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San Antonio College

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School Notes:

• In support of the mission of the Alamo Community College District, San Antonio College responds to Bexar County's diverse community by providing high quality general education, liberal arts and sciences, career education, continuing education and developmental education. The college has an average semester enrollment of 21,000 credit students and an average annual enrollment of 16,000 other-than-credit students. San Antonio College is the largest single-campus community college in Texas and one of the largest in the United States. San Antonio College offers a comprehensive liberal arts curriculum designed to satisfy the requirements of the first two years of a baccalaureate degree.
• Founded in 1925 as the University Junior College, San Antonio College is the oldest two-year college in the state never operated as a private institution. Under control of the University of Texas for the first year, the college held afternoon and evening classes at the old Main Avenue High School. Control of the college was transferred in 1926 to the San Antonio Independent School District, and the name was changed to San Antonio Junior College. Operations were relocated to a downtown location at the German-English school on South Alamo Street.
• In 1978, the District's name was changed to the San Antonio Community College District, and in 1982 it was renamed the Alamo Community College District. Today, San Antonio College is one of the largest single-campus community colleges in the country and the largest single-campus college in the State of Texas, enrolling over 22,000 students.
• San Antonio College is approved and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities, the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation, the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA) in conjunction with the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP), the Texas Educational Theatre Association, the Texas Association of Music Schools, the National League for Nursing, the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas, the American Board of Funeral Service Education and the Community College Journalism Association.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• LCHS cross country keeps up pace at Mt. SAC (La Cañada Valley Sun)
  posted on November 4, 2009 at 06:26:47 am
  La Cañada High cross country continued their impressive run this season at Mt. San Antonio College Cross Country Invitational as the boys’ team came in fifth and the girls’ team came in eighth overall in the Division 3 team sweepstakes races.
• Rivals put on epic battle at Mt. SAC (Burbank Leader)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:39:04 am
  BURBANK — It was a battle of not only division rivals, but of Pacific League rivals and even city rivals in the Division I boys’ race at Saturday’s Mount San Antonio College Invitational.
• Marmonte's finale a battle of the best (Ventura County Star)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 07:03:46 am
  The Marmonte League brings more than the nation’s No. 1-ranked team to Friday’s championship meet at Agoura High. It has The Star’s No. 1 girls’ team, Simi Valley, in search of its first Marmonte title. It has one three-way tie with two ranked programs and one defending CIF champion. Winner of major races at Woodbridge, Clovis and Mount San Antonio College, Royal looks to complete an unbeaten ...
• Padilla, Valdivia look strong for SAL championships (Highland Community News)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 10:50:52 pm
  Looming close are the league meets that will determine the teams headed for the CIF-Southern Section cross country preliminaries next month at Mt. San Antonio College.
• More News (San Gabriel Valley Tribune)
  posted on November 2, 2009 at 06:10:36 pm
  Check the markets Look up quotes. Build your portfolio. TORRANCE - Mt. San Antonio College has ruled junior college football in Southern California the past two seasons and took a step toward a three-peat Saturday.

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