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PUBLIC NOTICE OF UPCOMING ACCREDITATION REVIEW VISIT BY THE Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)

February 20, 2023

The Wallace Community College’s Associate Degree Nursing program wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for continuing accreditation of its Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). You are invited to meet with the site visit team and share your comments about the programRead More

WCCD Sparks Campus to hold Career Tech Night in celebration of Career Tech Month

February 15, 2023

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) will hold a Career Tech Night on the Sparks Campus in Eufaula on Thursday, February 23, at 5:30 PM in the Bevill Center auditorium, 3235 S Eufaula Ave, Eufaula, AL 36027. Featured Sparks Campus Career Tech programs will include: Air Condition & Refrigeration, Business Technologies, Child Development, Computer Information Science, CriminalRead More

Alabama’s Community Colleges Pump $6.6 Billion into State Economy, WCCD adds $163.9 Million to Wiregrass

February 13, 2023

Students and alumni of colleges within the Alabama Community College System add $6.6 billion to Alabama’s economy, supporting one out of every 27 jobs in the state, according to a recent economic impact report released Monday. The independent, 102-page report by Lightcast estimates the Alabama Community College System directly impacts 98,923 jobs in the state,Read More

WCCD Instructor Collins Trott named 2022 Educator of the Year by Alabama Project Learning Tree

February 6, 2023

DOTHAN—Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) Child Development instructor Collins Trott was recently named the 2022 Educator of the Year by Alabama Project Learning Tree (PLT). According to the Alabama PLT, Trott was honored for her “commitment to engaging future educators in hands-on environmental education experiences” while making “a positive impact on preservice educators in the ChildRead More

WCCD, Alabama RC&D Councils and ACCS Partner to Help Veterans

February 6, 2023

DOTHAN – Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD), in partnership with the Alabama Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils (RC & D) and the Alabama Community College System (ACCS), will hold a Military and Veterans College and Career Workshop on Friday, February 24, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM in the Wheelless Auditorium in Rane HallRead More

WCCD BSU Student Organization to Hold 2023 Black History Month Celebration Event

January 24, 2023

In recognition of February’s Black History Month, Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) BUS student organization will hold a Black History Month Celebration on Friday, February 3, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM in the Bencze Theater located in Cherry Hall on the Dothan campus. The highlight of the event’s agenda is a History of Our HairRead More

WCCD Receives $300,796 ACCS Grant for Industrial Diesel Systems Technology Training

January 9, 2023

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) was recently awarded an Alabama Community College System (ACCS) grant in the amount of $300,796 for Industrial Diesel Systems Technology training. This grant will allow WCCD to address a need in the Manufacturing career cluster for training Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, along with forklift and CDL classRead More

WCCD Receives $373,400 ACCS Grant for Criminal Justice, Public Safety, Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training and Equipment

January 9, 2023

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) was recently awarded an Alabama Community College System (ACCS) grant in the amount of $373,400 for Criminal Justice, Public Safety, and Small Unmanned Aircraft System training and equipment. This grant will allow WCCD to address an urgent need in Region 6 to create a pipeline of better-trained law and public safetyRead More

WCCD recognized as Top 10 Feeder School to the Auburn’s College of Engineering

December 14, 2022

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 for the second year in a row. This ranking places WCCD among the top schools whose students go on to enroll in engineering programs at Auburn University. “This recognition isRead More

WCCD Celebrates First-Generation College Students with Recognition, Special Spring Registration Day

November 9, 2022

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) participated in the National First-Generation College Celebration Day on Tuesday, November 8, by recognizing current WCCD students, faculty and staff who are First-Generation college students. First-Generation students are those whose parents did not complete a four-year college or university degree. The event was sponsored by the WCCD TRiO programs and wasRead More