Academic calendar
Summer 2026 10-Week Session runs Jun 1, 2026 – Aug 9, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer 2026 First 5-Week Session
- Summer 2026 9-Week Session
- Summer 2026 10-Week SessionSummer Semester 2026Relevant now
- Summer 2026 Second 5-Week Session
- Fall 2026 First 8-Week Session
- Fall 2026 16-Week SessionFall Semester 2026
- Fall 2026 14-Week Session
- Fall 2026 12-Week Session
- Fall 2026 Second 8-Week Session
- Spring 2027 First 8-Week Session
- Spring 2027 16-Week SessionSpring Semester 2027
- Spring 2027 14-Week Session
- Spring 2027 12-Week Session
- Spring 2027 Second 8-Week Session
- Summer 2027 First 5-Week Session
- Summer 2027 9-Week Session
- Summer 2027 10-Week SessionSummer Semester 2027
- Summer 2027 Second 5-Week Session
Campus language
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A
- ACCSA
- ACC Student Ambassadors, a leadership program where students represent the college at community events.
- ASC
- Academic Success Center, the hub for tutoring and academic coaching services.
B
- Bat 1
- Short for the Bat 1 Card, the official student identification and access card.
- Bat Cave
- A common nickname for Student Life lounges and hangouts found on various campuses.
- Bat Week
- The official name for the college's welcome week activities at the start of the semester.
- BatChat
- Informal term for student discussions or the official student communication platforms.
- BRASS
- Black Representation of Achievement through Student Support, a program providing mentoring and academic coaching.
- BSU
- Black Student Union, a student organization focused on Black student community and advocacy.
C
- Culinary Arts Cafe
- The student-run restaurant located at the Highland Campus where culinary students prepare meals.
- Culinary Cafe
- A student-run restaurant located at the Highland Campus where culinary arts students prepare and serve meals.
G
- Grab and Go
- Self-service kiosks located across various campuses for quick snacks and drinks.
- GSA
- Gender and Sexuality Alliance, a student organization supporting LGBTQ+ students.
H
- Highland Mall
- A common way students refer to the Highland Campus, referencing its former life as a shopping center.
L
- Late Start
- Refers to 8-week or 12-week courses that begin after the traditional semester start date.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges.
R
- Riverbat
- The official mascot of ACC; students often refer to themselves or peers as Riverbats.
- Riverbat Cafe
- The primary on-campus food service area providing meals and snacks at major campuses.
S
- S.A.L.T.
- Student Ambassadors Leadership Training, a program for student leaders who represent the college.
- SAB
- Student Advocacy Board; a group focused on representing student interests to the administration.
- SALT
- Student Ambassadors Leadership Training, a program for student leaders who represent the college.
- SEA
- Student Equity & Access; a department focused on supporting underrepresented student groups.
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the primary representative body for the student voice.
- SL
- Student Life, the department that oversees clubs, organizations, and campus activities.
T
- The Accelerator
- The massive, high-tech learning lab at the Highland Campus featuring over 600 computer stations.
- The Bat
- A shortened nickname for the Riverbat mascot.
- The Bistro
- The student-run restaurant at the Highland Campus, operated by the ACC Culinary Arts program.
- The Drag
- The stretch of Guadalupe Street adjacent to the Rio Grande Campus, popular for food and shops.
- The Grill
- Common student shorthand for the hot food stations within the campus cafes.
- The Mall
- Common nickname for the Highland Campus (HLC) because it was built inside a former shopping mall.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- 8-week
- Refers to accelerated course sessions that cover a full semester of material in half the time.
- 8-week session
- An accelerated course format that covers a full semester of material in half the time.
- ACC ID
- The physical student identification card required for library checkout and printing services.
- ACCID
- The official student identification card required for campus services and testing centers.
- Blackboard
- The Learning Management System (LMS) used for online course materials and assignments (transitioning to Brightspace).
- cafe_rio
- Cafe Rio
- Canvas
- The online learning management system where students access course materials, grades, and assignments.
- CYP
- Cypress Creek Campus, serving the Cedar Park and Leander areas.
- Degree Map
- The official online planning tool used to track progress toward graduation requirements.
- eastview_cafe
- Eastview Cafe
- eatery_73
- Eatery 73
- EVC
- Eastview Campus, located in East Austin.
- First Day Access
- A program where digital course materials and textbooks are included in tuition and available on the first day of class.
- grab_go
- Grab & Go
- Green Pass
- A transit pass that allows ACC students to ride Capital Metro buses and trains for free.
- HLC
- Highland Campus, located in the repurposed Highland Mall.
- HYS
- Hays Campus; the campus located in Kyle, serving Hays County.
- Late Start
- Classes that begin after the standard semester start date, usually in 8-week or 12-week sessions.
- MyACC
- The central online portal used for registration, tuition payments, and accessing student records.
- NRG
- Northridge Campus, located in North Austin.
- PIN
- Pinnacle Campus, currently closed for redevelopment but still referenced in district history.
- RGC
- Rio Grande Campus, the historic downtown Austin campus.
- Riverbat ID
- The official student identification card required for using testing centers, libraries, and gyms.
- RRC
- Round Rock Campus, the largest campus in the northern service area.
- RVS
- Riverside Campus, located in Southeast Austin.
- SAC
- South Austin Campus, located off Stassney Lane.
- Self-Service
- The specific online tool used for course registration, financial aid, and degree planning.
- SGC
- San Gabriel Campus, located in Leander.
- SJC
- San Jacinto Campus, located adjacent to the UT Austin campus.
- The Accelerator
- The massive, high-tech computer lab and learning center located within the Highland Campus.
- The Accelerator
- A massive, high-tech computer lab and learning center, most notably the 600-station flagship at Highland.
- The Hub
- The designated student help desk and computer lab area found at most ACC campuses for technical and academic support.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Summer 2026 10-Week Session runs Jun 1, 2026 – Aug 9, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 29 approved campus terms and 32 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.