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Alamo Colleges District

Alamo Colleges District

Bexar County
Downtown San Antonio
Est. 1945

Serving the Bexar County community through its programs and services that help students succeed in acquiring the knowledge and skills needed in today's world. Today, five colleges fulfill this promise with a vast array of courses and 2-year degrees.
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Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Lakeview College

Northeast Bexar County
Est. 2007

Northeast Lakeview College provides access to quality academic programs and career and technical courses that prepare students for future success in in-demand careers.
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Northwest Vista College

Northwest Vista College

Northwest San Antonio
Est. 1995

Creating opportunities for success by offering quality academic, technical and life-long learning experiences to its diverse communities in a collaborative, student-centered, data-informed and shared leadership environment.
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Palo Alto College

Palo Alto College

South San Antonio
Est. 1985

Palo Alto College is committed to building a college-going culture in our community through a new community effort, Educate South. This exciting new initiative focuses on beginning educational awareness at the earliest years.
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St. Philip's College

St. Philip's College

East and Southwest
San Antonio
Est. 1898

A comprehensive public community college whose mission is to empower our diverse student population through educational achievement and career readiness.
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San Antonio College

San Antonio College

Midtown
Est. 1925

San Antonio College has been named the top community college in the nation by the Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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35th Anniversary

The year 2020 marks the beginning of a new decade, and for Palo Alto College, it also marks 35 years of service to the South Side community.

After three-and-a-half decades of inspiring, empowering, and educating the community for leadership and success, Palo Alto College’s commitment to its mission has not gone unnoticed.

Selected from a pool of more than 1,000 public two-year colleges nationwide, Palo Alto College was named a “Rising Star” award winner of the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence – making it one of the top community colleges in the nation and the best in Texas. To reaffirm that recognition, Palo Alto College was once again named as one of the top 150 colleges in the country invited to apply for the 2021 Aspen Prize.

Distinguished alumni

As part of the 35^th anniversary celebration, Palo Alto College initiated a "Distinguished Alumni" group comprised of former students who exemplify the mission of the College. Check out this playlist of Distinguished Alumni testimonials to hear how Palo Alto College gave them the start they needed to succeed.

Sharing and preserving the stories of Palo Alto College

As we celebrate 35 years, Palo Alto College invites members of the PAC family to share their stories. Whether it is a cherished memory or a reflection of what has been accomplished, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends of the College are encouraged to record a 2-3 minute video to add to the Palo Alto College archive.