Alvin Community College

School Description

Provided by Alvin Community College

Alvin Community College is a public, two-year, comprehensive community college with a strong educational heritage and a continuing emphasis on providing quality educational experiences for all of its students.

The College seeks to implement its philosophy by providing quality post-secondary educational services (including occupational/technical, college transfer, and adult programs) for all those who can benefit from them, as well as quality occupational/technical program opportunities for area secondary students. The College also seeks to provide accessible educational services, through varied formats and schedules and full-and part-time programs, which address a wide spectrum of individual needs and abilities, along with educational programming related to the economic and employment realities of the area served, and to offer expanded career options through cooperation with industry, business, professions, government, and other educational institutions.

In addition, the College seeks to offer comprehensive programs which integrate communications, math, science, humanities, interpersonal skills, and reasoning. Further, the College seeks to provide students the opportunity to develop skills needed to enter and succeed in College programs through continuing opportunities to extend and upgrade skills, knowledge, and interests; through testing, evaluation, and counseling to allow students to make informed decisions regarding their abilities, achievements, and behavior; and through experiences to develop personal, social, and cultural dimensions. The College is accountable for its mission within the limitations of its physical and financial resources.

Philosophy

We believe in the dignity and worth of all individuals. Learning is a lifelong process, and all individuals should have opportunities for lifelong education. Education should help people develop, to their maximum capacity, technical excellence, occupational proficiency, and academic ability. Education should also provide for personal enrichment. To prosper in a complex and changing society, each individual must learn to think independently, value logical and tested conclusions, develop problem-solving abilities, and function effectively with other people. Competent performance contributes significantly to individual health and happiness and benefits the organizations and communities in which individuals work and live. Alvin Community College is an integral part of the community it serves, and it must respond to identified needs and interests. In delivering educational services, we believe that there is no substitute for the pursuit of excellence.

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Alvin Community College

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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:

  • 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.

Curriculum

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.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Southwest
Setting:
Large Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
53%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 2,916
Students Receiving Aid:
29%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 53%
Part-Time 47%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 70%
Hispanic 18%
African-American 7%
Other 3%
Asian 2%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 99%
Out-of-State 1%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Texas 99%
Louisiana 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-District In-State Out-of-State
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 948 $ 1,572 $ 2,916
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 672 $ 1,296 $ 2,640
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 276 $ 276 $ 276
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,788 25%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 831 6%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 533 9%  
Student Loans:
$ 2,809 15%  
Any Aid:
  29%  

Degree Programs at Alvin Community College

Associate's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at Alvin Community College

Career Education Majors

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