College to receive $100,000 safety grant from Texas Mutual Insurance

Amarillo College is poised to continue providing free safety-training courses for area businesses thanks to another generous grant courtesy of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

AC Testing Center earns national recognition for exemplary practices

Amarillo College is pleased to announce that its Testing Center has been awarded prestigious Test Center Certification by the National College Testing Association (NCTA).

Communications & Marketing wins 5 Gold Awards for AC digital campaigns

The Communications and Marketing Department at Amarillo College captured five Gold-level national marketing accolades in the Education Digital Marketing Awards, sponsored by the Higher Education Marketing Report.

Career Ready You puts HSE and ESL students on fast track to success

When Kaylee Brogden enrolled in the High School Equivalency (HSE) program at Amarillo College, she was not at all concerned with college-credit courses or career trajectories. She simply wanted to obtain the HSE credential.

VFW Post 1475 brightens Christmas for 4 student veterans and families

Christmas arrived early for a quartet of Amarillo College student veterans and their families thanks to the unanticipated generosity of Unit 6 of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1475.

Students in engineering, machining collaborate to create ARC drop box

Amarillo College students in the engineering and machining programs momentarily dropped everything this semester to collaborate on the design and creation of a drop box for AC’s Advocacy and Resource Center (ARC).

Becky Easton installs Storybridge drop-off spot at AC for kids’ books

As dean of liberal arts at Amarillo College, Becky Easton has both a deep-seated passion and a vested interest in the spread of literacy, so when an opportunity arose to help put books into the hands of the youngest readers of all, she took it.

AC Student Media captures 20 awards – 2 firsts – at convention

AC Student Media has received the results from competitions conducted at this year’s Texas Community College Journalism Association (TCCJA) convention that took place Oct. 18 in Waco.

The Campus Democracy Challenge recognizes AC for high voter turnout

Amarillo College is pleased to announce that it has received a Bronze-level Seal of recognition from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge for having a significant percentage of its student body turn out to vote.

Amarillo College student organization plans observance of Veterans Day

Veterans of Amarillo College Together, a student organization at AC, will lead a Veterans Day observance at 11:45 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11 at the Clock Tower on the Washington Street Campus.

Aspen Institute names AC a Top 150, Prize-eligible Community College

The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program today named Amarillo College as one of 150 community colleges eligible to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of h

Special guest saxophonist to join Community Band for fall performance

Each year at this time, the Community Concert Band steps up its rehearsals at Amarillo College in preparation for a musical celebration of Veteran’s Day.

Day of the Dead exhibit at Amarillo College to open with reception Oct. 31

The Common Lobby Gallery at Amarillo College will come alive once again for a student art show celebrating the Day of the Dead - Día de Los Meurtos - an exhibit opening on Thursday, Oct.

Gov. Abbott appoints AC’s Tamara Rhodes to the Texas Board of Nursing

Success is recognition at the highest level of state government, an achievement realized by Tamara Rhodes, assistant professor of nursing at Amarillo College, who has been appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to the Texas Board of Nursing .

Success 360 helps high school seniors transition to AC and succeed

High school seniors from throughout the area will explore Amarillo College programs and meet the faculty at Success 360 , an interactive expo designed to help students make a smooth transition to AC – and to have success.

College Gallery to feature exhibit by fourth-generation photographer

Portraits of people from Denton, Texas, which fourth-generation photographer Byrd Williams IV has collectively dubbed The Walking Dead , will be featured in an exhibit from Oct. 7 to Nov. 13 at Amarillo College’s Southern Light Gallery.

Non-profits to assemble on Oeschger Family Mall for AC’s Resource Fair

Amarillo College, which is committed to helping students succeed not only inside the classroom but beyond, will present its 8 th Annual Resource Fair from 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Washington Street Campus.

AC’s Southern Light Gallery to feature still life photographs by Carol Sewell

The engaging still life photographs of Carol A. Sewell, a noted artist and documentary photographer from the Dallas-Fort Worth area, will be on display from Aug. 26 to Oct. 2 at Amarillo College’s Southern Light Gallery.

Food Bank to begin distributions of free fresh produce this fall at College

The High Plains Food Bank will be doling out free fresh produce – upwards of 1,000 pounds per visit – from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the first eight Tuesdays this fall semester on the Washington Street Campus of Amarillo College.

AC gets lofty rankings from Nursing Explorer for best-value in Texas

Amarillo College has been ranked by Nursing Explorer for having two of the best-value nursing programs in Texas.
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