{"id":289,"date":"2017-11-14T20:19:57","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T20:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devinstruction.austincc.edu\/catalog2020-21\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2025-02-10T21:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T21:34:56","slug":"institutes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/2024-25-catalog\/academic-planning\/academic-communities\/institutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting college should be simple, accessible, and all about preparing for success. If you are a first-time-in-college student, you can graduate on time with the support you need. Austin Community College (ACC) Institutes provide a smoother route to your goals by eliminating the guesswork to getting started. Institutes are specialized learning communities with a full-time block of classes starting each fall and covering three semesters each academic year. Finish faster, enjoy a small community of classmates with similar interests, and have regular contact with faculty advisors in your area of interest.<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the institute you choose, you will leave equipped with the transferable college credit to continue at a university or earn a career-technical certificate with employer-approved, job experience under your belt. ACC typically offers institutes like these:<\/p>\n<h2>Business Studies Institute<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>ACC\u2019s Business Studies Institute provides high-quality coursework and access to state-of-the-art facilities to prepare you for success in a wide range of business-related fields. Upon completion of this institute, you\u2019ll be prepared to enter ACC\u2019s business administration degree program and transfer to a four-year university.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Honda PACT (Professional Automotive Career Training) Institute<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>ACC\u2019s Honda PACT (Professional Automotive Career Training) Institute offers state-of-the-art automotive technician training that will enable you to become a Honda- and Acura-certified technician.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Information Technology Institute<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>ACC\u2019s Information Technology Institute offers you a predefined course plan that makes it simple to quickly obtain the required tech skills needed to secure well-paying jobs in information technology. Upon completion of this one-year program, you will earn a computer networking certificate that gets you job-ready and counts toward an associate degree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Technician\/Pre-Engineering (TPE) Institute<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>ACC\u2019s Technician\/Pre-Engineering (TPE) Institute has been designed to prepare you for a career as an Electronic Technician and\/or Engineer. Upon completion of this one-year program, you will have the option of continuing on to complete the associate degree or applying for the Texas A&amp;M Engineering Academy sponsored by Samsung Austin Semiconductor*. In addition, if you meet the requirements, you will have the opportunity to apply for the Samsung Apprenticeship program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Teacher Prep Institute<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>ACC\u2019s Teacher Prep Institute gives you a clear, predefined path that gets you started on an Associate of Arts in Teaching Early Childhood \u2013 Grade 6. This university transfer degree provides you with the first two years of a four-year degree leading to teacher certification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/academic-and-career-programs\/acc-institutes\">ACC Institutes<\/a> for more information on current offerings and updates.<\/p>\n<p><em>*Updated 1\/23\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting college should be simple, accessible, and all about preparing for success. If you are a first-time-in-college student, you can graduate on time with the support you need. 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