San Antonio College ( SAC ) is a public community college in San Antonio , Texas . It is part of the Alamo Colleges District and the oldest public two-year college in Texas . The college has an average semester enrollment of 22,028 credit students and an average annual enrollment of 16,000 other-than-credit students. San Antonio College is the largest single-campus community college in Texas and one of the largest in the United States.
30-504: San Antonio College provides academic, vocational, and professional education that allow students to continue their education at a university or four-year college. It also provides offerings in occupational and technical courses and has assumed the San Antonio Independent School District's continuing-education programs. On September 21, 1925, SAC was first established as University Junior College under
60-488: A health-related institution but will now come under the administration of UT Tyler. The UT System Board of Regents met in late December 2020 and took action on the implementation of the merger which began on January 1, 2021. On January 4, 2021, the Board of Regents installed Kirk A. Calhoun, M.D. as president of the newly aligned UT Tyler and UTHSCT. As of January 4, these two institutions are officially one. On January 15, 2021
90-552: A single unified institution. Two months later, the UT System formally announced its intention to establish a new medical school that will be added under the new unified UT Tyler administration. It will be the first medical school in the East Texas region. On December 8, 2020, The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Schools approved a plan to merge UT Tyler and UTHSCT. UTHSCT will retain its status as
120-847: A student newspaper. The student newspaper is a laboratory project of the journalism classes in the Department of Journalism-Photography. The newspaper is published on Fridays except during the summer, holidays, and examinations. The Ranger is also a member of the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association, the Associated Collegiate Press , the Texas Community College Journalism Association, and the Associated Press . The publication
150-599: A study was commissioned to explore the possibility of merging UT San Antonio and UT Health San Antonio . Officials ultimately decided against it, citing significant costs, administrative challenges, and different university cultures. In 2016, an op-ed published in the San Antonio Express-News urged the UT System Board of Regents to reconsider their decision. It was announced in August 2024 that
180-763: Is headquartered in Downtown Austin . It is the largest university system in Texas with 250,000+ enrolled students, 21,000+ employed faculty, 83,000+ health care professionals, researchers and support staff. The UT System's $ 42.7 billion endowment (as of the 2022 fiscal year) is the largest of any public university system in the United States. The University of Texas System has nine universities that each confers its own degrees. (Fall 2022) (Fall 2022) (Fall 2022) (non-football) (non-football) (non-football) On November 29, 2022,
210-449: Is one of the six schools at UT Health Science Center at Houston. Despite being officially associated under UT Houston, the UT System lists MD Anderson as a separate health institution due to its unique specialization. Additionally, there are medical schools at UT Austin and UT Rio Grande Valley that are not directly affiliated with any of the independent health institutions. The third medical school organized under an academic institution in
240-912: The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . It is also approved or accredited by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the state of Texas, the Association of Texas Colleges and Universities, the Texas Educational Theater Association, the Texas Association of Music Schools, the National League for Nursing, the American Board of Funeral Service Education, the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges,
270-773: The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board awarded San Antonio College a rating of "exemplary" for seven of its academic programs. However, in January 2008, the rating was revised to include additional programs bringing the total to 11. The 11 programs receiving this designation are business management , computer-aided design , dental assisting , radio - TV and film , nursing education , finance and financial management , medical assisting , mortuary science , American sign language /interpreter training, public administration , and real estate . This rating means that all 11 programs exceed
300-627: The Armadillo, was chosen after a student vote in May 2021. See also: List of museums in Central Texas 29°26′46″N 98°29′49″W / 29.446°N 98.497°W / 29.446; -98.497 University of Texas System The University of Texas System ( UT System ) is a public university system in the U.S. state of Texas . It includes nine universities and five independent health institutions. The UT System
330-412: The Board of Regent voted to merge the two into one university, a merger set to be completed by 2025 Dallas–Fort Worth In 2001 the 77th Texas Legislature proposed HB 3568, which would have merged all Dallas–Fort Worth UT System institutions ( UT Dallas , UT Arlington , and UT Southwestern ) under the name " The University of Texas at Dallas ". UTD's Richardson campus would have been designated as
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#1732780378434360-534: The Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) announced their decision to accept an invitation to join the UT System. This decision occurred following an announcement at the start of the fall semester by SFA President Steve Westbrook that the board was considering joining a system. At the time, Stephen F. Austin was one of two independent public universities in Texas, alongside Texas Southern University . The Texas A&M University System,
390-703: The South-central Texas region. Intramural activities are organized team sports in which teams compete with other teams organized within the college, and are also scheduled on campus. Students attending SAC can pursue a wide range of subjects and activities. As a community college, SAC allows students to pursue associate degrees and certifications and take courses transferable to many institutions of higher education. SAC offers 64 different associate degrees and 68 certificates. The college has over 300 2+2 articulation agreements with various colleges and universities. The 2+2 articulation agreements serve to facilitate
420-784: The Southern Association of Junior Colleges, the Commission of Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs, and the Texas Public Community and Junior College Association. The SAC Recreation Sports department provides scheduled intramural and extramural activities. Extramural activities are organized team sports in which teams compete with Alamo Colleges District schools and other organized collegiate teams from
450-648: The Texas Tech University System, and the Texas State University System all extended invitations as well. The decision to join the UT System was made following a process that included faculty, staff, student, and alumni input. Stephen F. Austin's addition to the UT System was approved by the Texas Legislature during the 2023 session. The identically worded House and Senate bills that would formally add SFA to
