M i s s i o n s t a t e M e n tNorthwest-Shoals Community College

provides career technical, academic,

and lifelong educational opportunities

using varied delivery systems; pro-

motes economic growth; and enrich-

es the quality of life for people of the

Northwest Alabama region.

s a C s a C C r e d i t a t i o nNorthwest-Shoals Community College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award the Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, Associate in Applied Science and Associate in Occupational Technology degrees as well as certificates in spe-cific occupational areas. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404.679.4500 for questions about the accreditation of Northwest-Shoals Com-munity College.

e q u a l o p p o r t u n i t y i n s t i t u t i o nNorthwest-Shoals is an equal opportunity institu-tion and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, sex or age in its admission policies, programs activities or employment practices.

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p r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g eI am pleased to present the 2016 Presi-dent’s Report for Northwest-Shoals Community College. The annual report provides information about the produc-tivity of the College over the 2016 calen-dar year.

This annual report provides a snapshot of the work of the College, but it cannot capture the breadth and qualities of our programs that make our College unique. I hope that it provides you with a sense of where Northwest-Shoals has been. Even more, I hope that it gives you a glimpse into the future and our commitment to forging stronger links to our com-munity; to growing and enhancing our academic and technical pro-grams; and continued service to business and industry.

NW-SCC faculty and staff are dedicated to helping students de-termine their career aspirations by identifying and strengthening their knowledge, skills, talents, and abilities. We take great pride in cultivating an environment of academic and technical excellence while embracing the commitment of lifelong learning.

We know our successes are shared by all the communities in our service area, and they would not be possible without your ongoing involvement and support. Northwest-Shoals remains committed to providing accessible, affordable, quality education for everyone in our community.

Regardless of the difficult economic times, we will continue striving to make Northwest-Shoals Community College one of the leading educational institutions in the state and nation. As we look forward to the 2017-2018 academic year, we’ll remain steadfast in our mis-sion of providing vocational, technical, academic and lifelong learn-ing opportunities while promoting economic growth for the people of Northwest Alabama.

Thanks again for your ongoing support,

Humphrey L. LeePresident

Jimmy BakerChancellor

The Alabama Community College System

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ALABAMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The Honorable Robert BentleyGovernor of the

State of AlabamaPresident

Al ThompsonDistrict 1

Ron FantroyDistrict 2

Susan FoyDistrict 3

Frank CaldwellDistrict 4

Crystal BrownDistrict 5

Milton DavisDistrict 6

Chuck SmithDistrict 7

Blake McAnallyMember-at-Large

Mary Scott HunterState Board of Education

Ex-officio Member

By Jennifer Edwards Staff Writer, TimesDaily

With the growth expected in cy-ber security jobs in the next de-cade, Northwest-Shoals Commu-nity College instructors Teresa Roberson and Stephen Chandler knew it was time the college cre-ated a program to prepare local students.

The cyber security associate in applied science degree program will start in the fall semester with the addition of four courses de-signed specifically to address cy-ber security.

Chandler said govern-ment agencies at all lev-els are in need of cyber security experts, as are retail companies and manufacturers.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates 18 percent job growth from 2014 to 2024 for informa-tion security analysts. Chandler said some projections estimate a job shortage of 1.5 million cyber security jobs.

The anticipated growth is due to an increased number of hackers and system hacks, and more and increased digitalization.

Roberson, computer information systems department chairwoman, said the existing courses were re-vamped and new courses added to

provide comprehensive education in cyber security.

She said many people associate cyber security with data breaches by retailers and restaurants that are now reported almost weekly, but there are more areas of con-cern.

“We have to teach the students to be hackers so they know how to protect the system from hackers,” Chandler said.

“It is not just people hacking into bank accounts and things like that,” he said. “People are hacking into programmable infrastructure like ATMs and power grids.”

NORTHwEST-SHOALS STARTS CYBER SECURITY DEGREE pROGRAM

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pHI THETA kAppA HOLDS HONORS FORUM ON CIvIL RIGHTS

The Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) Alpha Zeta Iota Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa host-ed an Honors Forum: A New Era of Civil Rights: How We Remember the Past, Shapes the Future, December 5, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the A.W. Todd Center in Russellville, Ala.

