Amarillo College

Search Services. Accident Reporting Many accidents can be reported online. Follow the link below to find out if your accident qualifies. Adopt a Pet The Animal Management & Welfare Department and the Amarillo-Panhandle Humane Society have a unique joint partnership. The Amarillo-Panhandle Humane Society is charged with conducting all adoptions of available animals within the facility.

Amarillo College is a 2-year institution located in Amarillo, TX.

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Follow the link to APD's Crime map page. Apply to be an Emergency Dispatcher Your exciting career with AECC as an Emergency Dispatcher begins with your online application. Find it here.

Auction Information The City of Amarillo periodically disposes of stolen, abandoned or confiscated property that remains unclaimed, along with capital equipment that has become surplus, obsolete or inoperative. All auctions are conducted in compliance with Local Government Code and are advertised in the Amarillo Globe News. The City of Amarillo Purchasing Department utilizes a third party for auction services. Assister Auctioneers is a full service auction company located in Canyon, Texas. Auctions are held four times yearly and interested parties may also bid online. Becoming a U.S. Citizen Amarillo Public Library will offer a Citizenship Class taught in Spanish as well as the usual class in English.

Classes are free, but registration is required and interested students can register for either class at these times. Breastfeeding Support WIC provide breastfeeding support. For more information, please call 806-371-1119. Breastpumps WIC provides breastpumps. For more information, please call 806-371-1119. Bus Fares How much does it cost to ride the bus?.

Bus Route Maps and Time Schedules Need to know when to catch your bus? Grab a copy of the Fixed Route Maps and Time Schedules. Buy Fixed Route Bus Tickets Buy prepaid bus tickets today!.

Buy Spec-Trans Tickets Buy prepaid Spec-Trans Tickets today!. Code Violations Click the link below to find out more about Building Safety and Code Violations. Commercial Driveway Permits Commercial Driveway Permits. Communicable Disease Reporting Communicable Disease/Notifiable Condition reporting. Cooking Classes WIC does provide cooking classes. For more information, please call 806-371-1119.

CP&D Engineering Event Calendar If you would like to see the event calendar. Curb Repair Curb Repair.

Defensive Driving You can start the Driver's Safety Course (DSC) process online, by mail/email, or in person at The Municipal Court. You must complete the DSC within ninety (90) days from the date of your plea. Further extensions will not be granted by the Court.

For more informationon how to start the process, please click view more. Deferred Disposition You can request a Deferred Disposition online, by mail/email, or in person at The Municipal Court. You are not eligible for a deferred disposition for a traffic offense if you hold a commercial driver’s license or held one at the time of the offense, or for a traffic offense committed in a construction zone with workers present. For more information on how to start the process, please click view more. Digging for a Project If you are digging for a project.

Drainage Complaint Drainage Complaint. Drainage Ditch Maintenance Drainage Ditch Maintenance. Drainage Fee Drainage Fee. Drainage Utility Department Drainage Utility Department. English as a Second Language ESL Classes teach BASIC English. Classes are held in the Downtown Library at 413 SE 4th. Search Services.

Accident Reporting Many accidents can be reported online. Follow the link below to find out if your accident qualifies. Adopt a Pet The Animal Management & Welfare Department and the Amarillo-Panhandle Humane Society have a unique joint partnership. The Amarillo-Panhandle Humane Society is charged with conducting all adoptions of available animals within the facility. Alley Approach Repair Alley Approach Repair. Alley Repair/Maintenance Alley Repair/Maintenance. Amarillo Civic Center Complex Events Amarillo Civic Center Complex Calendar of Events.

APD Crime Map Want to find out where crime in Amarillo is happening? Follow the link to APD's Crime map page. Apply to be an Emergency Dispatcher Your exciting career with AECC as an Emergency Dispatcher begins with your online application. Find it here. Auction Information The City of Amarillo periodically disposes of stolen, abandoned or confiscated property that remains unclaimed, along with capital equipment that has become surplus, obsolete or inoperative. All auctions are conducted in compliance with Local Government Code and are advertised in the Amarillo Globe News.

The City of Amarillo Purchasing Department utilizes a third party for auction services. Assister Auctioneers is a full service auction company located in Canyon, Texas. Auctions are held four times yearly and interested parties may also bid online.

Becoming a U.S. Citizen Amarillo Public Library will offer a Citizenship Class taught in Spanish as well as the usual class in English. Classes are free, but registration is required and interested students can register for either class at these times. Breastfeeding Support WIC provide breastfeeding support. For more information, please call 806-371-1119.

Breastpumps WIC provides breastpumps. For more information, please call 806-371-1119. Bus Fares How much does it cost to ride the bus?. Bus Route Maps and Time Schedules Need to know when to catch your bus? Grab a copy of the Fixed Route Maps and Time Schedules. Buy Fixed Route Bus Tickets Buy prepaid bus tickets today!.

