Austin Community College District
The Austin Community College District (ACC) is a regional community college district with 8 campuses and 12 centers located in and around the city of Austin, Texas, United States.
ACC is the second largest institution of higher learning in Central Texas with a service area that stretches over eight counties and 7,000 square miles (18,000 km2).
ACC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax exempt institution of higher education as defined in Section 61.003 of the Texas Education Code.
As of Fall 2011, ACC has 4,500 faculty and staff, 45,100 credit students, 15,000 non-credit students, and offers over 235 associate degree and certificate programs.
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