Calhoun Community College

Calhoun Community College exemplifies the two-year college mission of commitment to excellence in teaching and service and is the region’s leader in education and workforce development.

The largest of the two-year institutions comprising The Alabama Community College System, Calhoun is an open-admission, community-based, state-supported, coeducational, comprehensive community college dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality, and accessible education to individuals in its four-county service area. Offering more than 100 associate degree options and career/certificate programs, Calhoun serves approximately 10,000 students at its 110-acre Decatur campus, its Huntsville/Cummings Research Park site, the Alabama Center for the Arts, and at the Limestone Correctional Facility. The college’s faculty and staff are well qualified and remain current in their areas of expertise. Over 80 percent of the full-time faculty possess at least a master’s degree, and approximately 15 percent hold the doctorate. For almost 75-years, Calhoun has been an active member of North Alabama. Graduates of the college permeate the community. Many of them have completed baccalaureate degrees at other institutions in the area or have entered the workforce after completing programs of study and training.