ACC: Solutions for Texas

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ACC Solutions for Texas
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ACC History

• A college is born September 17, 1973
• 177 faculty/staff
• 1,726 students
• 30 programs
• One campus
• No tax base
• Mission to provide open-door access to
  affordable, quality higher education

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ACC Today

• Primary gateway to higher education training
• 2,350 faculty/staff
• 36,601 credit students
• 180 programs
• Seven campuses
• (8th opening in fall 2010)
• Tax rate among the lowest in Texas 9.54 cents

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ACCs Master Plan

• Master Plan is the Blueprint for aligning the
  colleges vision, mission and resources.
• www.austincc.edu/masterplan
• ACCs diverse mission is more critical than ever.

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Diverse Mission
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Closing the Equity Gap
Community colleges are vital to our economic
future. Texas community colleges enroll

• 54 of all public higher education students
• 70 of all freshmen
• 78 of all minority students
• (Source Texas Association of Community
  Colleges)

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Community Impact

• ACC fuels economic development and ensures a
  thriving community that benefits everyone
• Skilled workforce (attracts quality businesses)
• Better jobs, higher wages
• Increased consumer spending
• More equitable tax distribution
• Lower social services costs

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Return on Investment
Supporting ACC brings big dividends

• Stronger workforce
• Stronger four-year colleges and universities
• Stronger businesses and industries
• Stronger community infrastructure
• Stronger middle class
• Stronger economy

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Closing the Equity Gap I Am ACC Video
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Leander and ACCTopics of Interest

• ACC has a long partnership with the
• community of Leander.
• At present, the Cypress Creek Campus
• serves both Cedar Park and Leander.

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Cypress Creek Campus

• Nearly doubled in size in 2007
• Still room for growth

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Leander and ACC
Classes Offered 2008-2009
Leander Center (at Leander High School)

• Allied Health Science
• Art
• Computer Science
• United States Government
• Psychology

Cypress Creek Campus

• Accounting
• Anthropology
• Astronomy
• Automotive Technology and Outdoor Powered
  Equipment
• Biology
• Building Construction Technology
  
  
• Chemistry
• Child Care Development
• Criminal Justice
• Economics
• English
• History
• Mathematics
• Nursing

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ACC Master PlanPreparing for the Future

• ACC is in the first stages of land banking for
• future growth in key areas.
• When the need arises, ACC will have made a
• wise investment.

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ACC Master PlanPreparing for the Future

• ACC is focused on the fastest growing
• communities in the service area without
• a current campus.

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ACC Master Plan Preparing for the Future

• Priority areas Bastrop, Leander, San Marcos

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ACC Master PlanPreparing for the Future

• No timeline or plan yet to build a campus in
• priority areas.
• Current focus the Round Rock campus.

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ACC Master PlanRound Rock Campus

• Scheduled to open in 2010
• Opens in two phases
• Room for 11,000 students

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Leander ISD/ACC Partnerships
Early College Start Tech Prep College Connection
Dual credit and co-enrollment 1 year(s) of college FREE General education/ core curriculum Credit-in-escrow Career and technical education courses One-on-one support to assist students through college admissions process Seniors receive acceptance letters to ACC Serves as state/ national model
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Early College Start (ECS)
ECS Enrollment Growth 2004-05 to 2007-08

170 Enrollment Growth in Leander ISD
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Tech Prep
Tech Prep Growth 2003-04 to 2007-08
9 Enrollment Growth in Leander ISD
LISD Tech Prep students who enrolled at ACC
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College Connection
College Access for Every Senior
33 application growth from 2004-08 66
enrollment growth from 2006-08
Cedar Park Leander New Hope Vista Ridge Total
Applied at ACC 2004-05 441 431 32 0 904
Applied at ACC 2007-08 384 383 33 406 1,206

Enrolled in ACC 2004-05 83 72 10 0 165
Enrolled in ACC 2007-08 75 95 6 98 274
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Value for Leander ISD Families
Value of Waived Tuition and Fees

• Early College Start
• 25 of college education for bachelors degree
  FREE
• 99,576 tuition/fees waived for Leander ISD
  students in 2007-08
• Tech Prep
• 81,864 tuition/fees waived for Leander ISD
  students collecting ACC credits in 2007-08

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Value for Leander ISD Families
Value of One Year at ACC

• One year of in-district college credit (36
  credit hours) 1,944
• Core curriculum credits fully transferable to
  state colleges, plus many private and
  out-of-state colleges

13,374
9,892
Great Value!
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Mary Hensley, Ed.D. Executive Vice President
College Operations mhensley_at_austincc.edu (512)
223-7618
For copies of this presentation www.austincc.edu
/isd/documents/022409LeanderChamber.ppt