Creating Community | ACC’s BRASS program offers personalized support - Student Infohub

Austin Community College District’s (ACC) Bold Representation of Achievement Through Student Support (BRASS) program helps prepare students to become leaders through learning groups, workshops, mentorships, and more.

The BRASS program is designed to meet the diverse needs and interests of students in higher education, fostering a supportive community where learners can share their experiences and grow together.

The program offers various benefits, including exclusive scholarship opportunities, guided tours of four-year colleges, and personalized university-transfer assistance. Students also gain access to leadership and mentoring programs and culturally relevant workshops and celebrations that mark key milestones in their educational journey.

The newest cohort participated in an orientation where students embarked on their path to success with BRASS.

BRASS coordinators and staff pose together at the welcome table during the orientation event on Thursday, August 15, 2024.
BRASS coordinators Chelsa King (left) and Chelsea Jones welcome the students to the orientation event.
At beginning of the BRASS orientation event students learn about the fun activities planned for that day.
The BRASS orientation event gives students a opportunity to meet their peers and learn about common interests.
During orientation, breaking the ice activities encourage students to introduce themselves to their peers and find out fun facts about each other.
During orientation, breaking the ice activities encourage students to introduce themselves to their peers and find out fun facts about each other.
The BRASS mentor/mentee event brings together students and ACC faculty, and staff who are volunteering their time and knowledge to help them navigate college.
The mentoring program is one of the corner stones of the BRASS program.
The BRASS mentor/mentee event brings together students and ACC faculty, and staff who are volunteering their time and knowledge to help them navigate college.
The 2024 BRASS cohort pose together for a group portrait by the ACC letters at the Highland Campus.