Alabama Southern Community College

Alabama Southern Community College
Motto Tradition, Innovation, Excellence
Type Community college system
Established 1991
President Dr. Reginald Sykes
Vice-president Dr. Lee Taylor
Provost Roger Chandler
Students 1400
Location Monroeville and Thomasville, Alabama, U.S.A.
Campus Four commuter campuses
Mascot Eagle
Website http://www.ascc.edu/

Alabama Southern Community College is a community college system that operates in southwest Alabama, United States. Alabama Southern was formed in 1991 by the merger of Patrick Henry Junior College in Monroeville, Alabama and Hobson State Technical College in Thomasville, Alabama.[1] The Thomasville campus is home to the Kathryn Tucker Windham Museum.[2] In addition to two full service campuses located in these cities, learning centers are located in Gilbertown, and Jackson, Alabama.[3]

Accreditation

The College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate of Arts, Associate in Science, and Associate in Applied Science degrees.[4]

Undergraduate majors

Learning Resources Center on the Monroeville campus

Alabama Southern offers undergraduate majors in Business Management and Marketing, Computer and Information Sciences, Construction Trades, Engineering, Engineering Technologies, Health Professions and Clinical Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Mechanic and Repair Technologies, Personal and Culinary Services, and in Security & Protective Services.[5]

Locations

The Monroeville campus is located at 2800 South Alabama Avenue, 31°29′20″N 87°19′35″W / 31.4888°N 87.3264°W / 31.4888; -87.3264Coordinates: 31°29′20″N 87°19′35″W / 31.4888°N 87.3264°W / 31.4888; -87.3264. The Thomasville campus is located at 30755 Highway 43 South, 31°53′21″N 87°44′42″W / 31.8891°N 87.7451°W / 31.8891; -87.7451.[3]

References

  1. "Clarke County, Alabama: Education". Official website for Clarke County, Alabama. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  2. "Kathryn Tucker Windham Museum". Retrieved 2006-08-25.
  3. 1 2 "Alabama Southern Community College". Alabama Southern Community College. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  4. "Institution Details: Alabama Southern Community College". Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
  5. "Alabama Southern Community College". Collegeboard.com. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31.

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