The Alamo Community College District is:

• One district, four colleges

• Big as Texas

• Governed by a nine member Board of Trustees

• Financed through state and local funds 

• Demographically diverse

• One of the largest employers in the area

• A provider of both academic and workforce education

• A good investment in education

• Four separately accredited colleges: San Antonio College, St. Philip’s College, Palo Alto College, and Northwest Vista College
• A fifth college, Northeast Lakeview College, is currently seeking initial accreditation
• Three satellite campuses: St. Philip’s College Southwest Campus the Advanced Technology Center, and the Central Texas Technology Center
• Due to the rapid growth of Bexar and surrounding counties, the ACCD Board continues to actively evaluate additional options to expand access to education throughout the community

  
  Video "The ACCD Colleges"

• The largest institution of higher education in South Texas with a Spring 2007 enrollment of 53,133
  
  
• ACCD Enrollment:

* Northeast Lakeview College students currently register at either San Antonio College
or St. Philip's College

• One of the ten largest community college districts in the U.S. and the second largest community college district in Texas
• 27% growth rate from Spring 2000 to Spring 2006
• 28,214 full time equivalent students
• 5,000 continuing education students a year

• Nine-member board is elected to six-year terms in single-member districts
• More about the ACCD Board of Trustees

• Budget FY 2006-2007 - $220.1 million dollars
  
  
• ACCD Budget:

• Total tax rate of 13.7 cents per $100 valuation, of which 9.2 cents is the tax rate for maintenance and operations and 4.5 cents is the tax rate for debt service
• The district’s property tax base has increased by more than 35% in the past five years to $62.3 billion for fiscal 2005, and preliminarily to more than $67.0 billion for fiscal 2006
• Bond Rating - AA Standard and Poor
• Aa2 Moody’s
• Unrestricted Undesignated Fund Balance $34.2 million
• Tax Rate 10.7 cents per $100 valuation
• New Debt Service Tax $0.03
• Tax base growth rate last five years 8% annual
• Property tax base $62.3 billion

• Hispanics (52%) represent the largest ethnic group attending the ACCD colleges

• 95% of students are in-state residents, 4% out-of-state, 1% foreign
• 62% of students attend classes part-time
• 56% of students receive financial aid
• Average student age is 26

• 5,347 employees (February 2006)

• $131.8 million in salaries and benefits (FY 2005-2006)
  

• 57 Associate degree programs
• 110 Associate of Applied Science degree programs
• 158 Certificate programs
• 75% of students enrolled in academic programs; 25% enrolled in occupational/technical programs
• Leading provider of regional workforce education

Fall 2006 Tuition and Fees: (12 semester hours)

* Texas State University-San Marcos (formerly Southwest Texas State University) is 50 miles northeast of San Antonio

More information available at: About the ACCD