Student Advocacy Center

The child care scholarship is a semesterly, financial assistance program that allows ACC to assist with a student’s monthly child care costs. The student can use the child care provider of their choice and if eligible, ACC pays the child care provider directly each month through invoicing to assist with child care costs.

• You have applied for financial aid, by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) and through the Department of Education process it has been determined that your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) is less than 1500.
• Alternate Income Verification can be done using the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG). Students who make 150% or less of the current year’s FPG are eligible for the Student Advocacy Center.

The textbook scholarship program is a semesterly, financial assistance program in which ACC purchases physical textbooks for eligible students. The amount of the award corresponds with the number of credit hours you are taking.

• You have applied for financial aid, by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or Texas Application for State Financial Aid (TASFA) and through the Department of Education process it has been determined that your Estimated Family Contribution (EFC) is less than 1500.
• Alternate Income Verification can be done using the Federal Poverty Guidelines (FPG). Students who make 150% or less of the current year’s FPG are eligible for the Student Advocacy Center.

The Student Advocacy Center maintains a collection of textbooks for students to borrow and gives priority to students receiving assistance. Other students may request a loan after the first week of classes. See information and a list of textbooks.

Need to see if you are eligible for access to the Textbook Collection during the first week of school, please submit an inquiry here.

Any student that has aged out of foster care or is adopted can receive case management, academic advising, guidance, and be connected to local and national, supporting organizations through the Student Advocacy Center.

Many community services offer help with childcare, employment, or housing. You can submit a request here, if you need support from a Student Advocate in finding community or campus resources. This list of related community resources  is also available if you want to search on your own. These links are for your convenience only; ACC is not responsible for the information on these websites. Remember to research facts or claims about services offered.

A Student Advocate can meet with any currently enrolled student to offer support in finding food access solutions that include assistance with locating community or campus resources that would fit the student’s needs or in completing the Texas Health and Human Services application to access SNAP, WIC, or Medicaid. Submit a request for support here

For those students at Highland Campus, please visit the Student Care Center in building 1000, more information available her, https://students.austincc.edu/student-care-center/

The Student Advocacy Center hosts various events throughout the year such as the Giving Tree program, ACC Free Thrifting Events, and outreach. Please see upcoming events here.