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WCCD, City of Dothan Partner to Provide Skills for Success CDL Training to City Employees

September 29, 2022

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) and the City of Dothan have partnered to provide Skills for Success Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training for current City employees. The training is taking place at the Wiregrass Public Safety Center and is designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for City employees to receive a Class A CDLRead More

WCCD Wins ACCSPRA Pyramid Award for Social Media

September 23, 2022

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) was recently awarded the 2022 Pyramid Award for “Best in Social Media” by the Alabama Community College System Public Relations Association (ACCSPRA) at the organization’s fall conference in September. WCCD was recognized for its “Graduation Season” TikTok series celebrating graduating students and highlighting the program and career options at the College.Read More

WCCD Lady Govs named to the NJCAA 2021-22 All-Academic Team

September 21, 2022

Wallace Community College-Dothan is proud to announce the selection of eleven members of the Lady Govs softball program to the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-Academic teams for 2021-22. Each year, the NJCAA recognizes student-athletes for their dedication in the classroom as well as on the playing field. Student-athletes are eligible to earn academicRead More

WCCD Adult Education Dept. celebrates Adult Education and Family Literacy Week

September 16, 2022

September 18–24, 2022 marks the annual Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, hosted by the National Coalition for Literacy. In recognition of Adult Education and Family Literacy Week, the Wallace Community College–Dothan (WCCD) Adult Education Department will hold a “Family Literacy Week Block Party” community event on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, from 5:00 – 7:00Read More

Wallace Baseball Selects Jackson Glover as Coach Oppert Scholarship Recipient

September 15, 2022

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) has awarded the 2022 Coach Johnny Oppert Scholarship to Governors baseball player Jackson Glover. The scholarship is named in honor of Coach Johnny Oppert, first head coach of the Govs baseball program as well as Wallace basketball coach and athletic director. The scholarship is given to a baseball student who exemplifiesRead More

WCCD President Dr. Linda C. Young Named Yellowhammer News 2022 Women of Impact Honoree

September 13, 2022

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) is proud to announce the selection of Dr. Linda C. Young, WCCD President, as a Yellowhammer News 2022 Women of Impact honoree. The 5th annual Women of Impact Awards is a celebration of the “strong women who impact and propel Alabama,” according to Yellowhammer News, and recognizes the personal and professionalRead More

Wallace Community College-Dothan Holds Phillip J. Hamm Library Grand Reopening Ceremony

September 9, 2022

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) held a grand reopening ceremony for the newly remodeled Phillip J. Hamm Library on the Wallace Campus in Dothan on Thursday, September 8, 2022. Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Chancellor Jimmy Baker was in attendance for the event which celebrated the $1.8 million renovation project and demonstrated WCCD’s commitment to excellenceRead More

Waxing the City, Alabama Nail Company owner Melinda Sykes offers tuition assistance, guaranteed employment to WCCD Cosmetology, Esthetics graduates

August 30, 2022

Wallace Community College-Dothan recently hosted Dothan businesswoman Melinda Sykes, owner of Waxing the City and Alabama Nail Company, on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, as a special guest speaker to WCCD Cosmetology and Esthetics students. Sykes debuted her student loan forgiveness program, offering WCCD Cosmetology and Esthetics students the opportunity to apply for tuition assistance orRead More

WCCD Flood Control Projects Underway on Sparks Campus in Eufaula, Wallace Campus in Dothan

August 17, 2022

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) is currently undergoing flood control projects on both the Sparks Campus in Eufaula and the Wallace Campus in Dothan. These projects are designed to address long-standing issues of soil erosion on both campuses. The flood control projects are in various stages of completion on each campus. “These flood control projects areRead More

WCCD, Dothan Houston County Library System Renew Library Cooperative Agreement

August 17, 2022

The Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) Learning Resources Centers System (LRC) and the Dothan Houston County Library System (DHCLS) recently renewed their Library Cooperative Agreement, allowing both facilities to provide reciprocal library privileges to patrons, students, staff and faculty of each institution. As a result of the Library Cooperative Agreement, patrons of DHCLS and WCCD students,Read More