not pay any late fees. From August 9 through the 13 students must make their payment upon registering. From August 15-23 registration will include a late fee. For more information about registration or to look at the schedule, visit the ACC website or call 281-756-3531.
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 Law Enforcement Academy Training Coordinator Jeff Gambrell gives his thumbs up to cookies and cream during an staff's Ice Cream Social on July 21.
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ACC Regents Approve 2016-17 Budget
Regents approved a $29.14 million budget for the 2016-17 fiscal year during their meeting on July 28. Regents plan to approve the tax rate during a meeting on August 25. Regents will consider the effective tax rate of 19.17 cents per $100 of appraised property value. The effective tax rate is the rate required to raise the same amount of revenue as the current fiscal year. If approved, the new tax rate would be a 6 percent decrease from the 2015-16 fiscal year rate. The approved budget is 3.5 percent more than the 2015-16 fiscal year budget. The additional revenue is due to the amount of new construction in the ACC district. Read the full story about the meeting.
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CEWD Receives Workforce Commission Grant
The Continuing Education/Workforce Development Division received a $501,882 grant from the Texas Workforce Commission Skills Development Fund to provide industrial jobs training for Ascend Performance Materials employees. The grant will pay for 14,124 hours of training in 39 courses to 282 Ascend employees. The courses will cover process control and computing. Some of the grant funds will also be used for equipment purchases. The Skills Development Fund is a state-funded, job-training program that provides training opportunities for Texas businesses while helping workers increase their skill levels and wages. The program works through collaboration among businesses, community and technical colleges, Workforce Development Boards and economic development partners. Read the full story.
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 Upward Bound Honors Student Accomplishments
Upward Bound recognized students for their achievements during their annual awards dinner on July 19. Students received awards for academic performance, leadership and more. Sofia Aguilar was named Student of the Year while Scott Powell was named Instructor of the Year. Read the full story about the event along with the list of winners.
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ACC to Offer TEA Certified Training
The Texas Education Agency recently approved ACC as a provider of Continuing Professional Education (CPE) to Texas educators for certificate renewal purposes. The workshops on effective teaching strategies will be August 8 th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on campus. Those who attend the training can choose from three courses on various topics including: finding technology balance in the classroom, dual credit workshops, Turnitin tutorials, and informal assessments and engaging strategies. The courses are approved by TEA. Cost for the workshop is $30 and it is open to any local educator. E-mail for more information or register online.
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 Polysomnography Students Teach the Doctors
Polysomnography students took their turn as instructors for several Houston-area physicians on July 11 to show them the technology used in sleep studies. Physicians from the Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas Health Science Center sat down with sleep medicine students to walk through polysomnography procedures. Read the full story about the workshop.
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ACC Awarded Smoking Cessation Grant
The college has joined a national movement to address smoking and tobacco use at community colleges throughout the United States. ACC recently adopted a 100-percent smoke-free and tobacco-free policy which will be implemented throughout the coming academic year. Over the next year, ACC will engage with those on campus to address tobacco use. A taskforce will be formed to oversee the project, assess tobacco use behavior and attitudes, conduct prevention and educational activities and connect smokers to resources to assist with dropping the habit. Learn more about the grant and the program.
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Graduate Receives Grant to Finish Education
 ACC graduate Crystal Correa recently was awarded several scholarships from Soroptimist International of Alvin to help finish her education. The single mother who is a returning college student said the scholarships will benefit her greatly in obtaining her bachelors degree. "My academic success over the past year and half has given me a tremendous amount of confidence in my abilities," she said. Correa was also recognized recently at the ACC Board of Regents meeting. Read the full story about Correa and her journey to complete her education.
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 Programs Seek Volunteers for Screenings
The Diagnostic Cardiovasclar Sonography (DCVS) students are currently in need of volunteers to practice the skills they learn in class. The DCVS program, like other Allied Health programs, offers free screenings to the public in order to provide needed experience for students. All of the tests are non-invasive, pain-free and are supervised by a certified instructor. Learn more about the scans offered at ACC.
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Calendar of Events
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August 3-4: Dolphin Camp, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Student Center
August 8: Fall Registration Deadline without fee
August 9: New Student Orientation, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Student Center
August 11: Alvin Live - The Fab 5, 7 p.m. K-219 Studio
August 13: Super Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admissions Office
August 15-23: Registration with Late Fee
August 16: New Student Orientation 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Student Center
August 18: Faculty/Staff Convocation
August 22: First Day of Fall Classes
August 22-24: Practical Distillation Technology seminar, Nolan Ryan Center
Click here for more information
August 23-September 12: 12-week semester registration
August 25: ACC Board of Regents meeting, 5 p.m. Nolan Ryan Center
September 5: Labor Day Holiday, all ACC offices closed
September 7: Club Social, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Student Center
September 14: SGA meeting, 12:30 p.m. Student Center
September 19: Fall 12-week classes begin
September 22: Board of Regents meeting, 6 p.m. Nolan Ryan Center
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Message from the President of ACC
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One of the most rewarding aspects of working at a community college is that we serve so many different kinds of students and share their joy when we help change their lives. That is why we are so honored that ACC was recently selected as one of 67 colleges and universities in the nation to be an experimental site for the Second Chance Pell program. This program will allow eligible inmates in our service area to access Pell grants in order to seek higher education, something that they have not been able to do since 1994. Research shows that if inmates receive the benefit of education while incarcerated, they are 43% less likely to return to prison within three years. Pell grants do not have to be repaid.
Some of you may know that 51 years ago, ACC was the first college in the state of Texas to offer higher education opportunities to inmates. We are very excited this federal program will allow ACC to expand upon an already successful partnership with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. After receiving news that we will take part in the Second Chance Pell Program for our TDCJ students, our TDCJ director Sara Bouse and Financial Aid director Dora Sims attended a conference in Washington D.C. regarding grant implementation. Sara also gave an outstanding interview with the NPR affiliate in Austin about the Second Chance Pell grants.
We look forward to implementing this project and to having an even larger impact on the TDCJ population, their families and ultimately our community.
Welcome to ACC!
Fins Up!
| Dr. Christal M. Albrecht
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IMPORTANT DATES
ACC PAYMENT DEADLINE IS AUGUST 8, 2016
If you have aid showing on WebAccess by August 8, you do not need to make a payment by the deadline. (Login to WebACCess and click on View Accounts to find out.) FINANCIAL AID PAYMENTS AUGUST 12, 2016 Aid will begin being applied to ACC student accounts for students who were NOT enrolled in Summer 2016 classes. You must meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress Requirements after grade review to be eligible for Fall 2016 aid. SEPTEMBER 21, 2016 First-time loan borrowers payments will begin being applied to ACC student accounts. If you have aid showing on WebAccess by August 8, you do not need to make a payment by the deadline. (Login to WebACCess and click on View Accounts to find out.) BOOKS AND SUPPLIES
DID YOU KNOW?
E-mail is the Financial Aid's Office formal mode of communication. Make sure you check e-mail frequently for information about your Financial Aid.
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