Central Alabama Community College

Coordinates: 32°55′34″N 85°56′47″W / 32.92623°N 85.94649°W / 32.92623; -85.94649
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Central Alabama
Community College
President
Jeff Lynn
Total staff
106
Students1,777
Location,
32°55′34″N 85°56′47″W / 32.92623°N 85.94649°W / 32.92623; -85.94649
Campus90 acres (36 ha)
MascotTrojans
Websitecacc.edu
Map

Central Alabama Community College (CACC) is a

Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1969.[2][3] As of 2018, the college has two campuses: the Alexander City Campus and the Childersburg Campus, and two instructional centers: the Talladega Center
and the Pratt's Mill Center in Prattville.

History

Aerial view of the Alexander City campus

CACC traces its history to the

George Corley Wallace. Also in 1966, the state opened Nunnelley State Technical College in Childersburg, Alabama as part of the No. 93 Act of 1963. In 1989 the Alabama State Board of Education merged the technical college and the junior college to form the present day community college.[1]

Nursing school

In 1921 the Sylacauga School of Nursing was founded as hospital diploma program. The school was later renamed as Coosa Valley School of Nursing (CVSN) in 1994 began offering associate degrees in nursing. CVSN had partnered with CACC since 1972 in various academic programs and in 1996 merged with CACC.[1]

Athletics

CACC fields teams in men's golf and baseball and women's tennis and softball in the Alabama Community College Conference.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "History of Central Alabama Community College". Central Alabama Community College. Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  2. ^ "College Navigator". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  3. ^ "Institution Details". Commission on Colleges. 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
  4. ^ "Central Alabama". Alabama Community College Conference. Retrieved 2009-04-12.