Coastal Alabama Community College
Type | Public community college |
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Established | 1965 |
Parent institution | Alabama Community College System |
Chancellor | Jimmy H. Baker |
President | Aaron Milner[1] |
Academic staff | 400 |
Students | 6,800 |
Location | Atmore, Bay Minette, Brewton, Fairhope, Foley, Gilbertown, Gulf Shores, Mobile, Monroeville and Thomasville , , 30°51′N 87°47′W / 30.85°N 87.78°W |
Mascot | Coyotes |
Website | www.coastalalabama.edu |
Coastal Alabama Community College (also known as Coastal Alabama Community College – South) is a public community college with campuses in southern Alabama. Coastal Alabama was formed through the consolidation of Alabama Southern Community College, Faulkner State Community College, and Jefferson Davis Community College.
Accreditation
[edit]The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award three different types of Associate degrees: Associate of Arts (AA), Associate in Science (AS), and Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees.[2]
Additional accreditations:
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
- Alabama Board of Nursing
- American Dental Association (ADA); Commission On Dental Accreditation (CODA) Dental Assisting Programs
- America Culinary Federation Educational Institute
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) – Surgical Technology Programs
- Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) – Paramedic
- Alabama Department of Public Health Office of Emergency Medical Services - Paramedic
- American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Committee on Veterinary Technician Education and Activities (CVTEA)
Athletics
[edit]The college offers athletics programs in the following fields: Basketball, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Golf, Tennis, and Cheerleading. In 2010 longtime Head Coach Wayne Larker led the baseball team to its first-ever appearance in the NJCAA World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Campuses
[edit]-
Fairhope Campus
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Monroeville Campus
Notable people
[edit]- John Bale, professional baseball player
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.accs.edu/blog/2024/01/10/accs-board-of-trustees-approves-dr-aaron-milner-as-president-of-coastal-alabama-community-college/ [bare URL]
- ^ "Institution Details: Alabama Southern Community College". Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Archived from the original on 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2008-07-31.
External links
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- Community colleges in Alabama
- Education in Baldwin County, Alabama
- Universities and colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Fairhope, Alabama
- Universities and colleges established in 1965
- Buildings and structures in Baldwin County, Alabama
- 1965 establishments in Alabama
- NJCAA athletics
- Two-year colleges in the United States
- Faulkner State Community College
- Southern United States university stubs
- Alabama school stubs