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Complete painting in one-day art classes through Wallace State program
Photo: Wallace State Community College’s Continuing Education department is offering a series of one-day art classes that will teach painting techniques. A class on...
WSCC therapeutic massage graduates work Rock the South
Moriah Gross, left, takes a selfie with Britney Gato, Patrick Dunagan and Jennifer Craig in the backstage area at Rock the South. Gross, Gato...
WSCC news roundup: join alumni association; program changes its name
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HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Alumni Association will kick off its annual membership...
Camp Wallace a success as students learn and have fun
Photo: Brylee Gregory poses for a photo using a photo frame she and other students created during the Party Like a Princess class during...
Nursing program welcomes new students at orientation; launches new concept-based curriculum
HANCEVILLE - Around 150 students were welcomed to Wallace State Community College this week during their first orientation session in the WSCC Nursing program....
Wallace State students earn places on President’s and Dean’s Lists
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College in Hanceville congratulates the 749 students named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Spring 2016...
Meeting offers second chance – or first – to enter WSCC health programs
HANCEVILLE - Individuals who didn’t get into their first-choice health program at Wallace State or those who are interested in learning about programs with...
WSCC Respiratory Therapy students declared champions at Sputum Bowl
Photo: Dr. Paul Taylor, right, stands with Wallace State Community College students Alivia Sims, left, Heather Owen, Victoria Baldwin and Oscar Goodwin who are...
Summer Day Camp offered for grades K-7 at Wallace State
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s Continuing Education program is offering Summer Day Camp for area children entering kindergarten through seventh grade in the...
Former intelligence officer begins new career as nurse
Alison Norris, center, with her parents Jim and Kathy Huber on the night of the pinning ceremony for Wallace State nursing graduates.
HANCEVILLE - When...
Health Excellence Award winner found her niche in nursing
Shannon Nichols, right, and her sister Desiree Jackson Wiley pose for a photo as they wait for the commencement exercises to begin at Wallace...
Wallace State announces new Fine and Performing Arts Academy in partnership with Cullman County...
HANCEVILLE- After the success of Wallace State Community College’s Fast Track Academy and Fast Track for Industry programs that give area high school students...
Wallace State Academic Excellence award winner began college career decades after dropping out of...
Photo: Jeffrey Johns of Hanceville looks at the Academic Excellence Award trophy he received during the May 13, 2016 commencement ceremony at Tom Drake...
Wallace State graduate quickly putting new degree to work
HANCEVILLE - Life has thrown some roadblocks and challenges in front of Kelly Barnette Lee over the years. And while it's taken her a...
Brock forging new path with nursing degree
Photo: Mark Brock holds an infant found in a cardboard box at a dumpsite in Guatemala where he was helping out during a mission...
Presidential scholarship recipient happy path led her to Wallace State
Photo: Cierra Barrios speaks at the open house for the new Oneonta campus center in Blount County.
HANCEVILLE - Several times in her life, situations...
Hoskins makes sure lost loved ones represented at ceremony
Photo: A memorial table set up during the pinning ceremony for the class of 2016 nursing class at Wallace State holds photographs of family...
Wallace State signs MOU with Bioprist to explore partnership in Jamaica
Photo: Bioprist and Indies Pharma Group President & CEO Dr. Guna Muppuri with Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Hawsey Karolewics (seated) are joined by...
Nurses who influenced cancer survivor’s career choice to be on hand for graduation
Photo: Danielle Chestnut will walk across the stage on Friday night at Wallace State, graduating with an Associate in Science degree. In the stands...
Mother, daughter complete nursing degrees together
Photo: Kimberlyn, left, and Maleatra Granger, a daughter and mother from Birmingham, will graduate from the Wallace State Community College nursing program, participating in...
Wallace State CLT students celebrate Medical Laboratory Professionals Week
Photo: Wayne May, left, and other students in the Wallace State Clinical Laboratory Technician program watch as fellow student Gregory Vance competes in a...
Nursing alumni gather to learn and reminisce
Photo: Wallace State Nursing graduates Marcia Tillman, Virginia Henderson and Paula Burks were among the dozens of nursing alumni and area nurses who attended...
Homegrown Music Festival This Saturday, April 30 at WSCC
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College is holding a party for its 50th anniversary in the form of a family-friendly music festival complete with...
Human trafficking victim shares story with Wallace State students
HANCEVILLE - It could happen to you. That was one of the points Lynn Caffery made to students, faculty and staff at Wallace State...
Healthcare workers learn about dementia, human trafficking at Wallace State Alumni Connection
HANCEVILLE - As healthcare professionals working in an area nursing and rehab facility, Debbie Hamilton and Christy St. John weren’t sure how a lecture...
Wallace State Singers paying tribute to decades of music at WSCC
HANCEVILLE - As part of Wallace State Community College’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, the Wallace State Singers will present a special concert commemorating the last...
Child Development program offers semester-long stackable certificates; addresses need for qualified professionals nationwide
HANCEVILLE - In the midst of rebuilding the Child Development program at Wallace State Community College, program director Dr. Marcie Hill created new options...
April 6 Job Fair Offers Employment Opportunities
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College is hosting a job fair on Wednesday, April 6, from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m., at the School of...
