President of the College & the Director of Distance Education
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Helen Torres, M.A. |
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SAC Online Mission
To provide students with quality instruction and student support services to help them reach their academic competencies, critical thinking skills, communication proficiency and educational/career goals.
To provide access to students through flexible and innovative instructional options.
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College Mission
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RESPONSIBLE EDUCATION THROUGH EXCELLENCE, ACCESSIBILITY & DIVERSITY
San Antonio College is a public community college which provides for and supports the educational and lifelong learning needs of a multicultural community. As a leader in education, San Antonio College is committed to excellence in helping students reach their full potential by developing their academic competencies, critical thinking skills, communication proficiency, civic responsibility and global awareness. San Antonio College fulfills its mission by offering the following:
- Transfer education designed to provide students with the first two years of the bachelor's degree.
- General education courses in the liberal arts and sciences to support all college degree programs.
- Career preparation provided through a wide range of programs to prepare students for immediate employment.
- Developmental studies for students needing to bring their basic skills to a level appropriate for college work.
- Continuing education to offer a variety of training, licensure, and professional programs.
- Academic support services that include a comprehensive learning resource center and basic skills activities that complement instruction.
- Student support services to provide assessment, advising, counseling, tutoring, financial assistance, and social and cultural activities for all students, including those with special needs.
- Promotion of cross-cultural understanding and appreciation through instructional and social activities that contribute to cultural awareness and interaction.
- Involvement of business, industry, and professional groups in planning and revising educational programs to meet workforce needs.
- An environment conducive to learning through an attractive physical campus and wellness oriented programs and services.
- Continuous assessment of programs and services and the utilization of results for improvement.
- Operation of the College within available fiscal resources to provide accountability to taxpayers of the District.
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Accreditations
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San Antonio College is approved and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities, the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) in conjunction with the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the Texas Educational Theatre Association, the Texas Association of Music Schools, the National League for Nursing, the Board of Nurse
Examiners for the State of Texas, the American Board of Funeral Service Education and the Community College Journalism Association. San Antonio College is a member of the American Association of Community Colleges, the Southern Association of Junior Colleges and the Service Member Opportunity College.
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History of SAC
Founded in 1925 as the University Junior College, San Antonio College is the oldest two-year college in the state never operated as a private institution. Under control of the University of Texas for the first year, the college held afternoon and evening classes at the old Main Avenue High School. Control of the college was transferred in 1926 to the San Antonio Independent School District, and the name was changed to San Antonio Junior College. Operations were relocated to a downtown location at the German-English school on South Alamo Street.
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1928 photo of Mr. J. E. Nelson at his desk
A man who has never for a moment lowered standards in order to win a cheap public approval, yet has a rare sense of humor that does not desert him even in moments of tension and storm; a man who has deep convictions of his own, yet allows complete liberty of thought and action to his faculty; a man who has steadily refused to play the political game yet takes a most pardonable pride in his game of golf; a man who amusedly rejects all pompous distinctions, yet has the genuine respect of his faculty and student body, --- such is the man who modestly chooses to call himself the 'Director of the San Antonio Junior College.' |
With passage of state legislation authorizing the creation of junior college districts, administrators embarked on an active campaign to create the San Antonio Union Junior College District. Approved in 1945, the District assumed control of the San Antonio Junior College and St. Philip's Junior College, originally a private Episcopal Institution, the following year. Two years later, "Junior" was dropped from the names of the colleges, and attention focused on finding a permanent facility. In January of 1951, San Antonio College moved to its present site on San Pedro Avenue across from San Pedro Park. Enrollment was under 500 students. In the mid-1960's the College expanded its mission to include vocational, technical and adult education.
In 1978, the District's name was changed to the San Antonio Community College District, and in 1982 it was renamed the Alamo Community College District. Today, San Antonio College is one of the largest single-campus community colleges in the country and the largest single-campus college in the State of Texas, enrolling over 22,000 students.
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About San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio College is nestled in downtown San Antonio near the Alamo and Riverwalk at 1300 San Pedro Avenue.
Fun Facts about San Antonio
- The population of San Antonio is 1,144,646
- The daily average temperature is 79.5 degrees
- 58.7% of the population is Hispanic, 31.8% is Caucasian, 6.5% African-American, and 3.0% other
- A 2,000 square foot house in a prime area costs around $125,000
- There are 15 universities and colleges in San Antonio
- The cost of living index is 92.6 (100 is national average)
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