Alabama Community College System

Three programs supported through the Alabama Department of Human Resources are addressing employment, child care and recidivism by way of Alabama’s community and technical colleges. Each program aims to increase Alabama’s labor force participation and reduce residents’ dependency on state financial assistance programs.

GADSDEN, Ala. (AP) — Gadsden State Community College will have a new leader with the start of the new year. Hoover City Schools Superintendent Kathy…

Tuition is going up for Alabama's community and technical colleges this fall.The Decatur Daily reports the Alabama Community College System approved a…

Tuition will be increasing slightly for students in Alabama’s two-year college system.The Tuscaloosa News reports trustees have approved a 1.4 percent…

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…

Mergers for seven of Alabama's community colleges originally planned for this summer are on hold until 2017.Three east Alabama community colleges were…

Republican lawmakers in Alabama’s House of Representatives have a new proposal to end the state's budget crisis.Yesterday, House leaders announced a plan…

A bill to create a new independent governing board for Alabama's two-year college system has hit a stumbling block in the Senate.Yesterday, the state…

A Senate committee has approved a bill that would repeal Common Core standards in Alabama public schools.The State Senate Committee on Education and Youth…

A bill to establish charter schools in Alabama was signed into law yesterday by Governor Bentley.The Alabama Legislature gave its final approval to the…