The Alabama Community College System (ACCS) is the
system
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of
public
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community college
A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education institution, generally leading to an associate degree, certificate, or diploma. The term can have different meanings in different countries: many community colleges have an open enr ...
s in the U.S. state of
Alabama
Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...
. It consists of 24 community and technical colleges in the state which offer 2-to-4-year transfer, dual enrollment, technical training, adult education, and community education.
The Alabama Community College System was founded 1963 when the public two-year colleges in Alabama were linked into a single system governed by the State Board of Education. The system was separated from the State Board of Education and put under control of the Department of Postsecondary Education in 1982.
Institutions
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List of colleges and universities in Alabama
There are 60 colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Alabama. The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Tuscaloosa is the largest university in the state with 38,100 enrolled for fall 2019. Jefferson State Community College in Bi ...
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Community colleges in Alabama
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