{"id":51576,"date":"2025-09-26T12:59:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/?p=51576"},"modified":"2025-09-25T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T18:00:14","slug":"acc-named-one-of-the-most-affordable-colleges-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/2025\/09\/26\/acc-named-one-of-the-most-affordable-colleges-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC Named One of the Most Affordable Colleges in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) has been recognized as one of the most affordable colleges in Texas for associate degree programs, according to a new ranking from <a href=\"http:\/\/affordabledegreeguide.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>AffordableDegreeGuide.org<\/strong><\/a>. ACC placed fourth in the state for the 2024\u201325 academic year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ranking highlights institutions that balance low tuition rates with quality education, helping students find options that keep debt low while opening doors to future opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAffordability should never be the barrier that keeps someone from chasing their dreams,\u201d says ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart. \u201cAt ACC, we are deeply committed to keeping education within reach for every student. When we remove financial roadblocks and pair affordability with strong support systems, we empower more students to start, stay, and succeed, and that\u2019s what this recognition is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ACC\u2019s recognition comes at a time when college costs remain a major challenge for students and families across Texas. To help, ACC has maintained in-district tuition rates for 12 consecutive years. But affordability is only part of the picture. ACC also offers resources to help students stay on track and thrive, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Child care support<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Transportation assistance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Food access programs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emergency aid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about student support services, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/austincc.edu\/students\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/students<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Austin Community College District (ACC) has been recognized as one of the most affordable colleges in Texas for associate degree programs, according to a new ranking from AffordableDegreeGuide.org. ACC placed fourth in the state for the 2024\u201325 academic year. The ranking highlights institutions that balance low tuition rates with quality education, helping students find options [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":103,"featured_media":50940,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[1357,948,1358],"class_list":["post-51576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-for-you","tag-affordable-degree-guide","tag-basic-needs","tag-cost","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/103"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51576"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51576\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/students.austincc.edu\/infohub\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}