Alamo Colleges District

The Alamo Colleges District (previously the Alamo Community College District, or ACCD, and The Alamo Colleges) is a network of five community colleges in San Antonio and Universal City, Texas, and serving the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area. The district was founded in 1945 as the San Antonio Union Junior College District before adopting the Alamo name in 1982.[1]

Alamo Colleges District
MottoEmpowering our diverse communities for success.
TypeCommunity College District
Established1945 (as San Antonio Union Junior College District)
ChancellorDr. Mike Flores
Students59,510 (Spring 2016)
Location
San Antonio, Universal City, Kerrville, New Braunfels
,
Texas
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United States
CampusUrban
Websitewww.alamo.edu

Colleges in the district

The five colleges in the district operate with a high degree of autonomy, though the colleges' accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, placed three in a year-long warning period from January 2017 over issues of institutional autonomy.[2] The board of trustees for the district voted to rename the district in January 2017 to reflect issues pertaining to accreditation.[3]

All of the colleges are within San Antonio city limits except Northeast Lakeview, which is within the town limits of Universal City and Live Oak, just to the northeast of the City of San Antonio. The Alamo Colleges District Main Office is located at 2222 N. Alamo St. and was previously located in multiple offices throughout the city and in a portion of Universal City.

Education and programs

The district serves about 100,000 students in academic and continuing-education programs, employs about 5,300 faculty and staff, and had a budget of $277 million for 2009.[4] The value of its endowment on June 30, 2011, was $11.9 million.[5]

The district offers over 325 degree and certificate programs. Most courses taken within the district are meant to apply to AA, AS, AAS, AAA, and AAT degrees, which help students apply for jobs or can be transferred to four-year institutions.

Service area

As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of the Alamo Colleges District is:[6]

References
  1. "Alamo Colleges District History". Alamo Colleges District. Alamo Colleges District. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. Alia Malik and Aaron Nelsen (December 6, 2016). "Three of the Alamo Colleges receive accreditation warnings". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 15, 2017.
  3. Alia Malik (January 22, 2017). "Alamo Colleges board sends $450 million bond to May ballot". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
  4. Ludwig, Melissa (July 5, 2009). "Ideas clash at Alamo Colleges". San Antonio Express News. pp. A1. Archived from the original on 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
  5. "U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2011 Endowment Market Value and Percentage Change in Endowment Market Value from FY 2010 to FY 2011" (PDF). National Association of College and University Business Officers. January 17, 2012. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-29. Retrieved March 8, 2012.
  6. Texas Education Code, Section 130.162, "Alamo Community College District Service Area".

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