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Alvin Community College

Alvin Community College
3110 Mustang Road
Alvin, TX 77511-4898

Official telephone: (281) 756-3500
Fax number: (281) 756-3834
Website: www.alvincollege.edu
Screen last updated on: January 2010
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions, two of six weeks each and one of 11 weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: liberal arts/sciences/studies, nursing (RN), busines administration/management
Student:Faculty ratio: 20:1
Total faculty: 228
Full-time faculty: 90
Part-time faculty: 138

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
computer science, health professions, technologies, child care, communications, drafting

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Arts
  • Business Administration
  • Drama/Communications
  • Earth/Planetary Science
  • Electrical Engineering Technology/Telecommunications Option
  • Fine Arts
  • General Arts
  • Law Enforcement/Corrections
  • Legal Assistant
  • Legal Secretary
  • Liberal/General Studies
  • Management Development
  • Marketing/Distribution
  • Math
  • Mathematics
  • Mental Health/Human Services
  • Ministry in Church/Society
  • Music Performance
  • Music/Vocal
  • Musical Theatre
  • Nursing
  • Office Administration/Legal
  • Office Technology/Legal
  • Physical Sciences
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Physiology
  • Polysomnography
  • Radio/Television Broadcasting
  • Respiratory Therapy Technology
  • Retail Management
  • Scandinavian Languages
  • Scopist
  • Sport/Exercise Studies
Certificates

  • Computer Data Processing
  • Computer Programming
  • Correctional Science
  • Court Reporting
  • Criminal Justice Studies
  • Culinary Arts
  • Drafting
  • Dramatic Arts
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Emergency Medical Technology
  • Instrumentation
  • Law Enforcement
  • Law Enforcement/Corrections
  • Legal Assistant
  • Marketing/Distribution
  • Mental Health/Human Services
  • Office Assistant
  • Physical Therapist Assistant
  • Polysomnography
  • Process Technician
  • Radio/Television Broadcasting
  • Respiratory Therapy Technology
  • Word Processing

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate