The Alamo Colleges District and YMCA of Greater San Antonio on Wednesday announced a new day camp to try and help close the higher education and child care gap faced by student parents and working families.

The roughly 90,000-square-foot center will give students and the South Side community new and upgraded equipment and activity space, including a 50-meter Olympic-size pool.

The now-former president of San Antonio College was immediately transitioned to a new role within the Alamo College District, the district said Monday.

A new cross-border collaboration between educational institutions is addressing ongoing shortages in the healthcare industry.

During a regular board meeting for the Alamo Colleges District Board of Trustees on July 25, members decided to recognize César Chavez Day as an official holiday in the Alamo Colleges District.

The University of Texas at San Antonio and the Alamo Colleges District announced an expanded transfer agreement, allowing eligible students to start at any of the Alamo Colleges and transfer to UTSA to complete a four-year degree while having educational costs covered.

The Alamo Colleges District received a $200,000 grant to fund a plan focused on improving mental health and well-being across the different campuses.

A man said he was shot when he was approached by three men wearing masks and all black at a parking garage just north of downtown.

Alamo Colleges is hoping to guide more foster and adopted youth into higher education.

Alamo Colleges District has extended its temporary operating adjustments for remote learning until Sunday, Feb. 6.

Alamo Colleges District announced Thursday that it has expanded its offer of tuition-free college to thousands more high school students through its AlamoPROMISE program.

Metro Health’s COVID-19 dashboard showed an increase of 4,331 new cases on Friday, with a 7-day moving average of 3,620 cases. There was one new death reported, bringing the total to 16 deaths over the past seven days.

Dr. Ruth Berggren, an infectious disease specialist with UT Health San Antonio, joined Thursday’s KSAT Q&A to discuss COVID-19 reinfection with the new variant, omicron’s effect on frontline health care workers and precautions to take for those who start showing symptoms and can't find a test.

The City of San Antonio will be adding three new COVID-19 testing sites through a partnership with Community Labs to address testing capacity and wait times that some have said lasted hours.

The City of San Antonio will be adding three new COVID-19 testing sites through a partnership with Community Labs to address testing capacity and wait times that some have said lasted hours.

A few have delayed the start date while at least one is going virtual for a few weeks.

What does the future of student journalism across Alamo College campuses look like? A public meeting is set to take place Tuesday to discuss The Ranger and evolution of journalism and media.

On Tuesday, student and professional journalists and administrators will meet to discuss the evolution and vision of student journalism at the five-campus Alamo Colleges District, home to more than 65,000 students.

Alamo Colleges District has opened two new on-campus health clinics in partnership with UT Health San Antonio’s School of Nursing to offer low-cost physical and mental health services to students, officials announced Wednesday.

The Alamo Colleges District will be forgiving student loan debt for eligible students in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alamo Colleges District will have remote learning for the first two weeks of the fall semester, officials say.

SAN ANTONIO – Sydney Lanier High School is getting more attention from higher education systems including the Alamo Colleges District and UTSA to create a stronger future for students. For the past two years, high schoolers like Hector Martínez have been earning credits towards an associates degree as part of the Construction Science P-Tech Program. “I came to school for this program,” Martínez said. AdThe purpose of the program is to help fill the gap in the workforce, according to Donlee Wilson. “Our program focuses on building the next construction science management professional who will be leading a group or a team at a construction project or construction site.”Students interested in the program can still register.

SAN ANTONIO – Adapting to change — that was the message during the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce virtual discussion on Friday. Mayor Ron Nirenberg, along with the chancellor of the Alamo Colleges District and president of the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation were in attendance. They discussed what the city has dealt with since the coronavirus pandemic hit, and the path ahead as the city recovers. Officials also discussed the programs already in place that are working to improve the city’s economy. RELATED: How to apply for food stamps, or SNAP benefits, in Texas

SAN ANTONIO – A second Alamo Colleges District employee has died from the coronavirus, according to officials. DPS Officer Jose Buso has succumbed to the virus, as announced by officials on Friday. It is with a heavy heart that we share the reported passing of Alamo Colleges Police Officer Jose A. Buso from COVID-19.... Posted by Alamo Colleges Police Department on Friday, September 25, 2020Buso was assigned to the Patrol Division, where he became certified as a bicycle patrol officer and helped ensure the safety and welfare of students and staff at the college, according to officials. Before Buso joined Alamo Colleges, he was a deputy in the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. RELATED: Most Alamo Colleges students will learn remotely, according to fall plan