The five colleges in the district operate with a high degree of autonomy, though the colleges' accrediting agency, the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, placed three in a year-long warning period from January 2017 over issues of institutional autonomy. The board of trustees for the district voted to rename the district in January 2017 to reflect issues pertaining to accreditation. •
St. Philip's College (founded 1898) •
San Antonio College (founded 1925) •
Palo Alto College (founded 1983) •
Northwest Vista College (founded 1995) •
Northeast Lakeview College (founded 2007) All of the colleges are within San Antonio city limits except Northeast Lakeview, which is within the town limits of
Universal City and
Live Oak, just to the northeast of the City of San Antonio. The Alamo Colleges District Main Office is located at 2222 N. Alamo St. and was previously located in multiple offices throughout the city and in a portion of Universal City. ==Education and programs==