The Alamo Colleges District (previously the Alamo Community College District, or ACCD, and The Alamo Colleges) is a network of five community colleges in San Antonio and Universal City, Texas, and serving the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area. The district was founded in 1945 as the San Antonio Union Junior College District before adopting the Alamo name in 1982.[3]
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| Motto | Empowering our diverse communities for success.[1] |
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| Type | Community College District |
| Established | 1945 (as San Antonio Union Junior College District) |
| Accreditation | SACS |
| Chancellor | Mike Flores |
| Students | 63,999 (Fall 2021)[2] |
| Location | , , United States 29°25′37.56″N 98°30′8.93″W / 29.4271000°N 98.5024806°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | www |
Colleges in the district
editThe five colleges in the district operate with a high degree of autonomy, though the colleges' accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, placed three in a year-long warning period from January 2017 over issues of institutional autonomy.[4] The board of trustees for the district voted to rename the district in January 2017 to reflect issues pertaining to accreditation.[5]
- San Antonio College (founded 1925)
- St. Philip's College (founded 1898)
- Palo Alto College (founded 1983)
- Northwest Vista College (founded 1995)
- Northeast Lakeview College (founded 2007)
All of the colleges are within San Antonio city limits except Northeast Lakeview, which is within the town limits of Universal City and Live Oak, just to the northeast of the City of San Antonio. The Alamo Colleges District Main Office is located at 2222 N. Alamo St. and was previously located in multiple offices throughout the city and in a portion of Universal City.
Education and programs
editThe district serves more than 100,000 students in academic and continuing-education programs and employs more than 6,000 faculty and staff.[6][7] It had a budget of $503 million for the 2023 academic year. [8]
The district offers over 300 degree and certificate programs.[9] Most courses taken within the district are meant to apply to AA, AS, AAS, AAA, and AAT degrees, which help students apply for jobs or can be transferred to four-year institutions.
Service area
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As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of the Alamo Colleges District is:[10]
- all of Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Kerr and Wilson Counties
- all of Atascosa County excluding the portion included within the Pleasanton Independent School District
- all of Guadalupe County excluding the portion of the county included within the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District
Awards
edit2018: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in Education.[11]
2024: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in Education.[12]
References
edit- ^ "About Us". Alamo Colleges District. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Alamo Colleges District Annual Budget Fiscal Year 2022-2023" (PDF). Alamo Colleges District. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Alamo Colleges District History". Alamo Colleges District. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- ^ Alia Malik and Aaron Nelsen (December 6, 2016). "Three of the Alamo Colleges receive accreditation warnings". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
- ^ Alia Malik (January 22, 2017). "Alamo Colleges board sends $450 million bond to May ballot". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ "Alamo Colleges District Fact Facts". Alamo Colleges District. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Alamo Colleges District Human Resources". Alamo Colleges District. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ Huddleston, Scott (July 18, 2023). "Alamo Colleges expands pay and programs thanks to a change in state funding". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ "Alamo Colleges District Academic Resources". Alamo Colleges District. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
- ^ Texas Education Code, Section 130.162, "Alamo Community College District Service Area".
- ^ "Alamo Colleges District". NIST. 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Alamo Colleges District 2024". NIST. 2024-09-25.