The Marketing Department at ACC was one of the original departments when the college started in 1973. It was located at the Ridgeview campus and moved to the Rio Grande campus when it opened in 1975. In the beginning classes were taught mainly at night at Austin High, Crocket High and Reagan High.
In the fall of 1973, the college held its first classes in the former Anderson High School building in east Austin, which ACC named its Ridgeview Campus. Evening classes were also held at several Austin public high schools. The Rio Grande Campus, the system’s second, was opened downtown in 1975 in the building recently vacated by Austin High School.
SACS Accreditation – The Austin Community College District is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate degrees and certificates.
ACBSP Accreditation – Our program is ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs) which accredits quality business programs across the globe. ACBSP focuses on teaching excellence, student learning outcomes, and continuous improvement. It is focused on student-centered teaching and learning.
Curriculum – The Department is constantly updating curriculum and utilizes technology and social media as a way to stay in touch with our students. Our program is cost effective. We have an active Advisory Committee involved in Curriculum decisions and all aspects of the department functions.
Marketing – Our Webpage and Facebook page are all focused on communicating with our students. We are the campus sponsor for the Disney internship program. We have a local chapter of DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America). The chapter is sponsored by Kathy Walton and our students have received many national awards.
