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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

Serving more than 6,000 students from the ten Metrocom Communities and northeast San Antonio. Named "Best Institutional Facility" by Live Oak Economic Development.
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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

Named "Rising Star" by the 2019 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance in America’s community colleges.
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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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Recognitions

2021

Winner of the 2021 Aspen Prize
for Community College Excellence
-Aspen Institute

The Aspen Prize, awarded every two years since 2011, recognizes outstanding institutions selected from a pool of more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide. San Antonio College is the first in Texas to win this top national honor.

2020

Top Ten for Community College Excellence
-Aspen Institute

2020 Most Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges
-NISOD

Top Ten Community Colleges in Texas
-Guide to Online Schools

2019

#5 Community College for Hispanic Student
-Hispanic Outlook Magazine

Top 40 Online Community Colleges in the Nation
-BestColleges.com

2018

Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award
-The Baldrige Foundation
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#8 Community College for Hispanic Student
-Hispanic Outlook Magazine

2017

	Top 150 for Community CollegeExcellence -The Aspen Institute		#5 Community College for Hispanic Student -Hispanic Outlook Magazine
	National Blue Ribbon School in Partnership w/ SAISD Travis Early College High School -US Department of Education Play Video		#8 Best Online School in Texas -Community for Accredited Online Schools
	#4 Best Online Associate Degree Programs -Community for Accredited Online Schools		#9 in Top 10 in Technology -Digital Dommunity College Survey

#14 Best Online
RN Degree
-Affordable Colleges Online

#28 Best Online Associate Degree Programs
-Affordable College Online

2016

#9 Community College for Hispanic Students
-Hispanic Outlook Magazine

#10 in Top 10 in Technology
-Digital Dommunity College Survey