UNA, Wallace State Community College Sign Learning Agreement

Contacts: Michelle Eubanks, UNA, at meubanks@una.edu, 256-606-2033 or 256-765-4392
Kristen Holmes, Wallace State Community College, at Kristen.holmes@wallacestate.edu, or 256-352-8118

FLORENCE, AL – Officials with the University of North Alabama and Wallace State Community College, in Hanceville, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will benefit all Wallace State students seeking to earn their bachelor’s degree at UNA, in addition to Wallace State employees opting to pursue an advanced degree at UNA.

“We look forward to furthering our partnership with UNA to increase pathways for our students and employees to advance their academic careers and thereby improve their professional opportunities,” said Lisa German, Vice President for Learning at Wallace State.

The agreement is similar to others that have been signed with two-year institutions in Alabama and Tennessee. Further, it provides pathways for Wallace State and UNA to explore additional educational opportunities for the benefit of students. The agreement is effective immediately, and Wallace State students may begin taking advantage of the agreement for courses at UNA that
enroll every eight weeks both online and on-campus.

“UNA is pleased to partner with Wallace State Community College on this mutually beneficial and worthy learning agreement,” said Dr. Ross Alexander, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. “Both institutions are key players in serving the workforce development needs of our state and region.”

About The University of North Alabama
The University of North Alabama is an accredited, comprehensive regional state university offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs through the colleges of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering; Business and Technology; Education and Human Sciences; and the Anderson College of Nursing and Health Professions. Occupying a 130-acre campus in a residential section of Florence, Alabama, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. UNA Athletics, a renowned collegiate athletics program with seven (7) Division II National Championships, is now a proud member of the NCAA Division I’s ASUN and Big South conferences. The University of North Alabama is an equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate in the admission policy on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, disability, age, or national origin. For more: www.una.edu and
www.una.edu/unaworks/.

About Wallace State Community College
Wallace State Community College (Ala.) is an accredited, comprehensive community college in north central Alabama offering more than 200 options in academic, health and technical programs of study leading to an associate degree, certificate or transfer as well as non-credit training and adult education. An Achieving the Dream Leader College, nationally-recognized by the Aspen Institute among the top 10 percent of institutions according to student outcomes, ranked by Southern Business and Development among the Top 3 institutions in the south for workforce development, a National League of Nursing Center of Excellence, and an AllSteinway School, Wallace State is an outstanding place for students to pursue their education and career goals. Classes are offered online and on campus, day, evening and on weekend, with numerous start dates each year. Visit Wallace State’s beautiful main campus located on 300-acres in Hanceville, Ala., our satellite campus in downtown Oneonta, Ala., or find us online at wallacestate.edu