Austin College

900 N Grand Ave, Sherman, TX 75090-4400 -  View Map

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• Through liberal arts and sciences coursework, Austin College students learn to question, to think critically, and to arrive at their own informed conclusions. Combined with first-rate preparation in their major fields of study, our academic program nurtures the intellectual skills that make for lifetime learners. Extraordinary opportunities for study abroad and community service round out the Austin College undergraduate experience.
• Austin College is pleased to call itself a contributing member of the larger community. The College serves the Sherman and North Texas Region through public forums, exhibits, and performances, and by making its facilities available to local organizations. The College’s faculty makes itself available as expert sources in a variety of fields.
• Austin College is one of the nation's finest liberal arts colleges, distinguished by strong academic programs and the on-campus environment it provides its students. We are proud of our rich history and our ongoing commitment to educational excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.
• Extraordinary study abroad program (70+% of our students participate), as well as a language residence for students of German, Spanish, French, and Japanese language and culture. Almost 300 acres of nature preserve for science and environmental research. Also month-long Jan Term that lets you spend four weeks studying off-the-beaten-path topics like Agatha Christie On Screen, the Rock Art of Ancient Texans, Faces of Jesus, Wide Open Writing, Scuba Diving, and Sleep and Dreams.
• Austin College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and the Texas Education Agency to award the bachelor of arts degree and the master of arts in teaching (MAT) degree. The College holds the Iota of Texas Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
• Profile last updated: 10/19/2010.

In the News:

• AC celebrates Legends Weekend (The Herald Democrat)
  posted on July 17, 2011 at 05:14:42 am
  The Austin College athletics department honored several distinguished alumni on Saturday at the annual Legends Gala in Sid Richardson Gymnasium as a part of the annual Legends Weekend.
• Rare Revolutionary War era book found in Austin College archives (KXII Sherman)
  posted on July 5, 2011 at 03:59:52 am
  SHERMAN, TX - Austin College has made a rare discovery in their book archives. A pamphlet that dates back to and comments on the revolutionary war. And, it's not just the historical value that makes this book so significant, It's what it represents.
• Austin college archivist leaving for Japan to help in relief effort (KXII Sherman)
  posted on June 15, 2011 at 11:39:37 pm
  SHERMAN, TX - It's been more than three months since a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated parts of Japan. Victims are still in the process of cleaning up and one local man is returning to his childhood home, to help.
• $50K grant will fund Austin College nanotechnology research (KXII Sherman)
  posted on June 10, 2011 at 11:51:04 pm
  SHERMAN, TX - Austin College was recently awarded a fifty-thousand dollar grant for their science department and they're using it to do some cutting edge research.
• Austin College starts work on new science building (The Herald Democrat)
  posted on June 6, 2011 at 02:44:18 am
  After 12 years of planning, Austin College broke ground on a new science building called the IDEA Center as AC plans for the building's influence to extend far beyond the school's science department.

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