AC introduces truck driver training program for English language learners

Amarillo College is pleased to introduce a program designed to help English language learners obtain a commercial driver license (CDL) and prepare for careers in professional truck driving.

Panhandle PBS will host The Wall that Heals at John Stiff Memorial Park

Ongoing regional efforts to honor veterans of the Vietnam War will experience a truly defining moment when Panhandle PBS serves as lead host for a much-anticipated visit to Amarillo by The Wall that Heals.

AC and Pantex extend hazardous-materials training to area industry

An alliance between Amarillo College and Pantex that has attracted significant federal funding to provide hazardous-materials training for Department of Energy workers is expanding its scope so that area industries can receive some of that training,

Continuing Ed. students also may join AC’s spring-break exploration of Paris

It is not too late to join a group of Amarillo College students and faculty who are making plans to spend spring break in France, a unique opportunity open to academic and continuing education students, alike.

Program earns another commendation from the Texas Board of Nursing

The Texas Board of Nursing has released annual data confirming Amarillo College continues to have one of the state’s most successful programs for producing registered nurses (RNs) and has earned yet another commendation.

Presidents of AC, Tech to formalize unique Horticulture partnership

The presidents of Amarillo College and Texas Tech University on Nov. 16 will sign a unique articulation agreement aimed at successfully propelling future Horticulture majors at AC to degrees in Plant and Soil Science at Texas Tech.

AC student organization plans Nov. 9th observance of Veterans Day

Veterans of Amarillo College Together, a student organization at AC, will lead a Veterans Day observance at noon Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Clock Tower on the Washington Street Campus.

New greenhouse at AC will provide a wealth of research opportunities

The future is brighter than ever for students in the STEM fields – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – at Amarillo College, where construction of a grant-funded greenhouse facility began Oct. 9.

Amarillo College captures highest national awards for 'AC Current'

The Amarillo College student magazine, “AC Current,” has won two national awards for excellence.

Dan Porter chosen to receive national college biology teaching award

Dan Porter, professor of biology at Amarillo College, received national recognition in October when the National Association of Biology Teachers (NABT) named him the 2017 recipient of its Two-Year College Teaching Award.

College workforce to mobilize Oct. 28 for AC Cares fall volunteer day

Success is an Amarillo College workforce that effectively engages more than 10,000 students yet still finds time to occasionally turn its focus from campuses to community.

AC to welcome Ascension Academy into its Diplomas & Degrees Program

Amarillo College and Ascension Academy will formalize an agreement offering Ascension students the opportunity to pursue full general-studies associate degrees – beginning in the ninth grade – through AC’s Dipl

AC fall lecture series focuses on the collections, art and music of War

The Creative Mind Lecture Series this fall at Amarillo College will be taking an in-depth look at how War has become a popular theme for museum collections, artwork and music.

College joins cybersecurity alliance with Department of Homeland Security

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and the Computer Information Systems Department at Amarillo College will observe it like never before – through a new alliance with the Department of Homeland Security.

AC alumnus Dusty Green and wife Nikki nominated for 3 Lone Star Emmys

Amarillo College alumnus Dusty Green, who went from editor of AC’s student newspaper to news director for an ABC affiliate – and then became co-host with wife Nikki of their own travel show – may soon add Emmy-winner to t

Marty Rowley of State Board of Education to address future teachers

Marty Rowley, a member of the State Board of Education, will visit Amarillo College on Thursday, Oct. 12 to speak to aspiring educators about the future of public education in Texas.

AC alumni establish one of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S.

Altura Engineering & Design, one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, is a Texas success story whose three founders began laying the groundwork for their achievement at Amarillo College.

AC's FM90 to celebrate World College Radio Day with former staffers

A number of former staffers will be special guests in the broadcast booth on Friday, Oct. 6, when Amarillo College radio station FM90 – 89.9 on the FM dial – observes World College Radio Day.

AC student publication among finalists for another Pacemaker Award

Success for the Matney Mass Media Program at Amarillo College is positively Current .

AC establishes chapter of national honor society to recognize adult ESL, HSE students

Amarillo College established a chapter of the National Adult Education Honor Society (NAEHS) this summer and will use the affiliation as a means of celebrating its adult education students.
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