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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Alvin Community College is celebrating its 70th |
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| 6 | 7 | | anniversary in 2019; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Approved by voters in the Alvin Independent School |
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| 8 | 9 | | District in 1948, the college was first administered by district |
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| 9 | 10 | | officials; it initially operated as part of Alvin High School, |
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| 10 | 11 | | serving 134 students in grades 11 through 14; later, a separate |
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| 11 | 12 | | facility was built for college-level academic work, and additional |
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| 12 | 13 | | faculty members were hired; the standards of the Southern |
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| 13 | 14 | | Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools were met in 1959, and |
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| 14 | 15 | | Alvin Community College moved to its present campus in 1963; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, A separate administration, tax district, and |
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| 16 | 17 | | college board were established in the 1971-1972 academic year for |
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| 17 | 18 | | the newly created Alvin Junior College District; a few years later, |
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| 18 | 19 | | citizens voted to almost double the geographical size of the |
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| 19 | 20 | | district, and in 1975, voters approved an $8 million bond issue to |
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| 20 | 21 | | meet the demands of growing enrollment; the service area was |
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| 21 | 22 | | expanded further in 1998 with the founding of the Pearland Center, |
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| 22 | 23 | | and in 2005, a nearly $20 million bond issue was approved to provide |
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| 23 | 24 | | for a new science/health science building; continuing its |
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| 24 | 25 | | partnership with the Pearland Independent School District, the |
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| 25 | 26 | | college provides classes at Robert Turner College and Career High |
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| 26 | 27 | | School; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, In 2017, the college achieved a record high |
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| 28 | 29 | | enrollment of more than 5,800, and it now offers courses at 15 |
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| 29 | 30 | | different locations; designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution |
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| 30 | 31 | | by the U.S. Department of Education, it is also one of 67 colleges |
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| 31 | 32 | | in the country included in the Second Chance Pell pilot program; |
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| 32 | 33 | | moreover, on four occasions, it has been named among the nation's |
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| 33 | 34 | | top 150 community colleges by the Aspen Institute; and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Over the past seven decades, Alvin Community College |
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| 35 | 36 | | has played a vital role in the community, providing students with |
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| 36 | 37 | | the educational resources required to build a bright and prosperous |
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| 37 | 38 | | future; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 39 | 40 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 70th anniversary of Alvin |
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| 40 | 41 | | Community College and extend to all those associated with this |
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| 41 | 42 | | noteworthy institution sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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| 42 | 43 | | and, be it further |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 45 | | prepared for the college as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 45 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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