Each year Phi Theta Kappa focuses on a central honors study topic. This year’s top-ic is, How the World Works: Global Perspectives.

The 2016 public forum explored the collective impact of news re-porting, films, literature, and pub-

lic memorials on the way the Civil Rights Movement is remembered. The panel will discuss the way

these influences can shape public perception and policies.

The panelists were Kenneth Brack-ins, Psychology Instructor at NW-

SCC; Reverend Charles Dale, Com-munity Organizer, St. Paul’s CME; Michael McClung, English Instruc-tor at NW-SCC; and John Pilati, owner of the Franklin County Free Press and WGOL radio station.

According to Pam Peters, advisor for the Alpha Zeta Iota Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the forum was exciting for the Phi Theta Kap-pa officers. “We are very excited about how this forum was re-ceived,” said Peters. “Our officers chose the topic and we hope that it will have a positive impact on our community.”

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Nw-SCC ALUM, FLORENCE HIGH SCHOOL pRINCIpAL HICE, pROvIDES kEYNOTE ADDRESS TO GRADUATES

Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) graduates will hear from the Principal of Florence High School and NW-SCC alum, Lynne Hice, during the combined commencement ceremonies for the Phil Campbell and Shoals campuses at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum.

Lynne Hice has been the principal at Florence High School since 2011. She joined the Florence City School System as an administrator in 2007 after teaching high school science courses for 13 years. Since coming to Florence, she has served as assistant principal to both Florence Fresh-man Center and Florence High School.

Hice began her postsecondary education at NW-SCC and continued on to the University of North Alabama. Her degrees

include a Bachelor of Science in Edu-cation, a Masters of Arts in Educa-tion, ‘A’ Certifica-tion in Educational Administration and an Educational Specialist degree in Instructional Leadership. Currently, Hice is at-tending Samford University, pursuing her Doctorate of Education in educational leadership.

According to the NW-SCC Vice President’s Office, approximately 600 students completed requirements for graduation during the

2015 summer, 2015 fall and 2016 spring semesters. Approximately 220 students participated in graduation ceremonies.

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Lynne Hice, Principal of Florence High School and NW-SCC alum.

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phi Theta kappa Officers Raise Money for Disabled veterans

The Shoals campus Phi Theta Kappa officers raised almost $400 during the 2016 fall semester to assist the Disabled Veterans Association (DVA) with operating expenses to transport veterans to and from veteran’s clinics in Birmingham.

Through research for the Shoals campus Phi Theta Kappa officers’ Honors in Action Proj-ect, they decided they wanted to assist vet-erans. Aside from their fundraising efforts for the DVA, the officers organized a Veter-ans Day program on the Shoals campus and began an awareness campaign to stop sol-dier suicide.

f e a t u r e sNw-SCC STUDENT, TYLER SCOTT, FINDS HIS NICHE IN THE wORLD OF AUTOMATION

Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) student Tyler Scott had one goal in mind when he decided to enroll in the Electri-cal Technology program at NW-SCC: Find a career that utilizes his mind and not his back.

Scott has found his passion and is using the automation world to ac-complish much more.

Scott, a Red Bay resident, re-ceived an academic scholarship to NW-SCC out of high school. He was drawn to three programs: Carpentry, Welding and Electrical Technology. He had basic knowl-edge of Carpentry and Welding from his family. However, to Scott, Electrical Technology focuses on using your hands and mind to trouble shoot issues and give life to all things that use electricity.

“One of my first days in the pro-gram we watched a video of some-one wiring a three-way switch,” said Scott. “At the time, I wasn’t sure what I was watching, but the ability to be able to create some-thing and turn it on and off with a switch was amazing to me. I knew then that was something I wanted to do.”

It was not until he met NW-SCC Night Instructor, Cort Rowland, that he found his niche in the world of automation.

“I met Tyler as he was beginning his second year at NW-SCC and zero knowledge of PLC (Program-mable Logic Controller) world and did not know what field he wanted to spend his career in,” said Row-land. “There is no single path to

a career in manufacturing. Some kids play with LEGOs; others find their career through a parent’s in-volvement in the industry. Tyler Scott has found his niche in the automation world by taking my class.”

