The Alamo Colleges Foundation

Northwest Vista College (NVC) was established in 1995. Students can pursue a wide range of subjects at NVC, which offers programs in Associate of Arts (A.A.), 理学副学士 (AS), Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT), Associate of Applied Science (AAS), Certificates of Completion, and Marketable Skills Awards.

Enrolled students also have the option to take courses that are transferable to many institutions of higher education. The college has several articulation agreements with nearby universities such as the University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas State University-San Marcos, and the University of the Incarnate Word. These 2+2 articulation agreements serve to facilitate the admission and academic transfer of students from participating Community Colleges like NVC to a participating four-year college or university within the state of Texas.

The current Northwest Vista College catalog consists of a 46-hour core curriculum mandated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB). The THECB requires all public colleges and universities in Texas to instill at least 42 hours of core curriculum studies into a student’s degree plan. By completing NVC’s core curriculum, students may transfer to any public institution in Texas without the worry of loss of credit in the transfer process. As long as students complete the core curriculum, the satisfying courses will transfer as a block.

The student will not be required to take any more core courses at the transfer institution unless the THECB has approved a more extensive core curriculum at that institution.

帕洛阿尔托学院 (PAC), 成立于1985年, attracts students from throughout Bexar County and adjoining counties.

Increases in enrollment prompted physical growth, specifically through the construction of new facilities for added classroom space and sports and recreation. The college provides several logistics and supply chain management education and training programs at the associate degree and certificate levels.

2020年12月, the Alamo Colleges Foundation received a $20M gift in unrestricted dollars to 帕洛阿尔托学院 from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. 这个慷慨的, unsolicited gift was the most significant gift ever received by any of the Alamo Colleges. Ms. Scott’s team responsible for choosing gift recipients identified 帕洛阿尔托学院 as having “high potential for impact.”

St. 菲利普的大学 (SPC) was established in 1898 and currently serves more than 11,000 students in over 70 different academic and technical disciplines.

As the only college in the country to have a designation of both a Historically Black College and Universities (HBCU) and Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), St. 菲利普的大学’s major divisions include Arts and Sciences, Applied Science and Technology, and Health Professions.

Students may earn an Associate of Arts, 理学副学士, or Associate of Applied Science degree, depending on the major area of study. Many departments offer one-year certificate programs designed for concentrated study in specific subject areas and rapid entry into the job market.

The Applied Science and Technology division offers coursework in unique high-demand career and technical fields, such as Aircraft Technology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, 建筑行业, Electrical and Power Transmission, Multi-Modal Transportation, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, 再加上更多. St. 菲利普的大学 offers more than 200 online classes through its Center for Distance Learning. Courses range from Accounting, to Pathophysiology, to Web Design.

圣安东尼奥学院 (SAC) was established in 1925 and serves the Bexar County community by providing high-quality general education, liberal arts and sciences, 职业生涯教育, 继续教育, and developmental education.

2007年12月, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board awarded 圣安东尼奥学院 a rating of “exemplary” for seven of its academic programs. 然而, 2008年1月, THECB revised the rating to include additional programs bringing the total to 11.

The 11 programs receiving this designation are business management, 计算机辅助设计, 牙科协助, 广播电视和电影, 护理教育, 金融, and financial management, 医疗协助, 太平间科学, American sign language/interpreter training, 公共管理, 还有房地产. This rating means that all 11 programs exceed the state’s required standards of excellence in education.

圣安东尼奥学院 was designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in cyber defense by the National Security Agency and the Department of 首页land Security. The designation represented a recognition of significant contributions in meeting the national demand for cyber defense education, developing cyber defense experts, and ultimately contributing to protecting the national information infrastructure.

According to the Institute of Education Sciences, San Antonio college currently has a 14% graduation rate and 61% transfer-out rate when given 150% of the time needed to complete an associate degree for full-time, first-time degree-seeking students. Of the 20,000 plus students enrolled, only 18% are attending full-time.