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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 is named in the top 150 community colleges in the nation by Aspen Institute, and is ranked among the Top 10 colleges for Hispanics by Hispanic Outlook Magazine.
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Campus Connection

Peer Mentoring

Our peer mentor program allows our work-study students to serve as mentors to our incoming students. Peer mentors can assist their mentees with navigating their college experience by providing relevant information, resources, and/or referrals.

Interested in becoming a peer mentor or seeking a mentor?
please contact our First Year Experience Coordinator - Greg Smith at gsmith160@alamo.edu .

First Year Experience

First - Generation Student (First -Gen)

First - Gen students are sometimes the first person in their immediate family to attend any sort of college. More specifically, we define First-Gen as students whose parents did not complete a four-year degree.

First - Gen Day

Every November 8th, we celebrate the trailblazing work of our first - gen students. Check back with us to see what amazing events we have planned to celebrate.

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