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Central Alabama Community College 
CACC logoEstablished 1989 Type Community college President Steve Franks Students 2,177 Location Alexander City, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°55′34″N 85°56′47″W / 32.92623°N 85.94649°WFormer names Alexander City State Junior College; Nunnelley State Technical College; Coosa Valley School of Nursing; Sylacauga School of Nursing Mascot Trojans Affiliations Alabama College System, Alabama Community College Conference Website http://www.cacc.edu/ 
Central Alabama Community College (CACC) is a two-year institution of higher learning located in Alexander City, Alabama.[1] The college enrolls 2,177 students and has been accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools since 1969.[2][3] As of 2009[update], the college has three campuses: the Alexander City Campus, the Childersburg Campus, and the Talladega Center.
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History
CACC traces its history to the Alabama State Legislature Act No. 93 passed in 1963 which provided for the establishment of several institutions of higher learning in Alabama. The college opened as Alexander City State Junior College in 1965 in the old Russell Hospital in Alexander City.[1] In 1966 the college moved to its current campus in a dedication ceremony led by then-Governor George Corley Wallace. Also in 1966, the state opened Nunnelley State Technical College in Childersburg, Alabama as part of the No. 93 Act of 1963. In 1989 the Alabama State Board of Education merged the technical college and the junior college to form the present day community college.[1]
Nursing school
In 1921 the Sylacauga School of Nursing was founded as hospital diploma program. The school was later renamed as Coosa Valley School of Nursing (CVSN) in 1994 began offering associate's degrees in nursing. CVSN had partnered with CACC since 1972 in various academic programs and in 1996 merged with CACC.[1]
Athletics
CACC fields teams in men's and women's tennis, men's golf and baseball, and women's volleyball and softball in the Alabama Community College Conference.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "History of Central Alabama Community College". Central Alabama Community College. http://www.cacc.edu/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=About%20CACC%20History&category=About. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "College Navigator". National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Central+Alabama+Community+College&s=all&id=100760. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "Institution Details". Commission on Colleges. 2008. http://www.sacscoc.org/details.asp?instid=12000. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
- ^ "Central Alabama". Alabama Community College Conference. http://www.acccsports.org/acccpages/collegesinfo/centralalabama.jsp?colleges=Central%20Alabama. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
External links
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Aerial view of the Alexander City campus
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Aerial view of the Childersburg campus
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