88R7075 CJM-D
By: Thompson of Brazoria H.R. No. 233
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff of Alvin Community
College are celebrating the 75th anniversary of the college's
founding in 2023; and
WHEREAS, Established on November 2, 1948, as part of Alvin
High School, Alvin Community College began its inaugural school
year the following September with a class of 134; in order to meet
the growing needs of its students, the college moved to a separate
facility, and it eventually relocated to its current campus in
1963; having separated from the Alvin Independent School District
in 1971, the Alvin Junior College District nearly doubled its
service area a few years later and continued to expand with the
founding of the Pearland Center in 1998; and
WHEREAS, Today, ACC boasts a student body of nearly 5,000 and
more than 50 associate's degree and certificate programs, including
those in a wide range of allied health and industrial fields; the
college also offers dual-credit courses, and each year, over 200
students graduate from high school with an associate's degree
through ACC; moreover, the college maintains articulation
agreements with a number of universities to allow students to
transition directly into bachelor's degree programs, and it was the
first Texas community college to create a law enforcement training
academy and to educate inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, ACC has received a number of
accolades, including a Lifetime Achievement in Business Award from
the Alvin-Manvel Area Chamber of Commerce and a Partnership Award
for Community College Engagement from the Texas Workforce
Commission, and it was named a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the
U.S. Department of Education; and
WHEREAS, For three quarters of a century, Alvin Community
College has provided students with important opportunities in
higher education, and in so doing, it has enriched the lives of
countless Texans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of Alvin
Community College and extend to all those associated with the
college sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Alvin Community College as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.