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Head of State's Two-Year College System Retiring

Alabama Public Radio | By Associated Press
Published February 9, 2017 at 5:38 PM CST

The head of Alabama's two-year college system is retiring.  

Mark Heinrich will step down as chancellor of the Alabama Community College System on April first.

   System trustees accepted his notice at a meeting in Montgomery on Wednesday. Heinrich has been on medical leave since August, with Jimmy Baker serving as acting chancellor.

   The Opelika-Auburn News reports that a statement from the system says Baker will continue in the position.

   The Alabama Community College System includes 25 two-year colleges; Marion Military Institute and the Alabama Technology Network, a workforce training program.
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