Student Beat | February / March 2026

Welcome back, Riverbats! On this episode of Student Beat, Zach has some helpful reminders, like Riverbat Bites Food Pantries on every campus, tax filing help in the Highland ACCelerator, and student support services from ACC Student Advocates including mental health counseling, housing and utilities assistance, childcare, and more. Applications for ACC Scholarships are OPEN! Find out how you can get free money to pay for college. Apply by May 1 for priority consideration! As for cool events happening, get involved with Black History Month, attend Transfer Week if you are planning to transfer to a 4-year university (learn more about Bats to Cats for those of you looking to go to Texas State), and for pre-health sciences students, check out ACC’s Health Sciences Open House on February 28 at ACC Eastview Campus. Zach hits ACC Culinary Labs to make butternut squash soup with Chef Truong and then he’s out and about meeting current students at ACC Highland to hear about what they’re excited about this spring semester. Tune into ACCTV’s Student Beat episode!