Central
Alabama Community College was created by action of the Alabama State
Board of Education on February 23, 1989. The board action consolidated
Alexander City State Junior College (ACSJC) and Nunnelley State
Technical College (NSTC).
Prior to consolidation, the State Legislature’s approval of Act No. 93
on May 3, 1963, established Alexander City State Junior College. While
many organizations and individuals were responsible for the College
being located in Alexander City, Russell Mills, Inc. actually donated
the property site valued at $750,000. The first classes were held on
September 30, 1965, in the old Russell Hospital with an opening
enrollment of 442 freshmen.
In September of 1966, ACSJC was moved to its permanent location on
Cherokee Road. On October 23, 1966, Governor George Corley Wallace
delivered the address at the formal dedication of the College. Alexander
City State Junior College was accredited by the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools in December of 1969. A new library was
completed in January of 1969 and a Health, Education, and Arts complex
in January of 1971.
Nunnelley State Technical College in Childersburg was also a direct
result of Act No. 93. Along with Congressman William F. (Bill)
Nichols, many organizations, individuals, and governing bodies joined
together to bring the College to the area. The City of Childersburg
contributed some $24,000 for the purchase of twenty-five acres on
Highway 280. The acreage was donated to the state for the College
site.
Construction of the technical college was completed in February of
1966. The College officially opened on March 7, 1966, with an opening
enrollment of 35 full-time students.
On September 25, 1966, Governor George Corley Wallace delivered the
dedicatory address to more than 1,500 attendees. In just seven short
years on December 12, 1973, Nunnelley earned Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools accreditation.
Sizeable federal grants in 1973, 1977, 1979, and 1985 allowed
Nunnelley to expand plant facilities, program offerings and student
services. The present physical plant has more than doubled in size
since first opening its doors.
Coosa Valley School of Nursing began as the Sylacauga School of
Nursing in 1921 as a hospital diploma program. The school was
reorganized in 1951 and continued to operate as a hospital diploma
program until 1994, when CVSN introduced an associate degree of
nursing program. Academic courses for the program were offered by the
ACSJC, and then CACC, since 1972. Coosa Valley School of Nursing
merged with Central Alabama Community College in a three-phase program
that was completed on November 21, 1996. Coosa Valley School of
Nursing moved into the Jim Preuitt Nursing and Allied Health Building
on the Childersburg campus in January 2001.
Today, the Alexander City and Childersburg campuses offer resources
and expertise which address the education and training needs of
central Alabama.
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