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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 467
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WHEREAS, For 75 years, Alvin Community College has been an |
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invaluable educational resource to residents of Brazoria County |
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and beyond; and |
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WHEREAS, Established on November 2, 1948, as part of Alvin |
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High School, Alvin Community College began its inaugural school |
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year the following September with a class of 134; in order to meet |
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the growing needs of its students, the college moved to a |
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separate facility, and it eventually relocated to its current |
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campus in 1963; having separated from the Alvin Independent |
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School District in 1971, the Alvin Junior College District nearly |
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doubled its service area a few years later and continued to |
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expand with the founding of the Pearland Center in 1998; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, ACC boasts a student body of over 5,000 and |
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more than 50 degree and certificate programs, including those in |
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a wide range of allied health and industrial fields; the college |
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also offers dual-credit courses, and each year, over 200 students |
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graduate from high school with an associate's degree through ACC; |
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moreover, the college maintains articulation agreements with a |
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number of universities to allow students to transition directly |
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into bachelor's degree programs, and it was the first Texas |
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community college to create a law enforcement training academy |
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and to educate inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice; and |
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WHEREAS, ACC has received a number of accolades, including |
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a Lifetime Achievement in Business Award from the Alvin-Manvel |
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Area Chamber of Commerce, and it was named a Hispanic-Serving |
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Institution by the U.S. Department of Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Alvin Community College has served as a gateway to |
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opportunity for generations of Texans over the past |
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three-quarters of a century, and it is fitting that the |
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institution's faculty, staff, and students be celebrated on this |
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important milestone; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of Alvin |
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Community College and extend to all those associated with the |
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college sincere best wishes for continued success. |
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Middleton |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 30, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |