Wallace State CDL program hosting informational meeting for veterans, service members and families

Hanceville, AL — Wallace State Community College’s Center for Career and Workforce Development Department will host a CDL Meet & Greet at the Workforce Training Center on Monday, Oct. 21, from 5:30 to 7p.m. This event is open to veterans, service members, and their families who are interested in pursuing a career in commercial driving through Wallace State’s CDL training program. Attendees will have the chance to engage with its CDL faculty and staff, learn about the program’s curriculum, and network with other individuals exploring the same path.

Additionally, attendees will have the opportunity to apply for a CDL scholarship, which covers the full tuition cost of $3,500. Applicants will be notified of award decisions on Nov. 1.

Wallace State recently received $129,500 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) through a Commercial Motor Vehicle Operational Safety (CMVOST) grant for fiscal year 2024. The funding will provide scholarships to 37 students and expand the number of commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders who have enhanced operator safety training.

Persons eligible to apply for the scholarships include current or retired service members, nuclear families of current or retired members and individuals from under-represented populations including women, persons with disabilities, and low-income individuals.

Wallace State offers CDL classes at its main campus in Hanceville, as well as in Oneonta and Winston County. The Wallace State CDL program has in its fleet of vehicles a truck designed for persons with paraplegia or other lower-body mobility issues.

To apply for the scholarship, https://forms.office.com/r/NV0xMsTE95 or contact anna.parrish@wallacestate.edu. For more information about Wallace State’s CDL program contact the Center for Career and Workforce Development at 256.352.7452 or email anna.parrish@wallacestate.edu. Classes are offered day and night and weekends and last from three to four weeks.

 

WSCC CDL Meet & Greet

Date: Monday, Oct. 21, 2024
Time: 5:30 – 7:00 PM
Location: Workforce Training Center, 24th Street SW, Cullman, AL 35055.

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About Wallace State

Wallace State Community College (Ala.), a member of the Alabama Community College System, is a comprehensive community college in north central Alabama offering more than 200 options in academic, health and technical programs of study leading to an associate degree, certificate or transfer, as well as workforce-credit training and adult education. An Achieving the Dream Leader College, nationally recognized by the Aspen Institute as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, ranked by Southern Business and Development among the Top 3 institutions in the South for workforce development, named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing and the National Security Administration, rated the Top Online Community College in Alabama, a Military Friendly Institution and an All-Steinway School, Wallace State is an outstanding place for students to pursue their education and career goals. Classes are offered online and on campus, day, evening and on weekends, with numerous start dates each year. Visit Wallace State’s beautiful main campus located on 300-acres in Hanceville, Ala., our satellite location in downtown Oneonta, Ala., find us online at www.wallacestate.edu, or call 256.352.8000.