REHAU Automotive Latest to Join Wallace State Powerful Partnerships program

Hanceville, AL — Wallace State Community College’s Center for Career and Workforce Development recently welcomed REHAU Automotive to its Powerful Partnerships program. The initiative brings together the college and area businesses to drive workforce development and economic growth.

Among the incentives offered to partners in the program is a 10 percent discount on tuition to employees, which is something REHAU Automotive Human Resource Manager Jana Schroeder said she is particularly excited about.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for us to continue supporting not only the community but our employees who want to develop themselves,” Schroeder said. “We also have partnerships with Wallace State for different apprenticeship programs. I think this partnership is just another great step to support both.”

Along with the tuition discount for employees, other benefits provided to businesses and industry that join the Powerful Partnership program include: 

• Complimentary access to meeting spaces at the Wallace State Workforce Training Center  
• Wallace State Alumni Memberships for up to five employees  
• Special sponsor rate for the Wallace State Future Foundation Student Investment Luncheon  
• Access to a pipeline of workers prepared for internships, apprenticeships, and employment through priority registration for Industry Comes to Wallace State  
• A Powerful Partner registration rate for the annual WSCC Career Fair  
• Featured as a Powerful Partner through various marketing avenues  
• A role on Wallace State’s program advisory boards and Business and Industry Leadership Teams (BILTs) to provide guidance for instructional technology 
• Opportunity to receive access to Athens State University’s Learning Partnership program  

This comprehensive set of benefits ensures that businesses are not just passively involved but actively engaged in shaping Wallace State’s educational programs to better meet industry demands. By participating in advisory boards and leadership teams, companies can directly influence the development of future workers, creating a well-prepared labor force that meets their specific needs.   

For more information about the Powerful Partnerships program and how your business can get involved, email Bethany Campbell at Bethany.Campbell@wallacestate.edu or call her at 256.352.8372.  

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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.