Potential Magazine College Organizer 2019 | Page 58

Sponsored by: Alabama Community College System
GADSDEN STATE - Court Reporting Technology
Gadsden State Community College is the only accredited college in Alabama
to offer training in Court Reporting Technology. At Gadsden State, students
can earn an Associate in Applied Science in Court Reporting or Broadcast
Captioning as well as a short-term certificate as a litigation assistant. The fac-
ulty is committed to providing a high-quality education that enables students
to capture and convert the spoken word to text while achieving the highest
level of professional expertise.
Beginning Annual Salary Range: $37,308 - 67,679.
WALLACE STATE-DOTHAN - Welding Technology
The Welding Technology program prepares students for employment in the
Welding industry as plate and/or pipe welders through instruction using
simulators and hands-on welding. Students can complete the program after
two semesters with a certificate in plate welding, or complete both plate and
pipe welding. Graduates of the Welding Technology program may become
welders, cutters, or welding machine operators. With additional training,
graduates may become welding technicians, welding supervisors/inspectors,
or welding instructors. The Wallace and Sparks Campus are designated
Accredited Testing Facilities by The American Welding Society.
Annual Salary Range: $25,780 - 62,100
LAWSON STATE - Diagnostic Medical Sonography
The Diagnostic Medical Sonography program prepares individuals, under the
supervision of physicians, to utilize medical ultrasound techniques to gather
sonographic data used to diagnose a variety of conditions and diseases. The
program includes instruction in obtaining, reviewing, and integrating patient
histories and data; patient instruction and care; anatomic, physiologic and
pathologic data recording; sonographic data processing; sonography equip-
ment operation; and professional standards and ethics. Emphasis within the
LSCC sonography program focuses on cardiac sonography.
Annual Salary Range: $54,080 - 83,200
SHELTON STATE - Child Development
The Child Development Program at Shelton State Community College
supports the study of the physical, socioemotional, and cognitive growth and
development of the child from conception to adolescence. This program
prepares students to work with children and families in a variety of school
and community settings. Certificate and degree options are available in this
growing field that include opportunities as preschool and head start teachers,
child life specialists, and childcare directors.
Annual Salary Average: $28,990 (United States)

$23,830 (Alabama)
WALLACE STATE-HANCEVILLE - Allied Health
Wallace State Community College provides training for a growing healthcare
industry, offering the most programs in the Alabama Community College
System- including Dental Assisting and Hygiene, Diagnostic Imaging, Med-
ical Coding, Medical Assistant, Nursing, and Pharmacy Technology. Wallace
State has the System’s only National League for Nursing Center of Excellence,
boasts a fully functional hospital simulation center, and is nationally and
regionally recognized for its healthcare programs, workforce development
training, and rates of student success.
Annual Salary Range: $30,920 - 72,910
58 | College Organizer 2019
www.potentialmagazine.com