According to Electrical Technol-ogy instructor, Ray Morris, the Electrical Maintenance field is moving exclusively toward auto-mation. “Companies today want

to be able to turn a key or push a button and have all their manu-facturing processes work correct-ly,” said Morris.

Having the problem solving mind is something that separates Elec-

trical Maintenance tech-nicians in today’s indus-try. “Not everyone can do this,” said Scott. “You have to have the mind for this type of work.” Scott’s instructors agree that he does.

Scott is the program-mer and team leader with his Electrical class’ lat-est project to rewire and program a Modular Me-catronics System DS3 Au-

tomation Trainer. The trainer sim-ulates a manufacturing assembly line in industry to assemble parts together, reject bad parts, and place them on a 3 tier shelf with memory of locations.

Scott is currently working through the CO-OP program at Navistar with their maintenance depart-ment to hone his skills. After he graduates in the summer or fall of 2016, he hopes to take his auto-mation skills to the next level as an Electrical Maintenance technician.

NW-SCC student, Tyler Scott works to rewire a Modular Mecatronics System DS3 Automation Trainer as part of a class project which he serves as the programmer and team leader.

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Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) enrolled 3,757 credit students for the fall 2016 semester, which was an increase of 57 students, or 1.5 percent, from final fall 2015 figures (3,700).

The 3,757 credit student head-count is an unofficial student cen-sus following the registration of all dual enrolled high school students. Credit student enrollment does not include students who may be auditing a class or enrolled in non-credit workforce training courses.

According to NW-SCC President Humphrey Lee, the key to growth is listening to area students. “We’re excited about the increase,” said Lee. “We really hope to build on this moving forward. We have

to continually listen to the needs of students in our area and deliver programs that meet those needs.”

NW-SCC reports significant en-rollment increases over fall of 2015 in Distance Education, Elec-trical Technology, Health Stud-ies (Emergency Medical Services, Medical Assisting, Nursing, etc.), Business Administration and high school dual enrollment,. • Students taking distance education only, increased 32%• Electrical Technology students increased approximately 49% • Business Administration students increased 21% • Health Studies students increased 10%• Dual enrolled students increased approximately 29%

“We can really see a change in the culture of the way our students are preferring to take courses,” stated Tom Carter, Assistant Dean of Admissions/Financial Aid/Re-cruitment. “They want to do what best fits their lifestyle and work schedules. It is our job to make sure we offer them the tools and do everything we can to help them be successful.”

FALL ENROLLMENT ON THE RISE - DISTANCE EDUCATION ONLY STUDENTS Up 32%

Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) has been awarded a grant of more than $2 million from the U.S. Depart-ment of Education’s, Title III - Strengthen-ing Institutions Pro-gram (SIP).

The grant, which will be disbursed over a five-year period, beginning October of 2016, will be used to upgrade the College’s technology infrastructure and improve student retention.

“We could not be more excited about receiving the Title III (SIP) grant,” said NW-SCC President Hum-phrey Lee. “Technology is everything this day and age. Everyone in postsecondary education is work-ing to improve their student success rates and with-out improving and upgrading your technology in the classroom, on-campus, and online it is virtually im-possible to do so.”

According to Dr. Timmy James, Associ-ate Dean of Instructional Programs, one of the major reasons NW-SCC applied for the SIP grant was due to the new cul-ture of students who prefer online over traditional classes. “We have a number of students who prefer eLearning and the flexibility it affords them in their day to day lives,” said James. “Unfortunately, the College’s technology infrastructure is in-adequate to support the growth. These

funds could not have come at a better time.” Aside from technology infrastructure upgrades, NW-SCC plans to enhance student success and engage-ment through the Student Success Center and a Ca-reer Development Center. Also, NW-SCC believes the addition of virtual advising, peer mentors, early alert systems and online support will be essential to stu-dent success.

The Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP), is 100 percent federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Nw-SCC RECEIvES OvER $2 MILLION U.S. DEpARTMENT OF EDUCATION GRANT

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Beginning with the fall 2016 semester, students could earn an Associate in Science Degree with an emphasis in General Education or General Liberal Arts entirely online. These degrees prepare students to transfer to a four-year university.

