The Alamo Colleges District (previously the Alamo Community College District, or ACCD, and The Alamo Colleges) is a network of five community colleges in San Antonio and Universal City, Texas, and serving the Greater San Antonio metropolitan area. The district was founded in 1945 as the San Antonio Union Junior College District before adopting the Alamo name in 1982.[3]
The five colleges in the district operate with a high degree of autonomy, though the colleges' accrediting agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, placed three in a year-long warning period from January 2017 over issues of institutional autonomy.[4] The board of trustees for the district voted to rename the district in January 2017 to reflect issues pertaining to accreditation.[5]
All of the colleges are within San Antonio city limits except Northeast Lakeview, which is within the town limits of Universal City and Live Oak, just to the northeast of the City of San Antonio. The Alamo Colleges District Main Office is located at 2222 N. Alamo St. and was previously located in multiple offices throughout the city and in a portion of Universal City.
The district serves more than 100,000 students in academic and continuing-education programs and employs more than 6,000 faculty and staff.[6][7] It had a budget of $503 million for the 2023 academic year. [8]
The district offers over 300 degree and certificate programs.[9] Most courses taken within the district are meant to apply to AA, AS, AAS, AAA, and AAT degrees, which help students apply for jobs or can be transferred to four-year institutions.
As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of the Alamo Colleges District is:[10]
2018: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in Education.[11]
2024: Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in Education.[12]
