SAC Brags

Each year, San Antonio College publishes a list of "Top SAC Brags" that showcase the college's major accomplishments throughout the previous year.

Read the full list from 2018 below or click the button to download the PDF.

2018 SAC Brags

#10 SAC President, Dr. Robert Vela, Elected to American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Board of Directors

SAC President, Dr. Robert Vela, Elected to American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Board of Directors

#9 SAC Social Work Professor, Lisa Black, Earns AACC Distinguished Faculty Recognition

#8 SAC Ranks #8 in the Nation for Hispanics

#7 SAC Opens Victory Center to Serve Veterans and Active Duty Military

SAC Opens Victory Center to Serve Veterans and Active Duty Military

Alamo Colleges District - San Antonio College celebrated the opening of its newest building on campus, the $7.6 million Victory Center, which will enable and support veterans and active duty military who come to college. A grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony took place on Tuesday, May 1, in conjunction with the start of Military Appreciation Month.

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#6 SAC Architecture Program Celebrates 60th Anniversary

SAC Architecture Program Celebrates 60^th Anniversary

On a beautiful, cool spring evening, more than 100 people showed up to the Chance Academic Center (CAC) to celebrate the 60 th anniversary of the San Antonio College Architecture program. To mark the occasion, students from four Design II studios had collaborated on an artwork that was installed on the second floor of the CAC atrium.

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#5 SAC Receives $500,000 for Future Santikos Micronauts Center

#4 SAC Engineering Professor, Dan Dimitriu, Receives Prestigious Presidential Honor

SAC Engineering Professor, Dan Dimitriu, Receives Prestigious Presidential Honor

Dr. Dan Dimitriu, program coordinator for engineering at San Antonio College, has received the highest U.S. honor given to teachers and mentors in the STEM fields. The White House Office for Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), with the National Science Foundation (NSF), announced Dimitriu received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).

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#3 SAC CIS Department Receives $636,000 in Grants for Cybersecurity Program

SAC CIS Department Receives $636,000 in Grants for Cybersecurity Program

San Antonio College has received two separate grants to fund a new cybersecurity pilot program on the campus. The first grant, from the National Science Foundation (NSF), will provide financial support to students in the new program. The second grant, from the Department of Education (DOE), supports technology upgrades for community college cybersecurity programs.

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#2 SAC Listed Among Best 20 Community Colleges in Texas and Named Top 50 Best Online Community Colleges

#1 We, the Alamo Colleges District, Won the Prestigious 2018 Malcolm Baldrige Award

We, the Alamo Colleges District, Won the Prestigious 2018 Malcolm Baldrige Award

On November 15, 2018, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross today named the Alamo Colleges District a 2018 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA), marking a significant milestone in the district's ongoing journey to achieve the highest level of student success and performance excellence.

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