{"id":13713,"date":"2026-02-20T14:18:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T14:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cochrane\/?page_id=13713"},"modified":"2026-04-10T18:52:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T18:52:40","slug":"start","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cochrane\/support\/start\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started at ACC"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13713\" class=\"elementor elementor-13713\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0048c8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0048c8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94f331c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94f331c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5791b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5791b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1469\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cochrane\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2026\/03\/FacValuesHero.webp?fit=1469%2C608&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-15238\" alt=\"Faculty holding up signs reflecting their values.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cochrane\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2026\/03\/FacValuesHero.webp?w=1469&amp;ssl=1 1469w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cochrane\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2026\/03\/FacValuesHero.webp?resize=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cochrane\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2026\/03\/FacValuesHero.webp?resize=1024%2C424&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/instruction.austincc.edu\/cochrane\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/91\/2026\/03\/FacValuesHero.webp?resize=768%2C318&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1469px) 100vw, 1469px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7464677 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7464677\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome to ACC!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e4aef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e4aef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"0\">Below are some resources to help you navigate your transition into our academic community. 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