According to Distance Learning Coordinator, April Cookson, the College is offering the complete degree programs online to meet the increased demand of the community’s students. “In today’s society, students can take classes anywhere they can connect to the internet because of online education,” said Cookson. “We want our students to have the option to take classes traditionally on campus or without having to step foot on campus.”

The associate degrees in general education and liber-al arts are suited best for students planning to trans-fer to a four-year college. Cookson said the programs are very similar with only the elective options differ-ing between the general education program and the liberal arts program.

Testing and the required speech course were two of the biggest obstacles to launching the online degrees, Cookson said. Northwest-Shoals will allow online stu-

dents to come to campus to take proctored exams, or the student can use ProctorU, a live, remote proctoring service, to take the exams at home. For speech, stu-dents can video the speech in front of an approved audience and upload it for viewing by the instructor. The student also can come to a traditional speech class to present the required speeches.

For online college, it is all about offering students flexibility, said Tom Carter, Assistant Dean of Admis-sions and Recruiting at NW-SCC.

“I see two really big markets for these online degree programs,” Carter said. “We have all these high school kids that want flexibility and are accustomed to tak-ing distances classes, and returning adult students that have children and full-time jobs. Those are two big markets that want the same thing -- flexibility for their education.”

Online courses are charged the same tuition rate, $144 per credit hour for the fall semester, as tradi-tional, on campus courses.

Nw-SCC OFFERS DEGREE 100% ONLINE

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C o M M u n i t y o u t r e a C h

Approximately 1,500 students, faculty and staff from across the State attended the 2nd Annual Ala-bama Community College System (ACCS) Day, in recognition of National Community College Month, in Montgomery. The event was held on the lawns of the Alabama

State Capitol and State Archives and History build-ing. NW-SCC took approximately 100 students, fac-ulty and staff to support higher education in the Alabama Community College System.

During the program, attendees heard from students and faculty of ACCS colleges, business and industry representatives, legislators, Dr. Mark Heinrich, ACCS Chancellor and Gov. Robert Bentley. In addition to the speakers, there will be exhibits showcasing stu-dent work including Welding, Healthcare, 3D imag-ing, Robotics and Culinary Arts.

Nw-SCC participates in 2nd Annual ACCS Day

Nw-SCC Hosted the Northwest Alabama Job Fair

Northwest-Shoals Community College’s (NW-SCC) Ready to Work program and Of-fice of Workforce Solutions hosted the 2016 Northwest Alabama Job Fair July 14-15, 2016, on the Shoals campus. The job fair fea-tured 27 area employers with over 450 job openings available. More than 700 job seek-ers participated.

Along with industry representatives, the Shoals Career Center and the following NW-SCC programs: Ready to Work, Adult Edu-cation, Career Technical, and Admissions/Financial Aid provided booths with represen-tatives to assist and answer any questions participants had.

The Northwest Alabama Job Fair was a joint partnership between AIDT, NW-SCC, Shoals Career Center and the Shoals Chamber of Commerce.

Nw-SCC Celebrates Black History Month

The NW-SCC Cultural Affairs Committee held events in celebration of Black History Month with music, an inspirational speaker and a taste of “Soul Food”.

The Cultural Affairs Committee held a Unity Concert on the Shoals campus that featured music by Ella West, Ruby Tiggs and the NW-SCC Chorale. On the Phil Campbell campus, NW-SCC held a Black History Month Celebration that featured guest speaker, Dr. Sharon Whittaker-Davis, Vice President of Student Af-fairs at Stillman College. Following Dr. Whittaker-Davis, special music was provided by the NW-SCC Chorale and Jazz Ensemble.

Nw-SCC Nursing Students provided pre-k Health Screenings

The NW-SCC nursing students provided free hearing and physical screenings for approximately 88 children from five area DECE 1st Class Pre-K programs. Other local partners who volunteered their services:

The Sarrell Dental Center (a non-profit for Alabama’s children) provided dental screenings

Focus First (part of the Impact Alabama Initiative) provided vision screenings.