Relay For Life teams rolling out fundraisers in advance of May 6 event
CULLMAN - Teams participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Cullman County are rolling out fundraisers in advance of the May...
Nursing Alumni Connection to Focus on Pharmacology
HANCEVILLE - The Wallace State Community College Alumni Association is hosting its annual Nursing Alumni Connection on Friday, April 22 in the Center for...
Callie Allen of Wallace State Named 2016 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver Scholar
Photo: Wallace State dual enrollment student Callie Allen has been named a 2016 Coca-Cola Community College Academic Team Silver Scholar from the Coca-Cola Scholars...
Tour of WSCC School of Nursing proud moment for local woman
HANCEVILLE - When she was a young girl, Pauline Whaley dreamt of being a nurse. “From the time that I could read, I’ve wanted...
“American Made” Screening at WSCC March 10
HANCEVILLE - The Evelyn Burrow Museum at Wallace State Community College presents “American Made Movie” with directors Vincent Vittorio and Christopher Harvey as part...
WSCC Health programs welcome new program chairs
HANCEVILLE - Two healthcare programs at Wallace State Community College welcomed new department chairs to campus for their first full semester of classes. Melanie...
Entries sought for local art show at Wallace State
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College is seeking entries for its annual “Arts in April Celebration” planned for April 4-30 at the Burrow Center...
Information Session Planned for Future Truck Drivers
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s Continuing Education department will hold an information session on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 1 p.m., for anyone interested...
Wallace State Continuing Education to offer Physical Therapy Aide program
HANCEVILLE - The non-credit Workforce Skills division at Wallace State Community College has announced it will offer a comprehensive 50-hour Physical Therapy Aide Program...
Tour the Pacific Northwest with WSCC Alumni Association
HANCEVILLE - Anyone who wants to check off states on their list of those visited in the U.S., can mark off two with a...
Wallace State Releases Fall 2015 President’s and Dean’s Lists
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College in Hanceville congratulates the 749 students named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Fall 2015...
Wallace State Human Services student invited to speak at conference in New Zealand
HANCEVILLE - A Wallace State student has been invited to share her story of recovery during the Indigenous People Must Survive conference Feb. 18...
Relay For Life of Cullman County Plans Kickoff for Jan. 21
CULLMAN - The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Cullman County will kick off the 2016 fundraising season on Thursday, Jan. 21, in...
WSCC Students Earn Prize Money as Winners of Haiku Poetry Contest
HANCEVILLE — A few Wallace State students celebrated Christmas as winners in the haiku poetry contest sponsored by the WSCC English Department, the Sigma...
WSCC Theatre presenting ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
HANCEVILLE — Wallace State Community College’s Theatre department is paying homage to Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz and the 50th anniversary of the debut...
Group trip to Australia Planned by The Evelyn Burrow Museum
HANCEVILLE — Australia is a destination that finds a spot on bucket lists, and it is one item that can be checked off with...
More than $200,000 received for WSCC Future Foundation Scholarships
HANCEVILLE — Hundreds of Wallace State Future Foundation supporters helped make dreams come true Wednesday for multiple Wallace State Community College students by raising...
Wallace State Professor to Tell Murder Tale on Halloween Eve for National TV
HANCEVILLE – Beyond Productions of Australia has announced that Robert S. Davis, senior professor of History at Wallace State Hanceville, will appear on a...
Wallace State Offers Fall Continuing Education Programs
HANCEVILLE – Local high school and college students need not be the only ones making plans to start classes this fall. Area residents with...
WSCC Set to Host 1st Disc Golf Tournament for Local Sanctioned Clubs on Saturday
HANCEVILLE – Cullman’s Disc Golf club is set to host the first sanctioned tournament at Wallace State Community College’s disc golf course this weekend.
Ninety competitors...
New nursing students attend orientation session at WSCC
HANCEVILLE – About 200 new nursing students attended orientation Tuesday at Wallace State Community College. During the day-long event, the students were given information about when...
WSCC Registration for Mini Term II Begins June 26
HANCEVILLE – Registration for Mini Term II at Wallace State begins Friday, June 26 at Wallace State Community College.
Summer Mini Term II will run for five...
Summer Youth Classes Offered at Wallace State Community College
HANCEVILLE – Summer break has just started for area students, but there are plenty of opportunities for them to keep learning, while having a...
Scholarship remembers uncle killed in boating accident
HANCEVILLE – The day Zina Stansberry lost her Uncle Joe Brock in a tragic boating accident almost three years ago was the worst day of her...
Relay For Life event shaping up to be a fun night
CULLMAN — The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life of Cullman County event is shaping up to be a fun and inspirational night. The...
The Evelyn Burrow Museum to host Smithsonian exhibit
HANCEVILLE – The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition “The Way We Worked” will make its next stop in Cullman County, settling in at The Evelyn...
New Exhibit Features Primitive Cigar Box Instruments
HANCEVILLE - The art of creating musical instruments out of common household objects dates back to before the Civil War. Around 100 examples of...
More than 100 middle and high school students visit Wallace State
HANCEVILLE — More than 100 students in grades six through nine from area high schools visited the campus of Wallace State Community College on...
