Tag: WSCC
Wallace State eligible for 2025 Aspen Prize
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Aspen Institute on Oct. 31, 2023, named Wallace State Community College as one of the 150 institutions eligible to compete...
WSCC Criminal Justice hosting ‘Crime Scene House’ to benefit Lions’ Kitchen
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – While haunted houses and frightening corn maze experiences are fairly common this time of year, few things spark more fear than...
Partnerships provide strong support system to Wallace State
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Partnerships with area industries, employers, governments, community leaders, grant-making organizations, K-12 and universities are key to the success of Wallace State...
WSCC: Classes in new Systems Engineering Technology option start this fall
Focus on model-based systems engineering
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College announces a new Computer Science program option offering certificates and a two-year associate...
Men’s and Women’s Golf preparing for national tournaments
Hanceville, AL — Wallace State Men’s and Women’s Golf teams are gearing up for appearances at their respective national tournaments in the coming weeks.
Coming...
‘Feed your brain’: Lions’ Kitchen at Wallace State sees increased need
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Hunger and food insecurity are statewide issues, and Wallace State Community College (WSCC) is no exception. Christine Wiggins, Title III director,...
WSCC hosting author Phyllis Biffle Elmore, Heartland Quilt Guild April 6
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College will host “Quilt of Souls” author
Phyllis Biffle Elmore Thursday, April 6, at 11 a.m. in the James...
‘Industry Comes to Wallace State’ helps employers recruit employees
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Students from Wallace State Community College and representatives from several businesses and industries got the opportunity to network with each other...
Wallace State Welding hosts North Alabama High School Welding Competition
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College’s Welding program welcomed nearly 100 high school students from 33 area schools to its first North Alabama...
WSCC Genealogy program helps writer research local family that influenced Minnie...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - The Wallace State Community College Genealogy program recently aided a Nashville, Tennessee, writer researching Grand Ole Opry star Minnie Pearl and...
WSCC Allegro Dance Theatre to present Dance Showcase March 23
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College’s Allegro Dance Theatre will present its annual Spring Dance Showcase on Thursday, March 23 at 7 p.m....
Wallace State earns 2023-2024 Military Friendly School Designation
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Wallace State Community College announced today that it has earned the 2023-2024 Military Friendly School designation.
Institutions earning the Military Friendly School...
Wallace State hosting PULSE
HANCEVILLE, Ala. - Wallace State Community College held its first day of PULSE 2022 on Tuesday, kicking the day off with Big Oak Ranch’s...
WSCC instructor placed on leave following inflammatory messages
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – A Wallace State Community College history instructor has been placed on administrative leave after posts and messages she created on social...
WSCC short-term training programs hosting new boot camps beginning in August
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College’s Center for Career and Workforce Development and Adult Education Department are hosting new rounds of short-term training...
Wallace State Health Science programs taking applications for Fall 2020 entry
HANCEVILLE, Ala. — Applications are now open for anyone interested in enrolling in many of the Health Science programs at Wallace State Community College....
Wallace State students win two SkillsUSA gold medals and six medals...
HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Wallace State Community College students Jacob Humphrey, Chase Blakey and Benjamin Brownlee each earned gold medals at the 55th annual SkillsUSA National...
Wallace State named Achieving the Dream Leader College
HANCEVILLE – Achieving the Dream (ATD) on Wednesday announced that Wallace State Community College is one of eight community colleges in the ATD Network...
Scholarship fund established in honor of north Alabama pastor Eldridge Criscoe
HANCEVILLE - An endowed scholarship established in honor of a longtime North Alabama pastor will benefit students from Brewer High School in perpetuity. The...
Stan Narewski back for second stint as Wallace State’s cross country...
Stan Narewski / Wallace State
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State cross country is turning to a familiar face to lead its program.
Stan Narewski has been named...
Maci Key becomes Wallace State’s first National SkillsUSA Officer; WSCC trio...
Maci Key is the first Wallace State student to serve as a SkillsUSA National Officer delegate.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College students made a...
WaLLi program accepting new members at Wallace State
WaLLi members from Wallace State Community College toured Bryant-Denny stadium and the Paul W. Bryant Museum in Tuscaloosa, with a side trip to Dreamland...
Bearcats, Bulldogs and Saints hoop it up at Wallace State
St. Bernard guard Caleb Guthery trying to advance the ball against Cullman's Noah Bussman (5) at the Wallace State summer shootout
HANCEVILLE - Tom Drake...
Wallace State EMS Program adding state-of-the-art tool for student training
HANCEVILLE - The nation recently celebrated National EMS Week, May 21-27; now, Wallace State Community College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) program is looking forward...
WSCC men’s golf and tennis teams wrap up season at nationals;...
Wallace State’s men’s tennis team won the 2017 ACCC/Region 22 championship at the Jimmy Johns Tennis Complex in Decatur. Team members are, front row,...