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Nw-SCC Foundation to feature five Shoals songwriters at pathfinder’s Dinner

Northwest-Shoals Community College’s (NW-SCC) Foundation featured five hit songwriters from the Shoals; Gary Baker, Donnie Fritts, Donnie Lowery, Mark Narimore and Spooner Oldham, at the 24th Annual Pathfinder’s Dinner Monday, October 17, 2016, at the Shoals Marriott Conference Center in Florence, Ala.

The five Shoals songwriters have written hit songs for artists: Alabama, All-4-One, Aretha Franklin, John Michael Montgomery, Percy Sledge, Ray Charles, Reba McEntire, Shenandoah, The Backstreet Boys and Waylon Jennings.

The semi-formal evening, sponsored by Helen Keller Hospital, consisted of a reception, dinner, and en-tertainment. All proceeds went toward the NW-SCC Foundation Scholarship Fund.

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In partnership with the Shoals Chamber of Commerce, North-west-Shoals Community Col-lege (NW-SCC) hosted the BEST

(Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics game day competition for the North-west Alabama region Saturday, October 8th.

Game day took on a new meaning forcing 22 middle and high school teams from across Northwest Al-abama and Tennessee to compete in the 2016 Bet the Farm BEST Robotics Competition. Each team had six weeks to complete the de-sign and engineering process for a robot to accomplish tasks on a modern farm obstacle course.

BEST Robotics’ long term goal strives for students to become interested in careers in science, technology, engineering and math (S.T.E.M.). This year’s game theme will not only teach these princi-ples, but may help boost entrance into career paths surrounding aeronautical engineering, perhaps

introducing some to new areas of interest.

Brooks High School, Covenant Christian, Lauderdale County High School, Moulton Middle/Lawrence County High School and Creekside Academy advanced to South’s BEST for the regional champion-ships Dec. 3-4 at Auburn.

Nw-SCC Hosts BEST Robotics Game Day Competition

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Nw-SCC public Relations Department wins 5 Statewide Awards

Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) Public Relations Department received five (5) awards and was recognized for its outstanding marketing and public relations efforts by the Alabama Community College System Public Relations Association (ACCSPRA).

The College was presented awards in the following categories for the 2015-2016 year:

pyramid Award (1st place) Catalog: 2015-16 College Catalog Promotional Video: Man Enough to be a Nurse, #strongnurses

Award of Achievement (2nd place) Video Advertisement/PSA: 2015-16 StudentRecruitment Commercial

Award of Merit (3rd place) Annual Report: 2015 President’s ReportSchedule: 2016 Summer Course Schedule

Faculty Honors• Parris Ford, Nursing Instructor, obtained her Doctorate of Nursing Practice• Meredith Sides, English Instructor, elected to the Executive Board of the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE) and serves as immediate past president of the Alabama Association for Developmental Education (ALADE)

Proving to be some of the best in the nation, Northwest-Shoals Communi-ty College (NW-SCC) students were awarded medalist honors in Cabinet-making, Carpentry and Cosmetology (Job Skill Open Demonstration) at the 2016 SkillsUSA National Compe-tition in Louisville, Ky.

The following students placed in the top three nationally at the 2016 Skill-sUSA National Competition in Louis-ville, Ky.• Joseph Ezell, of Five Points, Tenn., won the silver medal (2nd place in the nation) in Car-pentry• Jonathan Howard, of Rogersville, Ala., won the bronze medal (3rd place in the nation) in Cabinet-making • Amber Hutcheson, of Bear Creek, Ala., won the bronze medal (3rd place in the nation) in Job Skill Open Demonstration (Cosmetology)

According to NW-SCC As-sociate Dean of Workforce Development, Rose Jones, NW-SCC career technical students made history last week. “This is the first time we have had multiple med-alists at the national Skill-sUSA competition,” stated Jones.

Other than Hutcheson, Howard and Ezell, NW-SCC had one other student place

in the top 10 at the 2016 National SkillsUSA competi-tion: Rebecca Borden of Florence, Ala. (10th place in Cosmetology - Job Skill Demonstration A).

Prior to Nationals, NW-SCC competed in the 2016 SkillsUSA Alabama State Leadership and Skills Con-ference where 14 career tech students brought home medals, with five winning state competitions.

