College Catalog - Student Handbook - Wallace Community College

an associate or advanced degree, and/or pursuing careeradvancement or personal development. College partnerships witharea schools, business and industry, and governmental agencieswill contribute to an educational system that enhances economicdevelopment and quality of life in the region.STRATEGIC INITIATIVESAviation Campus in Ozark and Aviation Center in Mobile mergedwith a local junior college to enable it to become a communitycollege. Wallace Community College now includes the WallaceCampus in Dothan and the Sparks Campus in Eufaula. WallaceCommunity College also provides educational programs atEasterling Correctional Facility in Clio, Alabama, and VentressCorrectional Facility in Clayton, Alabama.1. Demonstrate the College commitment to quality teaching andlearning through increased student success and continuousimprovement in instructional programs.2. Enhance access to educational opportunities throughalternative instructional delivery and achieve a larger andmore diverse student enrollment.3. Provide educational programs, services, and workforcedevelopment that are responsive to the changing economic,demographic, and cultural needs of the region.4. Improve services in support of student success and enhancethe collegiate experience through greater studentengagement.5. Enhance communication, cooperation, and collaborationamong divisions and across campuses to achieve greatersynergy within the College.6. Provide administrative support and adequate resources toensure the quality of programs, services, and operations whilemaintaining a safe and secure campus learning environment.7. Increase community awareness and support for the Collegeand its programs and services.HISTORY OF THE COLLEGEIn 1949, George C. Wallace State Technical Trade School wasestablished by the Alabama Regional Trade School Act of 1947.In 1955, the name of the institution was changed to George C.Wallace State Vocational Trade School, and on May 3, 1963, bydecree of the Alabama State Legislature, the institution becameGeorge C. Wallace State Technical Junior College. In response toa recommendation by the Southern Association of Colleges andSchools (SACS), the technical school and junior college wereunited in 1969 to form south Alabama’s first comprehensivecommunity college. The Commission on Colleges of SACSaccredited George C. Wallace State Community College to awardassociate degrees and certificates in 1969, and accreditation wasreaffirmed in 1973, 1984 and 1994. On November 12, 1996, thename of the Institution was changed to George C. WallaceCommunity College, and the College was reaffirmed foraccreditation in 2002 and 2012.The 1997 merger between Wallace Community College andAlabama Aviation and Technical College in Ozark and Mobile wasfollowed in 1999 by the merger of Wallace Community Collegeand Sparks State Technical College in Eufaula. In 2003, the1-800-543-2426 6 www.wallace.edu