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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 and |
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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 separate |
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facility, and it eventually relocated to its current campus in |
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1963; having separated from the Alvin Independent School District |
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in 1971, the Alvin Junior College District nearly doubled its |
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service area a few years later and continued to expand with the |
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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 a |
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wide range of allied health and industrial fields; the college also |
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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 and |
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to educate inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; and |
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WHEREAS, ACC has received a number of accolades, including a |
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Lifetime Achievement in Business Award from the Alvin-Manvel Area |
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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 three-quarters |
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of a century, and it is fitting that the institution's faculty, |
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staff, and students be celebrated on this important milestone; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of Alvin Community College |
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and extend to all those associated with the college sincere best |
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wishes for continued success. |