As printed in the Q1 2024 ACCS Alabama Minute Newsletter.
Residents of all demographics can enhance their quality of life through the Alabama Community College System. Since 1963, Alabama’s 24 community and technical colleges have been providing resources for academic instruction and workforce development. The colleges are living this mission all over the state.
To provide greater accessibility for their students, Trenholm State Community College extended its business hours. At the beginning of the fall and spring semesters, the Super Saturday Blitz initiative allows students who work during the weekdays to meet with admissions, financial aid, and academic counselors in-person. They can complete the registration process without compromising their work schedule.
Another initiative took flight 50 miles away to introduce rural blackbelt students as early as middle school to aviation careers. Wallace Community College Selma and Marion Military Institute are working with the Craig Field Airport and Industrial Authority to revive the former military airport. Thanks to state legislators appropriating $2 million to fund the project, students with limited transportation would be able to take advantage of a portable flight simulator and explore multiple career pathways in the industry.
More examples of living the mission exist at community and technical colleges across Alabama. The ACCS excels at meeting residents wherever they are.
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