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Nestled among the trees of southwest Austin stands the Pinnacle Campus, which focuses on academic transfer and selected workforce programs like Accounting, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, and Computer Science and Management. Pinnacle is also home to ACC’s Distance Learning program, a series of classes offered online that allow students to complete coursework and study material on their own time, and then submit it digitally. The advanced technology at Pinnacle isn’t just reserved for telecommuting students though. The campus has a state-of-the-art television studio and production facility, capable of video teleconferencing and satellite feeds. In the Commons, Room 108, on the first floor at the campus you will find the Student Life lounge where students can take a break and relax from everyday stresses. Here, Student Life provides entertainment, a community library of books donated by students, faculty, and staff, and hosts events for the campus such as the semiannual Art Show. ACC recently purchased the property to the east of the Pinnacle Campus and is planning to build a new parking lot that is proposed to be completed fall 2010. A plan is also being developed to improve space in the Cashier, Admissions and Records, and Campus Police Office areas on the first floor. This plan will include remodeled space for Student Life. The college is continuing to work on projects that will beautify the grounds in and around the building.

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