Nw-SCC Students win 3 Medals at National and 14 at State Skills Championships

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Nw-SCC 2016 Chancellor’s Award Honorees Administrator of the YearJohn McIntosh, Associate Dean of Institutional Effectiveness, Distance Education, and Development

Academic Faculty of the YearDr. Heather Johnson, Division Chair of Math & Natural Sciences/Instructor

Technical Faculty of the YearMeLinda Grissom, Salon and Spa Instructor

Support Staff Member of the YearPam Welborn, Secretary/Monitor for Restricted Programs.

Nw-SCC president’s Award Recipients

Shoals CampusCarly O’Dell, of Rogersville, Ala.

phil Campbell CampusSarah Aycock - Russellville, Ala.

Northwest-Shoals Students Named All-USA/ All-Alabama Academic Team

Two students from Northwest-Shoals Communi-ty College (NW-SCC) were named to the Alabama Community College System’s All-Alabama Academic Team. Keenan Sparks of Red Bay and Carly O’Dell of Rogersville were recognized for this honor at an awards luncheon in Montgomery. All nominees are presented to the national Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society for final selection. Each com-

munity college in Alabama has two represen-tatives.

The Alabama College Sys-tem’s All-Al-abama Aca-demic Team R e c o g n i t i o n Program was

established in 1995 as an enhancement to the All-USA National Academic Team Recognition Program, which is sponsored by the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the American Association of Community Colleges and USA Today.

Bishop named as a 2016 Coca-Cola Leaders of promise Scholar

Northwest-Shoals Community College (NW-SCC) sophomore student, Kaylen Bishop, was selected as a 2016 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

Bishop, a native of Haleyville, was selected by a pan-el of independent judges from more than 1,100 appli-cants. Coca-Cola Leaders of Prom-ise Scholars are selected based on outstanding aca-demic achieve-ment and demonstrated leadership potential.

This scholarship is designed to provide new Phi Theta Kappa members with financial re-sources to help defray educational expenses while enrolled in a two-year college while also encouraging participation in Society programs.

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phi Theta kappa Receives State and International Awards

The Alpha Zeta Iota chapter (Phil Campbell campus) and Alpha Sigma Beta chapter (Shoals campus) were awarded the following state and national awards:

Alabama State Awards:• Alabama Region Most Distinguished Chapter Award - Phil Campbell campus• Distinguished Honors in Action Award - Phil Campbell campus• Distinguished Honors in Action Theme Award - Phil Campbell campus• Distinguished College Project Award - Phil Campbell campus• Competitive Edge 5 Star Chapter - Phil Campbell and Shoals campus• Alabama Region Continued Excellence Award - Phil Campbell campus• 5 Star Chapter Award - Phil Campbell campus • 4 Star Chapter Award - Shoals campus • Distinguished Officer Team Award - Phil Campbell campus• Distinguished Advisor Team Award - Phil Campbell campus

International Awards:• Distinguished Honors in Action and Theme Award - Phil Campbell campus• Distinguished College Project Award - Phil Campbell campus• Beta Alpha Continued Excellence Award - Phil Campbell campus• Eighth Finalist, Most Distinguished Chapter Award - Phil Campbell campus

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Lee presents President’s Award to Aycock for the Phil

Campbell campus.

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Lee presents President’s Award to O’Dell for the

Shoals campus.

Alpha Zeta Iota Chapter receives awards at Phi Theta Kappa International Convention.

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Nw-SCC Offers College 101 Mentoring program

NW-SCC offers College 101 to stu-dents in need. College 101 is a men-toring program which provides a support system to students who are on financial aid suspension appeal. The Student Success Cen-ter staff and peer mentors help students toward success in their program of study. The mentor-ing program consists of different interventions, all of which are de-signed to increase the likelihood of success.

Nw-SCC Hosts High School SkillsUSA CompetitionNW-SCC hosted the SkillsUSA Northwest Alabama District com-petition on the Shoals campus for approximately 350 high school students Friday, March 18, 2016. Students competed in 27 Career Technical and Leadership contests. Career technical competitions include: Architectural Drafting, Technical Drafting, Carpentry, Electrical Wiring, Electronics, Welding and Automotive Service/Diesel Equipment. The top four winners in each category ad-vanced to the state competition April 19-21 in Birmingham.

