Community Impact

Building a successful community is at the heart of the Amarillo College mission. With your support we can make a lasting impact in the entire Panhandle Region.


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Growing impact that the Amarillo College system is making on our entire Panhandle Region:

AC has a higher student success rate than its peers with 90.7% of AC graduates employed and/or enrolled in a four-year institution the following fall.

AC trains more than 95% of the areas Dental Hygienists.

Amarillo Colleges Presidential Scholars program provides scholarships and international travel for qualifying students.

Over 90% of the areas Medical Laboratory Technologists receive their training at AC.

AC provides workforce training for Bell, Pantex, Northwest Texas Healthcare System, the Texas Department of Transportation, Tyson Foods, Owen's Corning, City of Amarillo, Amarillo Fire Department and more.

More than 2,100 area high school students are enrolled in ACs Dual Credit program each semester.

With a Hispanic enrollment of 40.8%, AC has been designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education.

100% of area EMTs receives their training from AC.

Annual Enrollment for traditional course programs: 13,000

Seven Area Campuses: Four in Amarillo, One in Hereford, Two in Dumas

Continuing Education Division: 26,000 area residents participate in business and professional training


YOU KNOW . . .

The Amarillo College Foundation gave over $85,000.00 in recruiting scholarships in 2017-2018 to 214 students to attend Amarillo College

The AC Foundation gave over 2,558 scholarships in 2017-2018

Scholarships/Financial Assistance: over 2,587 worthy students received assistance from the AC Foundation

Total Scholarship Funding Awarded: $1,300,000.00

Total Additional Financial Assistance Awarded: $52,220.00