Program Overview
Wallace Community College offers Electrical Technology at its Wallace Campus in Dothan, Alabama, at 1141 Wallace Drive. The catalog lists a 68-credit Associate in Applied Science and an 18-credit short certificate. Its suggested AAS sequence spans five semesters, while the short certificate is arranged across two semesters. The degree prepares students to install, operate, maintain, and repair residential, commercial, and industrial electric-power wiring, motors, controls, and distribution panels. The short certificate specifically prepares students for entry-level employment in basic residential and commercial wiring.
Curriculum Highlights
The short certificate includes direct-current and alternating-current fundamentals, wiring methods, residential wiring, commercial and industrial wiring, and motor controls, with laboratory hours in each course. The degree adds NCCER Core, AC/DC machines, further residential and commercial wiring, advanced motor controls, electronics for electricians, security and alarm systems, smart-house wiring, and programmable logic controllers, alongside general education. Course descriptions emphasize electrical safety, measurement instruments, troubleshooting, and using electrical laws to solve circuit problems. Residential coursework includes blueprint interpretation and code requirements. Commercial and industrial wiring covers conduit bending, circuit design, pulling cables, and transformers. Motor-control instruction develops the ability to interpret ladder diagrams.
Admission Requirements
Begin on Wallace's Admissions page by selecting the appropriate student type. The college lists separate paths for new, returning, transfer, transient, dual-enrollment, adult education, workforce development, and international students. Admissions and Records at Wallace Campus is in Grimsley Hall, Room 110, and can explain documents and registration steps; contact it at [email protected] or 334-556-2468. Program instructor Michael Hannon can discuss the Electrical Technology curriculum at [email protected] or 334-556-2263.
Cost & Financial Aid
For 2026–2027, Wallace lists in-state tuition at $133 per semester hour. Out-of-state tuition is twice the in-state rate, and certain neighboring Florida and Georgia residents may qualify for in-state treatment. Separate per-hour charges include bond surety, facility, special building, technology, and ACCS fees, bringing the in-state total to $204 per semester hour. Tuition alone is not a complete program price. The department posts separate cost sheets for the AAS and short certificate; ask for current book, equipment, and supply expenses. Sponsored students must have written agency authorization on file to be exempt from personal payment.
Career Outcomes
The short certificate's stated outcome is job-entry preparation in basic residential and commercial wiring. The program lists industrial electrician, control technician, industrial electrical maintenance technician, instrumentation technician, PLC programmer, and industrial electrical inspector as possible jobs.