{"id":3268,"date":"2023-04-06T14:01:10","date_gmt":"2023-04-06T20:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/?p=3268"},"modified":"2023-05-01T07:36:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T13:36:41","slug":"community-college-month-why-were-accproud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/blog\/2023\/04\/06\/community-college-month-why-were-accproud\/","title":{"rendered":"Community College Month: Why we\u2019re #ACCProud"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">April is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.acct.org\/ccmonth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Community College Month<\/a><\/strong> (#CCMonth), and Austin Community College District (ACC) is proud to join the more than 1,000 community colleges across the nation in celebration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The special designation was created by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) to improve awareness of the economic, academic, and equity advantages of attending community colleges and share data that overturn longtime stigmas associated with two-year colleges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCommunity colleges are engines of diversity, equity, and inclusion,\u201d says Jee Hang Lee, ACCT President\/CEO. \u201cThey give opportunities to all students, and they support all students throughout their educations, whether they attend to attain an associate degree or certificate, intend to transfer on for a bachelor\u2019s or higher degree, or they take one or a few courses to learn a new skill or expand their horizons.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs community colleges, we have the power and capacity to affect meaningful change and transform the landscape of higher education,\u201d says Dr. Richard Rhodes, ACC Chancellor. \u201cHistorically, community colleges have focused on ensuring an open door to college and creating access for everyone. Now, we recognize that we can do more to not only open that door, but to also build pathways for success. Those pathways look different for every student. I\u2019m proud of the work happening at ACC to redefine support and success. Together, we are making big strides, and our students are achieving at greater rates than ever before. It\u2019s an exciting time.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2023 is a special year for ACC. The college celebrates 50 years of service to the Central Texas region. Over the decades, ACC has become an integral resource in Central Texas. Today, the college is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>#1 College Choice<\/strong> among Central Texans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Equity-Focused<\/strong> and recognized as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (<strong>HSI<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Named <strong>Best of Austin<\/strong> among all colleges\/universities in the region by voters in 2022<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home of <strong>Cultural Centers<\/strong> and one of the nation\u2019s first <strong>Truth, Racial Healing &amp; Transformation Centers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Home to <strong>70,000+ Students<\/strong> every year<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focused on <strong>Student Success<\/strong> with advanced learning facilities and simulation centers to bring real-world scenarios and experiences to students<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All month long, we\u2019ll share reasons to be #ACCProud. Find us on social media with <strong>#CCMonth<\/strong> and <strong>#ACCProud<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Join the Conversation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Post to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/victoriagarza\/why-we-are-accproud-2xco4hhvj1pci9vk\" target=\"_blank\">the Padlet Wall<\/a><\/strong>: Leave a comment below and share the things that make you <strong>#ACCProud<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Take to Social Media<\/strong>: Post one of your favorite ACC memories on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ACCDistrict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/accdistrict\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/accdistrict\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong>, or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/accdistrict\/posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/strong>. Use <strong>#CCMonth<\/strong> and <strong>#ACCProud<\/strong> and tag <strong>@ACCDistrict<\/strong> and <strong>@CCTrustees<\/strong> to join the national conversation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Download the #CCMonth Toolkit<\/strong>: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acct.org\/files\/Community%20College%20Month%20Campaign%20Toolkit%20for%20Trustees_03-23-2023.pdf\"><strong>ACCT developed a special toolkit <\/strong><\/a>with CCMonth logos, op-eds, social media posts, resolutions, and more.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is Community College Month (#CCMonth), and Austin Community College District (ACC) is proud to join the more than 1,000 community colleges across the nation in celebration.&nbsp; The special designation was created by the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) to improve awareness of the economic, academic, and equity advantages of attending community colleges and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[13,28,36],"class_list":["post-3268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-happening-now","tag-employees","tag-event","tag-faculty","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3268"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3268\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/infohub.austincc.edu\/shared-governance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}