For more information, please call 806-371-1119. CP&D Engineering Event Calendar If you would like to see the event calendar.

Curb Repair Curb Repair. Defensive Driving You can start the Driver's Safety Course (DSC) process online, by mail/email, or in person at The Municipal Court. You must complete the DSC within ninety (90) days from the date of your plea. Further extensions will not be granted by the Court.

Contents.History Prior to 1929, Amarillo was the largest Texas city without a public college. George Ordway and James Guleke helped to introduce a house bill that would establish junior college districts in the Amarillo area. On July 16, 1929, Amarillo College (AC) became the first Texas junior college district to be organized independent of a school district. The first classes were held later that year in September with a total of 86 students in its first class. The college moved to its main campus on Washington Street in 1937 in what is now known as Ordway Hall.During the time of the World Wars it seemed as though everything would be affected, and Amarillo College was no exception. Throughout the first half of the 1940s Amarillo College's Defense School and other classes trained for wartime building efforts. In 1942 the President of the college, Dr.

Mead, was commissioned to the Army and forced to take a leave of absence to help in the war.In 1951, Amarillo College became one of the first three publicly supported Texas college to have racially integrated undergraduate classes, and in 1953 AC had its first African American graduate. The other colleges to admit African Americans at the time were in and in. ( The AC Story: Journal of a College, Joe F. Taylor, 1979)Amarillo College was the host of a men's basketball team from the 1960s through several years in the 1970s. In 1970 the team was ranked 9th in the nation in pre-season rankings and spent a good part of the season in the top ten among junior colleges in the nation. The conference included New Mexico JC, Odessa College, Frank Phillips College, New Mexico Military Institute, Howard County College, South Plains College and Clarendon College.The college also had a men's and women's tennis team as well as a men's golf team in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1971 the AC golf team finished sixth in conference action.In 1999 the school's Fencing Team was initiated into the Amarillo College Fencing Association.

Both clubs are sanctioned by the United States Fencing Association. Juleah Nusz, an Amarillo College fencer, is a national United States Fencing Association Champion, and under the guidance of Coach Chuck Slaughter.Amarillo College reached a record enrollment number of over 10,000 students in 2004.Campuses Washington Street Campus. The clock tower at the Amarillo College's Washington Street campus.The college's main and original campus is located on Washington Street near downtown Amarillo. As of 2005, the campus expands to nearly 31 acres (130,000 m 2) with 17 buildings. It owns radio and television stations, and; both respectively serve as a / radio station and a member station and broadcast from the Gilvin Broadcast Center.

The Amarillo Museum of Art (AMoA), originally named the Amarillo Art Center, and the National History Museum is also located in this campus. The AMoA opened in 1972 and was renamed in the late 1990s.The main campus formerly had a cafeteria but it stopped service after a reduction in the school's budget. West Campus The West Campus is a 42-acre lot located near Amarillo's hospital district that officially opened its doors in 1967 in response to growing demand for allied health and occupational technology programs. Starting off with only four campus buildings, the campus later expanded to eight buildings after a successful bond election in 1994. The campus houses fifteen allied health programs, including associate degrees in Registered Nursing, Emergency Medical Services Professions (Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technologists) and many others. The West Campus also houses the Panhandle Regional Law Enforcement Academy, an academy accredited by.Amarillo College Downtown Campus This campus is located in the heart of downtown Amarillo. In 1977, Amarillo College leased two gyms from the Amarillo Senior Citizens Association (ASCA), formerly of Amarillo High School and Elizabeth Nixson Junior High School.

In 1996, the old Amarillo High School gymnasium was transformed into Business & Industry Center which houses an auditorium, an exhibit hall and classrooms for seminars, short courses and computer training. The facility is also used for workforce training for business industries.East Campus. The Amarillo Museum of Art at the Washington Street Campus.In 1995, the Texas state legislature created Amarillo Technical Center after transferring 's Amarillo facility to Amarillo College.

In 2002, the campus was renamed Amarillo College East Campus.The campus offers courses in automotive and industrial fields. The campus is also sparsely developed, consisting of old buildings from the TSTC days (which itself were donated when closed) and a residential community called Highland Park Village (consisting of old military housing duplexes, from which the nearby takes its name), currently managed by the college.Campuses outside of Amarillo In 2000 Amarillo College started operating a campus outside Amarillo in. The college opened a sixth campus in, the seat of, on August 29, 2005. Broadcaster raised $89,000 in for student attending the Hereford campus.

Demographics A 2017 survey determined that 11% of Amarillo College students were homeless in the period 2016-2017, and a total of 54% of the student body had difficulty obtaining food within one month of taking the survey. As a result of the high numbers of low income students, the school has made antipoverty initiatives.In 2010 the graduation rate was 9%, and focus groups and surveys concluded that poverty-related factors were the causes. The findings kickstarted the school's antipoverty programs.

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