{"id":3812,"date":"2021-08-04T19:42:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T19:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/?page_id=3812"},"modified":"2024-10-28T16:48:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T16:48:53","slug":"getting-started","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/getting-started\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Started"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill has-primary-color has-text-color has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/RS17793_20211021-HLC-VisComm-ca-132-1024x683.jpg);background-position:65% 48%\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/RS17793_20211021-HLC-VisComm-ca-132.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Two students gesture toward a presentation on a projector in a classroom\" class=\"wp-image-4149 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/RS17793_20211021-HLC-VisComm-ca-132.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/RS17793_20211021-HLC-VisComm-ca-132.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/RS17793_20211021-HLC-VisComm-ca-132.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/RS17793_20211021-HLC-VisComm-ca-132.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/RS17793_20211021-HLC-VisComm-ca-132.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/06\/RS17793_20211021-HLC-VisComm-ca-132.jpg?w=1773&amp;ssl=1 1773w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Start Your Career in Visual Communication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;With a streamlined, no-fee application process, we make it easy to take the first steps on your path with Visual Communication at ACC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/admissions\/apply-now\" style=\"background-color:#0071a9\">Apply to ACC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-larger-font-size\"><strong>First, Learn About Admissions<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to become an ACC student? Learn more about the application process, upcoming deadlines, and get one-on-one application assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/admissions\/apply-now\">Apply to ACC<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS10810_20190729-HLC-Student-On-Campus-ca-007-scr-1024x683.jpg);background-position:48% 47%\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS10810_20190729-HLC-Student-On-Campus-ca-007-scr.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A student sits working on a laptop in an open common space at Highland Campus, in front of a sign that says ACC is for everyone\" class=\"wp-image-4457 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS10810_20190729-HLC-Student-On-Campus-ca-007-scr.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS10810_20190729-HLC-Student-On-Campus-ca-007-scr.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS10810_20190729-HLC-Student-On-Campus-ca-007-scr.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS10810_20190729-HLC-Student-On-Campus-ca-007-scr.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS10810_20190729-HLC-Student-On-Campus-ca-007-scr.jpg?w=1350&amp;ssl=1 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS16875_20210823-HLC-Student-Services-ca-058-scr.jpg);background-position:63% 33%\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS16875_20210823-HLC-Student-Services-ca-058-scr.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A student being helped in the financial aid office by a woman facing away from the camera\" class=\"wp-image-4458 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS16875_20210823-HLC-Student-Services-ca-058-scr.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS16875_20210823-HLC-Student-Services-ca-058-scr.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS16875_20210823-HLC-Student-Services-ca-058-scr.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-larger-font-size\"><strong>Second, Explore Tuition and Financial Aid<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>ACC offers an affordable college experience through low tuition rates, financial aid and scholarships, and flexible payment plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/paying-for-college\">Paying for College<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-larger-font-size\">Third, Choose Your Program<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We have four exciting programs to choose between. Take a look through them all to find the best fit for you. Need help? Schedule an <a href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/visual-communication\/30-minute-meeting?month=2024-10\">Advising Appointment<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/our-program\/\">View Our Programs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS9404_20181205-HLC-Stars-ca-018-scr-1024x683.jpg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS9404_20181205-HLC-Stars-ca-018-scr.jpg?resize=580%2C387&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Students work at desks in front of windows, backlit by the pattern of ACC stars\" class=\"wp-image-4471 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS9404_20181205-HLC-Stars-ca-018-scr.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS9404_20181205-HLC-Stars-ca-018-scr.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS9404_20181205-HLC-Stars-ca-018-scr.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS9404_20181205-HLC-Stars-ca-018-scr.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/admc.austincc.edu\/viscom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/07\/RS9404_20181205-HLC-Stars-ca-018-scr.jpg?w=1350&amp;ssl=1 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-larger-font-size\">Transferring to ACC?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Already enrolled in or have credits from another school? ACC offers a high-value education conveniently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/admissions\/transfer-to-acc\">Learn How to Transfer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-larger-font-size\" id=\"scholarships\">Scholarships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top viscom-info-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/2725\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/austincc.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/2725\/\">Edwina Fredlund Traverso Endowed Scholarship<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong>&nbsp;To reward academic achievement, recognize individual accomplishment and assist deserving students in completing the course work for the associate of applied science in Visual Communication.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/2466\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/austincc.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/2466\/\">Ben Clough Endowed Scholarship<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> This scholarship is available to students enrolled in the Visual Communication Department at Austin Community College. The scholarship may be used for tuition, books<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/2626\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/austincc.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/2626\/\">Didi Stuart Endowed Scholarship in the Graphic Arts<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purpose: <\/strong>To assist students enrolled in the Visual Communication Department at Austin Community College.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-top viscom-info-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/2518\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/austincc.academicworks.com\/opportunities\/2518\/\">Visual Communication Endowed Scholarship<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> To assist second year students enrolled in the ACC Visual Communication program.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f5f5f5\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\">Other Scholarships<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Quite a few other scholarships are available to ACC students. <a href=\"https:\/\/austincc.academicworks.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/austincc.academicworks.com\/\">Visit ACC\u2019s General Scholarship Application to find out more!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transferring to ACC? 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