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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

WCCD to offer Free Hospitality Food and Beverage Service training

August 17, 2022

Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) will begin offering a free Food and Beverage Services training course as a pilot program for the Alabama Community College System Innovation Center in partnership with the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce, Visit Dothan, Wiregrass Rehabilitation Center, Southeast AlabamaWorks, and Izell Reese. The Food and Beverage Services training program will beRead More

WCCD to disburse final US Dept. of Education COVID relief funds to students

August 4, 2022

As a result of COVID, the U.S. Department of Education provided institutions of higher education with Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) Supplemental Assistance to Institutions of Higher Education (SAIHE) to meet unmet acute institutional needs and serve students who need financial aid to reenroll and maintain engagement and re-engagement in postsecondary education. Wallace CommunityRead More

Wallace Community College – Dothan Employees Volunteer at the World Games

July 18, 2022

Wallace Community College-Dothan employees were in Birmingham last week at the World Games volunteering as ambassadors for WCC-Dothan, the Alabama Community College System, the State of Alabama, and the United States. The World Games is an international sports event held every four years, in the year following the Summer Olympics. Birmingham is hosting the WorldRead More

Wallace Community College – Dothan names new baseball coach

July 7, 2022

After 25 years, the Wallace Community College – Dothan Governors will soon have a new leader for its baseball program. Ryan Ihle will officially assume the job of head baseball coach on July 27. “This means everything,” Ihle said in an exclusive interview. “I’ve been working extremely hard all year for this job ever sinceRead More

WCCD The Next Step Youth Program holds Meet and Greet for local organizations

May 13, 2022

The Next Step Youth Program at Wallace Community College-Dothan (WCCD) held a meet and greet with local Wiregrass organizations on Friday, May 13, to share information about the program and to collaborate with local partners in order to make a positive impact on local community youth ages 16 – 24. Organizations in attendance included theRead More