Lurleen B. Wallace Community College

Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (LBWCC) is a public community college with campuses in Andalusia, Greenville, and Opp, Alabama. As of the fall 2010 semester, the college has an enrollment of 1,790 students across all campuses.[1] The college was founded in 1969 and named for Governor Lurleen Burns Wallace. In 1992, it opened the campus in Greenville. In 2003, LBWCC merged with Douglas MacArthur State Technical College, which opened in 1965.[2] Athletic teams representing LBWCC compete in the Alabama Community College Conference of the National Junior College Athletic Association.

Lurleen B. Wallace Community College
TypePublic community college
Established1969
PresidentHerbert H. J. Riedel
Academic staff
118
Students1,790
Location
Andalusia, Greenville, and Opp
,
Alabama
,
United States

Andalusia campus: 31°19′21″N 86°27′10″W
Greenville campus: 31°50′15″N 8°36′39″W
MacArthur campus (Opp): 31°18′25″N 86°15′14″W
CampusAndalusia campus: 160 acres (.65 km²)
Greenville campus: 17 acres (.07 km²)
MacArthur campus (Opp): 100 acres (.40 km²)
ColorsBlue, White, Red
AthleticsNJCAA Division 1 Region 22, Alabama Community College Conference
NicknameSaints
SportsBaseball, Basketball, Softball
Websitewww.lbwcc.edu

References
  1. "Lurleen B Wallace Community College". College Navigator. National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  2. "Lurleen B. Wallace Community College". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2011.



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