Coastal Alabama Community College

Coordinates: 30°51′N 87°47′W / 30.85°N 87.78°W / 30.85; -87.78
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Coastal Alabama Community College
TypePublic community college
Established1965
Parent institution
Alabama Community College System
ChancellorJimmy H. Baker
PresidentAaron Milner[1]
Academic staff
400
Students6,800
Location, ,
30°51′N 87°47′W / 30.85°N 87.78°W / 30.85; -87.78
MascotCoyotes
Websitewww.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]

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ https://www.accs.edu/blog/2024/01/10/accs-board-of-trustees-approves-dr-aaron-milner-as-president-of-coastal-alabama-community-college/
  2. ^ "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.

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