John C. Calhoun Community College System

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Located in North Alabama's high technology corridor, Calhoun Community College exemplifies the two-year college mission of commitment to excellence in teaching and service.

The largest of the 27 two-year institutions comprising The Alabama College System, Calhoun is an open-admission, coeducational, comprehensive community college dedicated to providing education to individuals in its four-county service area.

Offering 49 associate degree programs and 52 career/certificate programs, Calhoun serves just over 9,000 students at its 110-acre Decatur campus; its Huntsville/Cummings Research Park site; at Redstone Arsenal, a local military installation; and at the Limestone County, AL Correctional Facility. The college's faculty and staff are well qualified and remain current in their areas of expertise. Of Calhoun's 302 full-time employees, 133 serve on the college faculty. Over 80 percent of the full-time faculty possess at least a master's degree, and approximately 15 percent hold the doctorate.

For over 50 years, Calhoun has been an active member of North Alabama. Graduates of the college permeate the community, and many of them have gone on to complete baccalaureate degrees at other institutions in the area, or have entered the work force after successfully completing programs of study and training.

Named after John C. Calhoun, the 7th Vice-President of the United States. He was a War Hawk of 1812, hence the Calhoun athletic teams names.

Contents 1 Separate campuses 2 Athletics 3 Famous alumni 4 See also

[edit] Separate campuses

• Decatur-Main Campus
• Huntsville/Cummings Research Park
• Redstone Arsenal

[edit] Athletics

• Calhoun Community College participates in baseball and softball in the Alabama Community College Conference.

• The Calhoun mascot is the Warhawk.

[edit] Famous alumni

• Bo Bice - American Idol runner-up - graduated May 1997
• Jorge Posada- Catcher, New York Yankees - graduated 1991

[edit] See also

• Decatur, Alabama
• Huntsville, Alabama
• Redstone Arsenal
• List of colleges and universities in Alabama
• Decatur Campus
• Huntsville/Cummings Research Park Campus
• Redstone Arsenal Campus

North Alabama, United States Landmarks Huntsville Area Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University•Athens State University •Big Spring Park •Buck's Pocket State Park •Cathedral Caverns State Park •Cummings Research Park •Guntersville Lake •Huntsville Depot •Huntsville International Airport •Huntsville Botanical Garden •Huntsville Madison County Public Library •Huntsville Museum of Art • J.F. Drake State Community College • Joe Davis Stadium •Marshall Space Flight Center •Monte Sano State Park • Oakwood College •Redstone Arsenal •Tennessee River •University of Alabama in Huntsville •United States Space & Rocket Center • Von Braun Center • Decatur Area John C. Calhoun Community College System •Captain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridge •Cooks Natural Science Museum •Dancy-Polk House •Delano Park •Joe Wheeler State Park •Rhea-McEntire House •Old State Bank • Point Mallard Aquatic Center • Port of Decatur • Princess Theatre • Pryor Field Regional Airport • Racking Horse World Celebration and Arena •Tennessee River •Tuscumbia-Courtland-Decatur Railroad •Wheeler Lake • Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge •Wilson Lake Florence Area Alabama Music Hall of Fame•Braly Stadium •Northwest Alabama Regional Airport •Tennessee River •Tuscumbia-Courtland-Decatur Railroad •University of North Alabama •Wilson Lake  v • d • e