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    Wallace State offers training for many of nation’s fastest-growing occupations

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    Wallace State Community College Physical Therapist Assistant students work on skills required to treat patients. Physical Therapist Assistant is of the nation’s fastest growing occupations projected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and one of several occupations taught at Wallace State to make a...

    Wallace State’s Quiz Bowl team has won three straight tournaments this semester

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    Wallace State Quiz Bowl members are, from left, sponsor Christine O’Leary, Ross Wallace, Zakk Waddell, Derik Arendall and Paul Knetter. HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Quiz Bowl team recently accomplished a feat sponsor Christine O’Leary hasn’t witnessed in 20+ years as the coach. Wallace State’s team, made...

    7-week Phlebotomy course offers introduction into medical career

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    Kendra Cummings works as a phlebotomist at Cullman Regional Medical Center. She completed the non-credit Phlebotomy program through Wallace State Community College’s Continuing Education program after graduating high school. HANCEVILLE - Kendra Cummings of Baileyton once had a fear of needles. But the 2014 graduate...

    Wallace State Sonography students donate $2,400 to Footprints Ministry

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    Students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at Wallace State Community College pose with representatives of Footprints Ministry. Pictured from left, are, in front: Erica Barnhouse (Decatur), Gloria Delaney (Madison), Ashley Acker (Huntsville), Alena Jakway (Cullman), Katie Bowers and her children Pearce and Irene,...

    Give the gift of education through WSCC Future Foundation Fund A Need Program

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    HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s Future Foundation recently introduced a new option for supporters to help meet the needs of students working toward completing their educations. Fund a Need offers supporters a breakdown of specific needs students can face each semester. These needs...

    Cullman guitarist headed from Wallace State to Belmont

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    Case Graham having fun at Guitars and More, where he works as an instructor. CULLMAN - Belmont University in Nashville is a pretty high goal for a teenage amateur guitar picker.  Its music program is considered the best in the South, and in various polls...

    Wallace State biology students gaining valuable genetics research experience with HudsonAlpha representatives

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    Wallace State students, from left, Jordan Dover, Zach Brooks, David Hinds, Matt Rush and Lindsey Pope listen to a HudsonAlpha scientist during their visit to Huntsville. HANCEVILLE – Thanks to Wallace State graduate Casey Smith teaming up with Dr. Jeremy Prokop at HudsonAlpha Institute for...

    WSCC graduate Katie Fine, owner of Karma’s Coffee House, among the youngest entrepreneurs in the area

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    Katie Fine, who attended Wallace State from 2009-2011, is the owner of Karma’s Coffee House in Cullman.  CULLMAN - Katie Fine made it a point to participate in campus activities when she was enrolled at Wallace State from 2009-2011.  “It made me feel good to get...

    Wallace State’s ‘2+2’ poultry science program receives donation from Peco Foods, Inc.

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    Pictured are front row, from left, Wallace State Agricultural Production/Horticulture instructor Anthony Hilliard, Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, Wallace State Dean of Applied Technologies Jimmy Hodges and Wallace State biology instructor Melanie Glasscock. Students and employees in Wallace State’s Agricultural Production/Horticulture program are...

    Wallace State Diagnostic Medical Sonography students earn 100% pass rate on physics registry

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    Diagnostic Medical Sonography students Leah Price, left, Vi Vo, and Macy Williams conduct an exercise at Wallace State Community College. The three students are members of the Class of 2016 graduating next month. Every member of the class passed their physics registry, which is...

    Wallace State’s 2016 Chancellor’s Award recipients recognized at ACCA Conference banquet

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    Wallace State’s Chancellor’s Award recipients were recognized Tuesday at the Alabama Community College Association (ACCA) Conference luncheon in Montgomery. Pictured are, (left to right): Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics, Dr. Thea Hall, the college’s Career Faculty recipient; Christine Wiggins, the Staff member recipient;...

    Cullman County Schools/Wallace State Dual Enrollment Program showcased at national conference

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    Shane Barnette, Dr. Vicki Karolewics and American Association of Community Colleges President Dr. Walter Bumphus CULLMAN - Earlier this month, Cullman County Board of Education (CCBOE) Superintendent Shane Barnette and Wallace State Community College (WSCC) President Dr. Vicki Karolewics accepted an invitation to attend...

    Wallace State Physical Therapist Assistant program earns 100% pass rate

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    The Wallace State Community College Physical Therapist Assistant program earned its fifth overall and third first-time 100 percent pass rate for graduates taking their National Physical Therapy Examination. Pictured are 2013 graduates Casey Cooley, of Boaz, left, and Scott Cooley of Cullman. HANCEVILLE - Recent...

    Gobble, gobble: Wallace State’s Culinary Pride Club selling Thanksgiving meal this month

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    HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College’s newly-formed Culinary Pride Club is hosting a Thanksgiving fundraiser. The Thanksgiving meal includes a 12-pound turkey, three pounds of dressing and a quart of giblet gravy for $29.95. Pumpkin pies are available separately for $5 and pecan pies for $6....

    Wallace State nursing grads post high pass rates on licensure exams

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    Wallace State Nursing students posted high pass rates for their NCLEX exams, with 100 percent for Practical Nursing candidates and 91.9 percent for Registered Nursing candidates. HANCEVILLE - The most recent graduates of the Wallace State Community College Department of Nursing Education have once again...

    Wallace State’s Future Foundation raises more than $185,250 during 12th annual Student Investment Luncheon

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    From left, Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics shares a conversation with Bill St. John and Scotty Hooper during Wednesday’s Student Investment Luncheon and Auction. Image credit: WSCC HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Future Foundation hosted its 12th annual Student Investment Luncheon and Auction on Wednesday,...

    Wallace State’s Veterans’ Corner gaining popularity on campus

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    Wallace State employee Daniel Lauderdale talks during a meeting at the Veterans' Corner. HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College's efforts to serve its student veterans continue to expand. The college has set aside the sixth floor of the library as a Veterans' Corner where veterans can...

    Medendorp earns certification as a Simulation Educator

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    Mary Medendorp talks with Wallace State Community College nursing students as they prepare for a simulation inside the Simulation Center’s operating room. Medendorp recently earned her certification as a Simulation Educator from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. As part of her duties, Medendorp...

    WSCC Future Foundation hosting annual Student Investment Luncheon

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    HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Future Foundation will hosts its 12th annual Student Investment Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Tom Drake Coliseum on the Hanceville campus. The luncheon is the largest fundraiser for the foundation, raising more than $200,000 last...

    Wallace State makes list of top producers of healthcare professionals in nation

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    HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College again earned a place on the list of Community College Week’s Top 50 Associate Degrees: Health Professions and Related Programs. Community College Week is a bi-weekly publication of news, trends and issues regarding two-year colleges. The college placed 45th...

    Spain Park High finishes first in North Alabama BEST Robotics debut, Good Hope Middle School and Fairview High also advance

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    Image: Good Hope Middle School celebrates after they learn they’ve advanced to Auburn in December for the regional competition. HANCEVILLE - Spain Park High School put together an impressive debut at the 2016 North Alabama BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics competition on Friday...

    Wallace State’s Connie Briehn participates in NHGRI short course in genomics at National Institutes of Health

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    HANCEVILLE - Wallace State biology instructor Connie Briehn recently participated in the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Short Course in Genomics at the National Institutes of Health. Briehn was one of only 25 faculty members selected across the United States to participate in the...