Wallace State commencement May 12-Kenya Relief Founder Steve James to be...
Kenya Relief Founder Steve James to be honored with Distinguished Alumni Award
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College and its president Dr. Vicki Karolewics will...
3rd annual Grant Brown Memorial 5K set for Saturday at Wallace...
HANCEVILLE - The third annual Grant Brown Memorial 5K will be held at Wallace State Community College this Saturday, April 22. Day-of registration will...
Dress-up contest to close out Elvis tribute concert series this weekend...
HANCEVILLE - Fans of Elvis Presley can enjoy the final night of Wallace State Fine and Performing Arts’ concert series paying tribute to the...
Wallace State’s Salon and Spa Management program hosts nearly 100 high...
Wallace State student Caitlyn Sumners plans to compete in esthetics during the upcoming SkillsUSA competition. Sumners is from Guntersville.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Salon and...
Wallace State baseball coach Randy Putman reaches 1,000 career victories with...
Wallace State baseball coach Randy Putman acknowledges a fan in the crowd after achieving 1,000 career victories on Sunday.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State baseball coach...
Wallace State’s Aviation/Flight Technology program adds flight simulator for helicopter training
Wallace State Aviation/Flight Technology students Tim Hill, left, and Johnathan Johnson utilize the helicopter simulator recently.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s Aviation/Flight Technology program has recently...
18 teams participate in annual Wallace State Invitational
CULLMAN - Eighteen teams made up the field for the annual Wallace State Community College softball invitational this weekend. The event, hosted by the...
Right at home, Taylor Hollingsworth provides spark off bench for Wallace...
Taylor Hollingsworth defends in games vs. Cleveland State and Faulkner University’s JV this season.
HANCEVILLE – Taylor Hollingsworth didn’t truly consider the possibility of playing...
WSCC Nursing, Dental Health students teach elementary students health and personal...
Hanceville Elementary School students give each other high fives during a demonstration on how germs are spread. Each student started with one spot of...
Registration for Wallace State’s spring Mini Term II is March 2-3,...
HANCEVILLE – Registration for Wallace State Community College’s spring semester Mini Term II classes takes place Thursday, March 2 and Friday, March 3. Classes...
Wallace State baseball wins 4-game series against Wabash Valley; WSCC softball...
Wallace State left-hander Drake Cole (15) pitched in relief during the first game of the doubleheader.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s baseball team continued its...
Wallace State Sonography boosts Cullman Christian School students’ knowledge of sound
Students in Charlotte Heatherly’s physical science class from Cullman Christian School recently visited the Wallace State Community College Diagnostic Medical Sonography program as part...
Friendly game of basketball kicks off Spring 2017 Learning Communities at...
Wallace State cheerleaders Kevin Williams and Kenna Alexander root for the faculty/staff team.
HANCEVILLE - A friendly game of basketball kicked off the Spring 2017...
Wallace State baseball extends winning streak to 8 games; WSCC softball...
HANCEVILLE – Conner Daniel’s bloop single lifted Wallace State baseball to its second walk-off victory in three days in the Lions’ 8-7 seven-inning win...
2017 Northwest Regional basketball tournament schedule
Fairview celebrates Friday night after defeating West Point, 67-63, to claim the area 5A, Area 12 championship.
HANCEVILLE - The 24th annual AHSAA Northwest Regional...
Wallace State’s Winston County Works program certifying students in CDL and...
The current CDL class at the Winston County Works program includes, from left, Justin Rowe, Danny Crump and Roger Travis. They make up the...
Wallace State basketball teams reel off 3rd consecutive home conference sweep
Wallace State sophomore Jaylen McCoy (20) pulls up for a jumper in the Lions’ win over Gadsden State on Monday.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s basketball...
Piano Recital Featuring UA School of Music Professor Dr. Kevin T....
HANCEVILLE - Dr. Kevin T. Chance, assistant professor of piano and chair of the Gloria Narramore Moody Piano Area at the University of Alabama’s...
Wallace State baseball opens 2017 season on Friday with DH vs....
Blake Schilleci
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s baseball team opens the 2017 season on Friday, featuring a strong sophomore core in both the pitching staff and...
Wallace State hosting program for women affected by cancer treatments
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s Salon and Spa Management program is now offering an outreach program through the American Cancer Society that helps...
Wallace State’s women’s basketball team breezes by Faulkner University’s JV
Wallace State guard Alex Lowery (23) works to dribble around Faulkner University JV’s Raygene Parker in their game Monday.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s women’s basketball...
Wallace State MLT program updates technology for students
Wallace State Medical Laboratory Technician students Steven Duncan of Fayette and Taylor Ellis of Guntersville count white blood cells during a class exercise. Each...
