Application for Admission
Students seeking admission to ACC should complete an application. Submit your application to the International Student Office only, either by mail, fax or scanned and sent via email. All applications must be accompanied by the application fee.
International Student Application Checklist 
Application Fee
The non-refundable application fee is $25 U.S. currency.
Transcripts
All official transcripts showing completion of at least four (4) years of secondary school study and any university-level or other post-secondary school work. An official transcript is one issued and sent directly to the college by the Registrar, Principal, or responsible head of each school. When this is not possible, transcripts certified by an Embassy or Consular official as true copies are acceptable. Uncertified or student copies are not acceptable. Students seeking transfer of credit from foreign institutions must have transcripts evaluated by an approved service.
TOEFL Score Report
All students who are citizens of countries whose native language is not English are required to take the TOEFL. The minimum acceptable composite score is 500 on the written and 173 on the computerized test and 61 on the IBT (internet based) test. Tests must have been taken within the last two years. A score report must be sent directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to the college. Information concerning the TOEFL may be obtained by writing to TOEFL / Box 899 / Princeton, NJ 08540 USA.
The testing code for ACC is 6005-00.
You are exempt from the TOEFL requirement if you:
- Have earned a high school diploma or bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited U.S. high school, college or university.
- Speak English as your native language. This exemption refers to students from Australia, the Bahamas, and Belize, the British Isles, and English-speaking Canadian provinces, the Fiji Islands. Guyana, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Trinidad, The United States, the Virgin Islands, the West Indies and Zimbabwe.
Sponsor's Declaration
All international students are required to have a sponsor while attending the college. The Alvin Community College Sponsor's Declaration form or the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) Affidavits of Support are acceptable. A financial statement must accompany either form. There is no exception to this rule. The sponsor does not have to be a U.S. citizen. However, the sponsor cannot be an F-1 or M-1 visa student. To have access to the Affidavit of Support (USCIS form
I-134) that needs to be signed by your sponsor click here, then click on Immigration Forms, look for the
I-134 form. You will need to download and print the form and instructions. If you have questions, please call or email the International Student Office.
Medical Health Insurance
All international students are required to purchase medical health, evacuation and repatriation insurance while they are enrolled at Alvin Community College. Evidence of insurance coverage must be shown before registration for classes. If you do not have medical health insurance, we can provide information for insurance companies.
Assessment Testing
All students attending Texas public colleges are required to take an assessment test to determine their readiness for college level courses. The test is not used to deny admission, but simply to place students in the appropriate starting courses. Some students are exempt from taking the assessment test. Students who are unable to prove a valid exemption are required to take the assessment test upon arrival at the college. If students do not score at college level on the assessment, they are required to enroll in developmental courses.
Transfer Students
Statement of Courses in Progress
This document is required only if students are enrolled at another U.S. institution during the time application is made to Alvin Community College. This statement must be signed by the school Registrar and indicate the courses in which the student is currently enrolled. Acceptable documents, official transcripts and/or a statement fro the registrar showing courses in progress.
International Student Advisor's Report
This form is required if students are attending an educational institution in the U.S. It must be completed by the International Student Advisor and forwarded directly to Alvin Community College. If you are attending another college or university within the U.S. as an F-1 student, a copy of the current I-20 and I-94 card must be mailed to the college. If transferring to Alvin Community College under any other visa status, a copy of the visa, work permit or spouse's I-20 or visa must be mailed to us.
Security Deposit
Once admitted to the college, an international student must make a $500 security deposit. INS stipulates that an international student must not become a financial burden on U.S. agencies. This deposit provides funds that a student may have access to in cases of a dire emergency. The student, in essence, is borrowing against this deposit and the amount taken out must be replaced. This deposit is refunded to the student upon transfer or completion of his/her course of study.
Credit From Foreign Institutions
Students petitioning to receive transfer credit from foreign institutions must have their transcript evaluated and translated into English by an approved evaluations service.
Alvin Community College will accept an evaluation from the following evaluators:
American Association of Collegiate Registrars & Admissions Officers(AACRAO)
International Education Services
One Dupont Circle, NW; Suite #520
Washington DC 20036-1135
Phone: 202-296-3359, FAX: 202-822-3940
Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.
P. O. Box 514070
Milwaukee, WI 53203-3470
Phone: 414-289-3400, Fax: 414-289-3411
http://www.ece.org
Education Evaluators International, Inc.
11 South Angell Street #348
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: 210-745-1015 or 401-521-5340, FAX: 401-437-6474
Foreign Credentials Service of America
1910 Justin Lane
Austin, TX 78757
Phone:512-459-8428, Fax: 512-459-4565
http://www.fcsa.biz/
Education Evaluators International, Inc.
11 South Angell Street #348
Providence, RI 02906
Phone: 210-745-1015 or 401-521-5340, FAX: 401-437-6474
http://www.educei.com/
GCE Southeast
Global Credential Evaluators, Inc.
Evaluation Processing Center
P.O. Box 1904
Ocean Springs, MS 39566
Phone: 228-818-4487
http://www.gcevaluators.com/
GCE Southwest
Global Credential Evaluators, Inc.
P.O. Box 9203
College Station, TX 77842-9203
Phone: 512-528-0908, Fax: 512-528-9293
http://www.gcevaluators.com/
International Education Research Foundation, Inc
Credentials Evaluation Service
P.O. Box 3665
Culver City, CA
Phone: 310-258-9451, Fax: 310-342-7086
http://www.ierf.org/
RIA International Education Consultants
9461 LBJ Freeway, Suite 206
Dallas, TX 75243 (corner of Highway 635 and Abrams)
Phone: 214-575-5404, Fax: 214-575-5608
Mobile: 214-770-4919
International: 800-895-4021 Ex 0
International Fax: 800-895-4021 Ex 1
http://www.riainternationaleducation.com
Span Tran Educational Services, Inc.
7211 Regency Square Blvd., Suite 205
Houston, Texas 77036-3197
Phone: 713-266-8805, Fax: 713-789-6022
http://www.spantran-edu.com/
Worldwide Education Consultant Services
5521 N. Expressway 77
Brownsville, TX 78520
Phone: 956-350-4660, Fax: 956-350-2462
Email: info@wecseval.com
World Education Services Foreign Academic Credential Evaluation
P.O. Box 745
Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113-0745
Phone: 212-966-6311, Fax: 212-739-6100
www.wes.org/splash.html
Contact Information
Alpha Trevino, PDSO
International Advisor
3110 Mustang Road
Alvin, Texas 77511
Phone: 281.756.3531 and 3528
Fax: 281.756.3843
Email: international@alvincollege.edu
