Austin Community College (ACC) is inviting students, faculty, and staff to share feedback on renaming our Areas of Study, an effort to ensure Academic Affairs remains responsive to students, programs, and the future of work.
Areas of Study are used to group academic programs and help students explore options, understand pathways, and connect their interests to potential careers. As ACC continues its work to be future-ready, feedback from recent surveys, faculty town halls, and campus conversations has shown that the current structure is not always clear or intuitive. The College is exploring more accessible and student-centered language.
This renaming effort builds on earlier communications about the shift from Instruction to Academic Affairs and reflects a broader commitment to clarity, alignment, and student success. Community input will help ensure that any updated terminology is welcoming, meaningful, and reflective of how programs are experienced across the College.
All members of the ACC community are encouraged to participate by completing a brief survey.
Survey Details
- Who: Students, faculty, and staff
- When: The survey is open from February 2 to February 20, 2026
- Purpose: To inform future updates, support clearer communication across academic programs, and to involve our ACC community in collegewide decision-making
Every perspective is essential to this process, and each response helps shape how ACC describes and organizes its academic offerings.
Help shape how ACC describes what we study—take the survey by Friday, February 20.
Additional updates on this initiative will be shared on the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs web page.
For questions about the Areas of Study renaming, contact the Areas of Study Renaming group at [email protected].