Wallace State’s Adult Education program offering newly-created nontraditional high school diploma
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State’s Adult Education program has added a new alternative for students who didn’t complete their high school education.
The nontraditional high school...
Wallace State’s Fine and Performing Arts program holds preview day for...
This is what happens when you tell performing arts folks you want to take their picture! Mark Neal and department chair Ricky Burks with...
Wallace State softball opens 2017 season on Friday under first-year coach...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State softball begins a new era Friday with first-year coach A.J. Daugherty now at the helm.
The program’s championship expectations, however, remain...
Wallace State’s Abbi Yeager signs to play golf for Blue Mountain...
Present at the signing were, front row, from left, Maci Yeager, Abbi Yeager and Amie Yeager, and, back row, Wallace State coach Dan York...
UAB offering two Presidential Scholarships to WSCC grads
HANCEVILLE - The University of Alabama at Birmingham will offer two outstanding Wallace State Community College students a UAB Presidential Scholarship, which will cover...
WSCC 2017 Homecoming: Brooke Edwards crowned queen, basketball teams sweep Southern...
Members of the 2017 Homecoming Court included: Alaysia Nicholson, of Brewton; Snezhana Tuttle, of Falkville; Brooke Edwards (queen) of Cullman; Brooke Sinyard, of Cullman...
Jan. 27 Preview Day to spotlight WSCC’s Fine & Performing Arts...
Nick Watford is featured during a performance of the Wallace State Jazz Band at Preview Day 2016 for the Fine and Performing Arts program...
Wallace State’s men’s basketball outlasts No. 23 Shelton State; Lady Lions...
Freshman Gabby Hill (14) dribbles up the court in Thursday’s game as Shelton State’s Cierra Johnson (2) defends.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s men’s basketball team...
Wallace State shows consistent growth in enrollment
HANCEVILLE - Among the state of Alabama’s top five largest community colleges based on enrollment, Wallace State Community College, with locations in Hanceville and...
Wallace State students earn place on President’s and Dean’s Lists
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College in Hanceville congratulates the 839 students named to the President’s List and Dean’s List for the Fall 2016...
Wallace State-Oneonta conducting first welding classes during spring semester
The Wallace State-Oneonta welding facility features 10 state-of-the-art booths for its students.
ONEONTA – Wallace State-Oneonta has its first welding classes underway.
The 10-booth welding station...
Group trip to Ireland set for May; sign up now
Dublin
HANCEVILLE — Area residents with a little Irish blood running through their veins or anyone who would like to visit the Emerald Isle may...
Green’s 3-pointer as time expires lifts Wallace State men past USC-Salkehatchie
Wallace State’s Rashawn Green (10) reacts after hitting the game-winning shot against USC Salkehatchie on Friday. Green finished with 13 points.
HANCEVILLE – Locked in...
Wallace State’s women’s basketball team pulls away in second half to...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s women’s basketball team geared up for conference play on Wednesday with an impressive 76-65 victory over Georgia Highlands at Tom...
Wallace State offers training for many of nation’s fastest-growing occupations
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...
Plenty of prep holiday hoops at Wallace State
HANCEVILLE - A holiday hoopfest at Wallace State Community College has brought 25 teams to Tom Drake Coliseum for five days of entertaining Alabama...
Wallace State’s Quiz Bowl team has won three straight tournaments this...
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...
7-week Phlebotomy course offers introduction into medical career
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...
Wallace State men’s basketball hosting Buffalo Wild Wings High School Christmas...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State men’s basketball is hosting the inaugural Buffalo Wild Wings Christmas Challenge beginning Thursday at Tom Drake Coliseum.
The five-day event features...
Wallace State Sonography students donate $2,400 to Footprints Ministry
Students in the Diagnostic Medical Sonography program at Wallace State Community College pose with representatives of Footprints Ministry. Pictured from left, are, in front:...
Give the gift of education through WSCC Future Foundation Fund A...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College’s Future Foundation recently introduced a new option for supporters to help meet the needs of students working toward...
Wallace State men’s basketball pushes win streak to five games with...
HANCEVILLE – Sophomore guard Jaylen McCoy scored a season-high 25 points, Desmian Devane added 11 points and Wallace State’s men’s basketball team extended its...
West Point High team dominates countywide scholar’s bowl tournament
The winning team
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College hosted the annual Cullman County Scholar’s Bowl tournament on Friday, with county high school and middle...
Cullman guitarist headed from Wallace State to Belmont
Case Graham having fun at Guitars and More, where he works as an instructor.
CULLMAN - Belmont University in Nashville is a pretty high goal...
Wallace State biology students gaining valuable genetics research experience with HudsonAlpha...
Wallace State students, from left, Jordan Dover, Zach Brooks, David Hinds, Matt Rush and Lindsey Pope listen to a HudsonAlpha scientist during their visit...
