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News & Announcements

WCCD Respiratory Therapist Program Receives Confirmation from CoARC

November 8, 2021

This credential establishes Wallace students as more advanced respiratory therapy professionals and opens the door to more career opportunities. Wallace Community College-Dothan’s Respiratory Therapist program recently received confirmation from its 2021 Annual Report of Current Status and Resource Assessment from The Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). CoARC reviews this information to determine complianceRead More

WCCD Updates Mask Policy

November 1, 2021

Wallace Community College-Dothan regularly monitors information from the Alabama Department of Public Health and the CDC regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and bases health protocols on that information. Currently, the news is better. The state’s positivity rate has decreased, and the College’s service area is now at moderate/medium risk for virus transmission, which is a dropRead More

WCCD awarded $20,000 AL Dept. of Early Childhood Education grant

November 1, 2021

Wallace Community College-Dothan was recently awarded a $20,000 grant by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education to organize, plan, and manage logistics to offer the Teaching Strategies Accreditation Program for Trainers (APT). This program will prepare the Wallace Community College Child Development instructors to deliver training that promotes teachers’ reliable use of the TeachingRead More

WCCD, Troy University sign documents establishing Alabama’s first Early Childhood Educators apprenticeship

October 29, 2021

Secretary Barbara Cooper of the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education (ADECE) joined leaders from Troy University, Wallace Community College, and the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship to officially sign documents establishing Alabama’s first apprenticeship for Early Childhood Educators on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, at 1:00 PM at the Coleman Center for Early Learning on theRead More

WCCD awards inaugural Coach Johnny Oppert Scholarship to Gov baseball player Don Williams

October 21, 2021

Wallace Community College recently renamed one of their annual baseball athletic scholarships in honor of Coach Johnny Oppert, first head coach of the Govs baseball program as well as Wallace basketball coach and athletic director. The inaugural Coach Johnny Oppert Scholarship was awarded this year to Gov baseball player Don Williams. “It’s a real honorRead More

WCCD receives $245,297 grant award for Applied Engineering program

October 21, 2021

Wallace Community College–Dothan was recently awarded a grant from the Alabama Community College System’s Workforce Development Division in the amount of $245,297.60 for the College’s Applied Engineering Technology Program. The grant will provide funding for new lab equipment and simulation software to be incorporated into the existing Applied Engineering Technology program on both the WallaceRead More

WCCD hosts Shoo Cosmetics CEO, Wallace alum Shawanda Vickers

October 19, 2021

  In partnership with the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce, Wallace Community College-Dothan recently hosted Ms. Shawanda Vickers, CEO of Shoo Cosmetics, on Monday, October 18, 2021, as a special guest speaker to students in the Wallace Community College–Dothan Salon and Spa Management and Esthetics Technology programs. “We are so fortunate to have alumni thatRead More

Meet the 2021-2022 Leadership Team

October 8, 2021

Wallace recognized as Top 10 Feeder School to the Auburn University Samuel Ginn College of Engineering

October 5, 2021

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) was recently recognized by Auburn University as one of the Top 10 feeder schools to the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering, placing WCCD among the top schools whose students go on to enroll in engineering programs at Auburn. “This recognition is a testament of the dedication and commitment of every facultyRead More

WCCD and Troy University sign memorandum of agreement for Occupational Education

September 30, 2021

This articulation agreement will provide a pathway for Wallace students and faculty who have an Associate in Applied Science to earn a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Education from Troy University. Wallace Community College-Dothan and Troy University are pleased to announce a memorandum of understanding between the two institutions, signed by Wallace Community College-Dothan President Dr.Read More