Alamo Community College District
- Alamo Community College District
The Alamo Community College District (ACCD) is a community college system serving the greater San Antonio, Texas area.
ACCD currently operates five branch campuses: San Antonio College, St. Philip's College, Palo Alto College, Northwest Vista College, and Northeast Lakeview College.
ACCD is "the tenth largest" college system in the United States, "the second largest system in Texas", and "each of the ACCD's five colleges is ranked among the Top-10 Hispanic serving 2-year institutions in America".
Currently, the district offers over 325 degree and certificate programs. Most courses taken within the district are meant to apply for AA, AS, AAS, AAA, and AAT degrees which help students apply for jobs or of which can be transferred to four-year institutions.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of ACCD is the following: [Texas Education Code, Section 130.162, "Alamo Community College District Service Area".]
*all of Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Kendall, Kerr and Wilson Counties,
*all of Atascosa County excluding the portion included within the Pleasanton Independent School District, and
*all of Guadalupe County excluding the portion of the county included within the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District.
References
External links
* [http://www.accd.edu Alamo County Community College District]
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