Wallace State volleyball’s Kelsea Bivins named a NJCAA 2nd-team All-American
Kelsea Bivins had a memorable sophomore season for Wallace State, being named a NJCAA 2nd-team All-American and the 2016 ACCC Player of the Year....
WSCC graduate Katie Fine, owner of Karma’s Coffee House, among the...
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...
Wallace State’s women’s basketball breezes by Blue Mountain College JV
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s women’s basketball coasted past Blue Mountain (Miss.) College JV on Friday, receiving scoring contributions from 13 players en route to...
Wallace State’s ‘2+2’ poultry science program receives donation from Peco Foods,...
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...
Wallace State Diagnostic Medical Sonography students earn 100% pass rate on...
Diagnostic Medical Sonography students Leah Price, left, Vi Vo, and Macy Williams conduct an exercise at Wallace State Community College. The three students are...
Wallace State’s 2016 Chancellor’s Award recipients recognized at ACCA Conference banquet
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 volleyball eliminated from NJCAA Division I national tournament, closes...
Wallace State freshman Kaylee Maddox (5) celebrates after recording a kill Friday against Mineral Area College.
CASPER, WYO. – One of the best seasons in...
Wallace State volleyball loses NJCAA Division I national tournament opener to...
CAPSER, WYO. – Wallace State’s volleyball team dropped its National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division I national championship opener Thursday, losing 22-25, 14-25,...
Cullman County Schools/Wallace State Dual Enrollment Program showcased at national conference
Shane Barnette, Dr. Vicki Karolewics and American Association of Community Colleges President Dr. Walter Bumphus
CULLMAN - Earlier this month, Cullman County Board of...
Southern Prep Sports Academy opening in Hanceville
HANCEVILLE - The opening of Southern Prep Sports Academy, based in Hanceville, has been announced by its athletic director, James Tolbert, who says the...
Wallace State volleyball begins play Thursday at the NJCAA Division I...
Image/Text Russell Moore, WSCC: Wallace State’s volleyball team breezed through the 2016 Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 tournament, capping it Sunday, Oct. 30...
Wallace State Lady Lions pick up two wins over weekend; WSCC...
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s women’s basketball team notched a pair of wins over the weekend in Americus, Ga., defeating Denmark (South Carolina) Technical College...
Let’s Pretend Hospital: Wallace State educates area students on medical matters
Students get hands-on with a well-equipped firefighter.
HANCEVILLE - From Nov. 14-17, Wallace State Community College (WSCC) is hosting its eighth annual "Let's Pretend Hospital"...
Wallace State Physical Therapist Assistant program earns 100% pass rate
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...
The Evelyn Burrow Museum hosts exhibit of Laura Willingham Walker paintings
“Just Coffee, Please” is one of Laura Walker’s pieces from her Funny Farm Animals series, and was inspired by a photo.
HANCEVILLE - Visitors to...
Gobble, gobble: Wallace State’s Culinary Pride Club selling Thanksgiving meal this...
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...
Wallace State athletics has three players sign Division I scholarships during...
From left, Wallace State baseball’s Peyton Hayes, left, signed with Murray State; Blake Schilleci, right, signed with Auburn University on Wednesday. Wallace State softball's...
Wallace State basketball teams drop home games to Cleveland State
Wallace State freshman Taylor Hollingsworth defends a Cleveland State guard in their game Tuesday night.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s basketball teams lost their games to...
Wallace State nursing grads post high pass rates on licensure exams
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...
Wallace State’s Future Foundation raises more than $185,250 during 12th annual...
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...
Wallace State women’s basketball returns strong sophomore core as 2016-2017...
Members of the team are, front row, (left to right): Kelsey Houston, Jasmine Hollis, Morgan Higgins, Ahziala Wright, Jemaiya Lee, Alex Lowery and Janese...
Wallace State’s Veterans’ Corner gaining popularity on campus
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...
Wallace State volleyball wins 8th consecutive ACCC tournament championship
Wallace State volleyball won its eighth consecutive Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC)/Region 22 championship on Sunday after sweeping Faulkner State.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s volleyball...
Wallace State volleyball sweeps Faulkner State, one win away from 8th...
Wallace State libero Emily Wilson serves to Southern Union in their match Friday.
HANCEVILLE – Wallace State’s volleyball team is one win away from an...
Medendorp earns certification as a Simulation Educator
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...
Wallace State makes list of top producers of healthcare professionals in...
HANCEVILLE - Wallace State Community College again earned a place on the list of Community College Week’s Top 50 Associate Degrees: Health Professions and...
Wallace State Theatre presents “Singin’ in the Rain” Nov. 3-6
Students from Wallace State Community College’s Drama program prepare for an upcoming performance of “Singin’ in the Rain.” The classic musical will be performed...
Spain Park High finishes first in North Alabama BEST Robotics debut,...
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...
