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Bishop State Community College

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The four campuses make Bishop State the most convenient college option in Mobile. All four campuses -- Main, Baker-Gaines Central, Carver and Southwest -- are located within the city limits. The Main and Baker-Gaines Central campuses offer day-care services for parents enrolled in Bishop State classes. There are seven off-campus sites located in Mobile and Washington counties -- Alma Bryant, Baker, Citronelle, Mary Montgomery, McIntosh, Theodore and Washington County high schools. Bishop State offers high quality educational and support services in each of the College's six academic divisions: Education, Humanities, Natural Science and Mathematics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences, and the Health-Related Professions. Bishop State offers academic and institutional scholarships, athletic scholarships, Federal Pell grants, work study programs and other forms of financial assistance. Bishop State Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Alabama State Board of Education, the National League for Nursing, the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education, the American Culinary Federation Education Institute Accrediting Commission, the American Board of Funeral Service Education, and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
• Profile last updated: 06/22/2009.

In the News:

• GOP gubernatorial hopeful Bradley Byrne unveils ethics package, criticizes Tim James (Mobile Press-Register)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 02:08:10 pm
  Gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne unveiled a 10-point ethics overhaul Tuesday that he promised would be the most sweeping reform ever offered in Alabama -- and he took a shot at one of his opponents in the Republican field.
• Alabama gubernatorial hopeful Bradley Byrne proposes 10-point ethics reform plan (Mobile Press-Register)
  posted on November 18, 2009 at 12:38:10 am
  Gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne today unveiled a 10-point ethics overhaul that he promised would be the most sweeping reforms ever offered.
• Our View (The Vanguard)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:06:52 am
  USA is known for its unwavering dedication to its academic calendar, but with Tropical Storm Ida’s arrival Nov. 10, USA took that dedication too far, putting its calendar ahead of student safety.
• JCJC basketball games postponed (Laurel Leader-Call)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 04:43:34 pm
  ELLISVILLE – Tuesday's scheduled basketball games between Jones County Junior College and Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Ala. have been postponed because of Tropical Storm Ida. There is nothing official on when or if the games will be rescheduled.
• As Tropical Storm Ida passes over area classes resume at some area colleges today (Mobile Press-Register)
  posted on November 10, 2009 at 04:07:50 pm
  MOBILE, Ala. -- Classes at the University of South Alabama and Spring Hill College are being held today at both schools. Classes at the University of Mobile will resume at noon today.

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