Alabama Community College System Board Talks Workforce, Partnership with Meteorologist James Spann

Alabama community college enrollment growing faster than national average

Neil Scott, vice chancellor for academic success for the Alabama Community College System, presents an enrollment update to the board of trustees in Montgomery, Alabama, on Aug. 13, 2025. Scott said Wednesday enrollment in Alabama community colleges had gone up nearly 12% year over year. (Anna Barrett/Alabama Reflector)Alabama’s community college enrollment is climbing at a higher rate than the national average, according to data released by the…

Alabama Community College System board talks workforce, partnership with meteorologist James Spann

At its Wednesday meeting in Montgomery, the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees approved millions in campus improvements, new equipment and property purchases aimed at growing workforce training and reaching more students. Leaders also celebrated a 7% systemwide enrollment jump last year, welcomed a new president at Wallace Community College Selma and announced a statewide partnership with meteorologist James Spann that will put b…