Consortium : Amarillo College

 
Amarillo College
    http://www.actx.edu/
 
Institutional Accreditations and Memberships
Amarillo College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; (404) 679-4501) to award associate of arts degrees, associate of science degrees, associate of applied science degrees and certificates of completion.

Amarillo College is a member of:

* the American Association of Community Colleges,
* the American Technical Education Association,
* the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities,
* the National Council for Occupational Education,
* the National Council of Instructional Administrators,
* the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges,
* the Texas Administrators of Continuing Education for Community/Junior Colleges,
* the Texas Association of Community Colleges,
* the Texas Association of School Boards,
* the Texas Community College Teachers Association,
* the Texas Junior College Association and
* the Texas Association for Community Service and Continuing Education

History
On July 16, 1929, Amarillo College became the first junior college district in the state to be organized independent of a school district. The first classes were held in September 1929. The College moved to its present location with the construction of its first permanent building in 1937.

After serving primarily as a junior college offering arts and sciences courses, the curriculum was expanded in 1942 to include vocational courses.

In 1958, Amarillo College was granted its own board of regents independent of the trusteeship of the Amarillo Independent School District. The 1960s brought expansion in College facilities and programs. A number of allied health and occupational-technical programs were added to the curriculum along with an extensive array of continuing education and community service courses.

In 1995, state legislation transferred Texas State Technical College - Amarillo to AC. Today, the East Campus (formerly Amarillo Technical Center) continues a 25-year history of meeting the region's technical education needs.

January 2000 saw the opening of the Amarillo College Moore County Campus in Dumas, and that was followed by the opening of the Hereford Campus in the fall of 2005.

Amarillo College served 11,100 academic students in Fall 2009.
 
Contact(s): Jack Stanley, M.S., Professor Chair, Sciences & Engineering Division, (806) 371-5091, jbstanley@actx.edu, Amarillo College, P.O. Box 447, Amarillo, Texas 79178