Established 1947. On May 3, 1963, by decree of the Alabama State Legislature, the institution became George C. Wallace State Technical Junior College. The technical school and junior college were united in 1969 to form South Alabama’s first comprehensive community college.
The 1997 merger between WCC and Alabama Aviation and Technical College in Ozark and Mobile was followed in 1999 by the merger of WCC and Sparks State Technical College in Eufaula. In 2003, the Aviation Campus in Ozark and Aviation Center in Mobile merged with Enterprise State Junior College to enable it to become a community college. WCC now includes the Wallace Campus in Dothan, the Sparks Campus in Eufaula, and the Fort Rucker Center. WCC also provides correctional education programs at Easterling Correctional Facility in Clio, Alabama, and Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton, Alabama.
George C. Wallace Community College, a comprehensive community college, seeks to provide accessible quality educational opportunities, promote economic growth, and enhance the quality of life of its constituents.
