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Amarillo College, founded in 1929, is a public community college dedicated to providing educational, cultural and community services and resources to enhance the quality of life for the diverse population in its West Texas service area.
Location
Amarillo College has six campuses and an outreach center in three Texas counties. http://www.actx.edu/cr/index.php...map=7
Administrative offices are housed at the Washington Street Campus in the city of Amarillo, Potter County, Texas.
Enrollment/Curriculum
Enrollment/Curriculum
Fall 2009 enrollment was 11,100 academic students in addition to approximately 30,000 continuing education students.
AC offers more than 160 programs of study and many continuing education programs for licensure and professional certifications.
President
Dr. Paul Matney is the 13th president of Amarillo College. He assumed office in July 2009. His office phone is 806-371-5123.
Emergency Contacts
Ellen Green, chief communication officer: 806-371-5131
Mike Duval, chief of police: 806-371-5159
Rusty Cornelius, emergency management coordinator: 806-345-5542
Severe Weather Procedure
Severe Weather Procedure
In case of severe weather, an announcement about closing Amarillo College campuses for the day can be found by 6:30am on AC’s website, myAC, AskAC phone lines and in an “everyone” Outlook e-mail. The media will also be notified. If there is no announcement, campus is open.
Decisions on canceling night classes will be made by 3pm in the afternoon and any closings will be announced on AC’s website, myAC, AskAC phone lines and in an “everyone” Outlook e-mail. Again, if there is no announcement, campus is open.
If AC closes due to severe weather, all Amarillo campuses will close. No classes will be in session and no employees will be expected to work unless otherwise instructed by your supervisor. Decisions on closing Hereford and/or Dumas will be made by the Executive Directors of those campuses and the announcements will specify those campuses.
Employees who were scheduled to work that day will be granted emergency leave for the time the campus is closed.