Bishop State Community College
Bishop State Community College (BSCC) has announced that its culinary arts program has qualified for a five-year reaccreditation by the American Culinary Federation Educational Foundation (ACFEF). During the visit of the accreditation team, zero noncompliance issues were found. Accreditation by ACFEF assures that the program is meeting standards and competencies set for faculty, curriculum and…
Bishop State Community College has been named the 2023 Innovator of the Year by the Mobile Chamber’s Economic Development Department. The award is presented to a business committed to innovation and dedicated to positively impacting Mobile’s economic growth. Bishop State noted that it has become an innovator in aviation and advanced manufacturing. Through its aviation…
Bishop State Community College announced a surge in fall enrollment, with a total of 3,608 students currently enrolled. This represents a 22% increase from the fall 2022 enrollment of 2,968 students. Nationally, community colleges are making a modest resurgence from pandemic enrollment decreases. According to spring 2023 data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center,…
Bishop State Community College has signed an agreement with Grand Canyon University (GCU) in Phoenix to create scholarships for Bishop State employees, faculty and graduates pursuing bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degree programs at GCU. The “educational alliance participant agreement” provides a 10% discount on GCU tuition prices. GCU will also provide marketing literature and informational…
Alabama residents attending any of its six historically black community colleges (HBCC), including Bishop State Community College, will now have access to more scholarships and professional development opportunities through a national partnership with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). TMCF, a nationally recognized nonprofit membership that supports more than 50 historically black colleges and universities,…
Mobile’s Bishop State Community College has signed an agreement with Orange Beach’s Columbia Southern University (CSU) to secure educational discounts and create opportunities for students in career and technical fields to pursue bachelor’s degrees. The agreement provides ease of credit transfer from Bishop State to CSU for completion of a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice,…
MOBILE, Ala. — Bishop State Community College recently announced the graduation of the school’s first culinary arts class specifically for Spanish-speaking students, according to the Mobile Chamber. The 12-week program provided integrated education and training to Spanish-speaking students who expressed long-term interest in careers in the food industry. These students earned national certificates for kitchen…
MOBILE, Ala. — Adria Harris, Bishop State Community College’s head women’s basketball coach, was named the South Coach of the Year by the Alabama Community College Conference (ACCC). The ACCC awards are voted on by conference coaches. Harris joined Bishop State in November 2021. She is a native of Mobile and graduated from St. Paul’s…
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