Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mac McCutcheon has appointed Drake State President Dr. Patricia Sims to the Alabama Partnership for Children (APC) Board of Directors. Sims, as President of an Alabama public two-year college, will represent all 24 schools within the Alabama Community College System.
Drake State Community and Technical College wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for initial accreditation of its Associate Degree Nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
Drake State Community & Technical College originally launched its Welding Bootcamp to help individuals spark a great career or personal hobby, but now the college will gift new career technical skills to more people this holiday season.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says there are 49,000 welding-related job openings each year, but these openings are the result of welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers transitioning to different occupations or retiring from the industry. To help employers recruit new workers, Drake State Community & Technical College has launched its Welding Bootcamp to help individuals spark a great career or personal hobby.
Huntsville, AL – In response to the increasing workforce demand in North Alabama, Drake State Community & Technical College is partnering with Honor Health Careers (HHC) to enroll HHC’s CNA employees in Drake State’s nursing program.
Huntsville, AL – Drake State Community & Technical College will kick off a new collaborative project, funded by a multi-year grant from NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP). MUREP provides financial assistance via competitive awards to minority-serving institutions to increase the number of racial and ethnic minorities and women in science and engineering fields.
Calhoun Community College and Drake State Community & Technical College officials announced they have entered into a joint partnership that will not only address learning obstacles for adult learners, but job training as well.
Faculty and staff at Drake State Community & Technical College in Huntsville, Ala. are being given greater insight into their future disease risk thanks to a new collaboration with the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and the HudsonAlpha Health Alliance.
The Health Sciences department at Drake State Community & Technical College secured nearly $75,000 from the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) to strengthen its Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) program.
With the significant funding through NASA’s Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), Drake State will be able to rapidly grow its Frontiers Research program creating STEM opportunities for students and future workforce for the aerospace and advanced manufacturing industries.
The Frontiers Research Program at Drake State Community & Technical College received $315,000 in state funding thanks to the efforts and support of the Madison County Legislative Delegation.
High school students in the 10th, 11th or 12th grade in Madison County and parts of Morgan County are eligible to enroll in free STEM classes at Drake State Community & Technical College this fall.
Drake State's new Child Care and Development program will launch this fall providing students with another career option and helping address a workforce need in our region.
Drake State President Dr. Patricia Sims will participate in a college presidents roundtable initiative for the Southeast region.
A collaboration between Drake State Community & Technical College and the Moon Village Association will create STEM learning opportunities for Drake State students and area high school students.
The College campus will be closed. All employees/students are expected to work/attend classes remotely.
Students who complete the NAHA boot camp program can apply to Drake State to receive college credit for the material learned in the NAHA course.
Through Apple's Community Education Initiative, Drake State will offer coding and app development training to students and to the North Alabama community.
Drake State Community & Technical College officially launched the new OneACCS mobile app for students.
A nine-member advisory board has been named to oversee Drake State's new Frontiers Research Program
Scholarship program offers new enrolling students buy-one-get-one-free classes in select CTE programs for spring 2021 semester.
Two students at Drake State Community & Technical College were recognized at a "signing day" event to mark their participation in a new apprenticeship program established by the college and Mazda Toyota Manufacturing.
Drake State receives history-making cooperative agreement from NASA for space construction research
Drake State is the first ACCS college to earn Quality Matters certification through an ACCS-sponsored initiative to improve online learning.
Drake State Community & Technical College has recently partnered with the Huntsville Housing Authority for the grand opening of an adult education learning center in the Northwoods public housing community.
In a virtual Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony, the presidents of both colleges made the partnership official.
Dr. Patricia Sims is the first African-American woman to be appointed to the Alabama Port Authority Board.
Drake State is implementing an e-certification process for online courses and has received a selective designation as a Caring Campus. Both initiatives will positively impact student learning at the College.
Drake State is preparing for the return of students, faculty and staff for fall semester with a modified instructional plan and semester calendar.
Congratulations to these outstanding students!
A friendly challenge to Madison County businesses issued by Drake State hopes to encourage more Census participation in our community.
Our priority is the health of our students, faculty and staff. As new information becomes available regarding coronavirus COVID-19 and its affect on campus operations, updates will be posted here.
Recent graduate Kirk Salmond was invited to speak to the Alabama Community College Board of Directors meeting in Montgomery to share his experience as a community college student.
An agreement between the Drake State and Athens State paves the way for African-American males interested in a teaching career.
Dr. Patricia Sims has been elected to the Executive Council of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools/Commission on Colleges Board of Trustees.
Drake State has partnered with the Catalyst Center to provide business training and an Entrepreneurship Certificate program at no cost to eligible small disadvantaged businesses.
Like many organizations, Drake State is fortunate to receive support from its community and local businesses. Participating in Giving Tuesday is a kick-off for the College’s Annual Day of Giving event that will be in April 2020.
Drake State Community & Technical College President Dr. Patricia Sims is one of 30 Alabama women recognized for their leadership and contributions made to their communities
In its 10th year, Drake State Community & Technical College’s annual welding competition for area high school students helps encourage area high school students to consider advanced manufacturing careers.
With help from community partners, students, faculty and staff worked to clean the Edgemont subdivision and MLK Elementary School.