VISION STATEMENT
The College shares a vision of a learning-centered education that is responsive to the needs of our service area and is manifested by quality teaching, opportunities for learning, effective educational support services, and access to a quality education. Challenged by change and innovation, the College will move forward to create a future responsive to the diverse needs of students, community, and state.
DIVERSITY STATEMENT
Wallace Community College Selma is committed to create and maintain a quality educational environment that promotes and supports a student body, faculty, staff, and administration that is multicultural and diverse, and reflective of our student body and community population.
"Wallace Community College Selma provides vocational opportunities to individuals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, or disability. Please note that our program offerings and admission criteria are located the Students Handbook. The Title IX Coordinator information is also located on page 22 in the WCCS 2023 - 2024 Catalog."
Universal Human Rights Pledge
● I believe that every individual has infinite and eternal worth.
● I believe that recognition of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world.
● I believe that every individual is entitled to dignity and respect, without prejudice toward race, color, gender, disability, language, religion, creed, national origin, property, age, or other status.
● I believe that every thought and every act of such prejudice is harmful. If it is my thought or act, then it is harmful to me as well as to others. THEREFORE, I will strive every day of my life to eliminate such prejudice from my thoughts and actions.
● I will discourage such prejudice by others at every opportunity. I will treat all people with dignity and respect.
● I will strive daily to honor this pledge, knowing that the world will be a better place because of my effort.
Non-Discrimination Statement
Wallace Community College Selma has filed with the Federal Government an Assurance of
Compliance with all requirements imposed by or pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
and the regulations issued thereunder, to the end that no person in the United States shall, on the basis
of race, color or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits thereof, or
be otherwise subjected to discrimination under any program or activity sponsored by this institution.
The College is committed to providing a workplace and campus community free of sexual harassment
and does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its education programs and activities, and it is required
by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 not to discriminate in such a manner. This includes,
but is not limited to admission and employment and all individuals participating in or attempting to
participate in a College sponsored program or activity.
The Title IX Coordinator is Letti Hasberry; 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway, Selma, Alabama 36701,
Classroom Building, 137; telephone: (334) 876-9326; email: letti.hasberry@wccs.edu.
In addition, the College does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its educational programs
and activities, pursuant to the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public
Law 93-112, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), ADAA 2008, Public Law
101-336. This policy extends to application for or employment by and application for or
admission to the College. The Section 504 and ADA Coordinator for administrators, students,
faculty and staff is Octiavia Mason; 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway, Selma, Alabama 36701; email:
octiavia.mason@wccs.edu. Moreover, the College does not discriminate on the basis of age in
its educational programs and activities pursuant to the Age Discrimination Act of 1975.
The College encourages any individual who believes that he or she has been subjected to discrimination
or harassment based on their race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or other protected
classification to report the discrimination or harassment to the appropriate College official. The College
is committed to conducting a prompt investigation of all allegations of discrimination or harassment
based on race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or other protected classification. Students,
administrators, staff and/or contract staff found to have engaged in acts of discrimination or
harassment based on an individual's race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or other protected
classification will be promptly disciplined, to include, if circumstances warrant, up to and including
suspension or expulsion for students and suspension or termination of employment for staff,
faculty and administrators. The College encourages students and College faculty, administrators and
staff to work together to prevent acts of discrimination or harassment of any kind.
Persons or any specific class of individuals who believe they have been subjected to discrimination or
harassment based on their race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex or other protected
classification may, alone or with a representative, file a complaint with the United States Department
of Education or with the College, or with both. The complaint process for students relating to claims
of discrimination or harassment may be found in the College Catalog.