480-528: The UT Board of Regents voted to name the new university the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The new university began full operation in the 2015–16 school year. UT Brownsville UT Pan American In December 2019, the UT System Board of Regents unanimously agreed to merge The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (UTHSCT) under The University of Texas at Tyler (UTT), creating
510-871: The UT System encroaching on the UH System, given the UT System's access to the Permanent University Fund, as well as the process by which the land was purchased. In 2017, the UT System announced it would be cancelling plans for the Houston campus. Demographic information of the total student population at all UT system academic and health institutions compared to 2020 US Census data. (Non-Hispanic) Reported 2022 statistics of Texas residents that attended UT system academic institutions. (1st Year Freshman) (4 Year) (6 Year) (1yr after graduation) Associated Collegiate Press Too Many Requests If you report this error to
540-400: The UT System is UT Tyler Medical School , which began operations in 2023. (Fall 2022) (Fall 2022) (Fall 2022) (Fall 2022) UTHSCSA UT Health San Antonio UTHealth or UT Houston MD Anderson Memorial City , Sugar Land , The Woodlands UT Galveston UT Southwestern (Graduate students only) San Antonio In 2010,
570-466: The UT System specified that SFA would retain its name, but with the phrase "a member of The University of Texas System" appended to the legal school name. They also stated that SFA would be technically dissolved and then immediately reconstituted as a member of the UT System. The Senate unanimously passed its bill on April 16, 2023, and the House passed its version on April 26. Governor Greg Abbott signed
600-606: The administration of the University of Texas , with an enrollment of 200 students. However, the attorney general for Texas ruled (December 30, 1925) that the University of Texas was in violation of the state's constitution by operating a junior college. Therefore, the college was passed to the San Antonio Board of Education and renamed San Antonio Junior College. In September 1926, the college relocated to 419 South Alamo Street. In August 1946, San Antonio Junior College
630-416: The admission and academic transfer of students from participating community colleges such as SAC to a participating four-year college or university within Texas. As students progress successfully toward the completion of the associate degree, this agreement ensures a seamless transition of the student's coursework and aids the student by increasing the number of transferable hours. SAC also hosts The Ranger ,
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#1732780378434660-472: The complex process to state representatives. Houston In 2015, the UT System purchased 300 acres of land in the Houston area for $ 215 million for the development of a research campus, spearheaded by then-Chancellor William H. McRaven . While the UT System publicly denied plans to build a new university on the land, the land acquisition drew criticism from the University of Houston System and several Texas State Senators, notably John Whitmire , focusing on
690-626: The institution publicly named the new line of executive leadership for the merged institution. The medical school is expected to open in 2023. UTT UT Tyler UT Health Tyler The University of Texas System has 5 independent health institutions. None are officially associated with any of the 4-year academic institutions, though some may have close relationships or special joint programs with them due to geographical location ( Dallas–Fort Worth area institutions & San Antonio institutions) or historical relationships (UT Austin & UT Medical Branch at Galveston). UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
720-487: The main campus, UTA's Arlington campus would have become a satellite campus, and UTSW's Dallas campus would have become the merged university's medical school. The purpose was to help the metroplex gain one unified flagship-level university, but the House Bill ultimately failed to pass due to objections from UT Arlington (which wanted to retain its identity as a separate university) and the lack of time to properly explain
750-554: The measure into law on May 10. On June 14, 2013, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a law officially approving the creation of a new university in South Texas within the UT System and replacing UT Brownsville and UT Pan American . The initiative resulted in a single institution, including a medical school , spanning the entire Rio Grande Valley , with a presence in each of the major metropolitan areas of Brownsville , Edinburg , Harlingen , and McAllen . On December 12, 2013,
780-457: The protection of the national information infrastructure. According to the Institute of Education Sciences, in 2016 San Antonio had a 14% graduation rate and 61% transfer-out rate when given 150% of the time needed to complete an associate degree for full-time, first-time degree-seeking students. Of the 20,000 plus students enrolled, only 18% attended full-time. The college is accredited by
810-496: The state's required standards of excellence in education. San Antonio College was designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in cyber defense by the National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security. The designation was made in recognition of significant contributions in meeting the national demand for cyber defense education, developing cyber defense experts and ultimately contributing to
840-631: Was renamed again after control of the school passed from the board of trustees. San Antonio College was adopted as the official name in 1948, and in 1951, SAC was moved to its present location on San Pedro Avenue. In 2016, the college changed the address from San Pedro Avenue to North Main Avenue another street on campus. Accreditation was granted to the college in 1955 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools . SAC provides general education, liberal arts and sciences, career education, continuing education, and developmental education. In December 2007,
870-499: Was selected as a National Pacemaker Award winner by the Associated College Press for 2004 and a Pacemaker Finalist for 2005. The Ranger has made its articles available to students online. Students now have the option of accessing it in either print or online media formats. In May 2024, the newspaper was renamed to The Sundial and ceased it's print edition, becoming online-only. San Antonio College's mascot
900-485: Was the Ranger. The school pride colors are red, black, and royal blue School colors were previously orange and white (1925 – late 1980s), orange, blue, and white (late 1980s – mid 1990s), and red and black (mid-1990s – ?). The mascot was unanimously voted to be removed by the college board on July 14, 2020, due to the image of the Ranger representing perceived racism towards Hispanics and Mexican-Americans. The new mascot,
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