Sources (where applicable) of state, local, and other private aid include state grants, scholarships, and agency funding, which are available from organizations such as those listed below. Note that these sources are separate from federal student financial aid sources and private lending sources. Please consult the Financial Aid Office or funding grantor for additional information.
The state’s higher education webpage may be visited for more information on specific state grant options.
Students interested in scholarships are encouraged to search using FinAid!, a leading scholarship search provider for students. Their free service matches scholarships to the student’s specific qualifications and can be accessed online at www.FinAid.org.
Workforce Innovation And Opportunity Act (WIOA)
On July 22, 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (Public Law 113-128) was signed into law having received bi-partisan support of Congress. The WIOA is comprehensive legislation that reforms and modernizes the public workforce system. WIOA reaffirms the role of the public workforce system, and brings together and enhances several employment, education, and training programs. This new law provides resources, services, and leadership tools for the public workforce system to help individuals find good jobs and stay employed and improves employer prospects for success in the global marketplace. It ensures that the public workforce system operates as a comprehensive, integrated, and streamlined system to provide pathways to prosperity for those it serves and continuously improves the quality and performance of its services. For more information, please contact:
Alabama Career Center
787 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36303
Phone: (334)792-2121
Fax: (334)792-2124
Email: Dothan@alcc.alabama.gov
Alabama Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
Vocational Rehabilitation Service (VRS), the largest division within the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services, helps Alabamians with disabilities achieve independence through employment. VRS provides specialized employment- and education-related services and training to assist teens and adults with disabilities in becoming employed. In addition, VRS partners and collaborates with the State Department of Education, local school systems, technical schools, community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities to develop statewide school-to-work, postsecondary, and adult life programs to help students with disabilities succeed in secondary and postsecondary education and transition to employment.
VRS District Office - Dothan
795 Ross Clark Circle, NE
Dothan, AL 36303
Phone: 334-699-8600
Toll-free 800-275-0132
TTY 800-499-1816
Fax: 334-792-1783