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YSp program Receives Increase in Funding

The Youth Success Program (YSP) at NW-SCC was funded for $527,549 for the 2016-2017 by the Ala-bama Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). This is an increase of over 20% from the 2015-2016 allocation. YSP serves out-of-school youth ranging in age from 16-24 in the following counties: Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence and Winston counties. YSP identifies and assists those who have been unable to complete their edu-cation and need guidance and assistance deciding between continuing their education and seeking ad-ditional training to-ward employment. YSP offers services such as job skills/employment train-ing, GED support, college tuition as-sistance, tutoring and mentoring.

Nw-SCC Holds Career Tech Skills Challenge

NW-SCC hosted high school stu-dents in a Career Tech Skills Chal-lenge. The Weld-ing program held its 10th annual competition and the Salon and Spa program held its fourth annual cosmetology skills competition. The welding compe-tition featured four contests: 7018 (stick welding), 6010 (stick welding), Flux-Core (wire welding), and Torch. The cosmetology skills competition featured four contests: Cosmetology, Men’s Hair Design, Es-thetics and Nail Care.

Music Department performs FREE Community Concert Tour

The NW-SCC Music Department held a FREE Spring Community Concert Tour around the College’s ser-

vice area as well as a Christmas Celebration con-cert. All the performances featured the Northwest-Shoals Chorale directed by Jeff McAlister.

Child Development Center Holds kids in College Summer Camp

NW-SCC Child Development Center held the 2016 Kids in College “A Trip Around the World” summer camp. Each day participants explored different ar-eas of the world with local presenters. Campers were provided with quality learning experiences with highly qualified staff providing hands-on sessions.

Talent Search Funded Over $1 million per Year

The Education-al Talent Search program at NW-SCC was funded for over $1 mil-lion per year, an increase of over 10% from the previous grant cycle, by the U.S. Depart-ment of Educa-tion. The pro-

gram is aimed at students between 6th and 12th grades who will be the first in their families to attend college and come from lower income backgrounds and encourages persons who have not complet-ed education programs at the secondary or post-secondary level to enter or re-enter and complete postsecondary education. The program provides ac-ademic, career, and financial counseling to its partic-ipants and encourages them to graduate from high school and continue on and complete their postsec-ondary education.

Salon and Spa Students Selected for Fashion weekThe NW-SCC Salon and Spa pro-gram was well represented when four students were selected to be involved in the 2016 Birmingham Fashion Week. Students were given mood boards with various hairstyles and makeup applica-tions they had to create on the models. Students experienced the excitement of being involved in the high energy fashion world that will help them excel in the Salon and Spa industry.

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REvENUE State Appropriations: $11,752,087.00 Tuition & Fees: $5,827,153.44 Federal Grants & Contracts: $10,754,194.82 State Grants & Contracts: $1,538,492.96 Auxiliary: $210,348.74 Sales & Service: $61,792.96 Other: $696,871.34 Total: $30,840,941.26

ExpENDITURES Instruction: $10,595,151.62 Public Service: $1,141,358.81 Academic Support: $2,345,352.31 Student Services: $3,469,486.83 Institutional Support: $3,004,769.94 Operation & Maintenance: $2,956,119.96 Scholarships & Financial Aid: $4,529,286.72 Auxiliary Enterprises: $232,819.63 Depreciation: $1,454,639.18 Other Expenses: $222,227.10 Total: $29,951,212.10

f i n a n C i a l r e p o r t NW-SCC Fiscal Year 2015/16

ENROLLMENT BY GENDERWomen 57%Men 43%

ENROLLMENT BY RACE/ETHNICITYCaucasian 80%African-American 12%Hispanic 4%Other 4%

ENROLLMENT BY COUNTYLauderdale 40%Colbert 27%Franklin 18%Lawrence 4%Winston 4%Other 7%

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Average Age: 23Credit Students: 3,700

2015-2016 Financial Aid: Approximately $16.5 million

Total Graduates in 2015-2016: 595

(All data based on academic year 2015-2016)

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