Wallace State Community College Receives NJCAA Foundation Grant

Hanceville, AL — The NJCAA has awarded Wallace State Community College a $2,000 grant through the NJCAA Foundation to support the development of men’s and women’s soccer program.

The Alabama Community College Conference has begun to introduce soccer as a new sporting opportunity, and Wallace State intends to join the ranks as soon as sufficient conference and division competition is available. 

The college had a successful men’s program more than a decade ago, but for a number of years before closing the program there was no in-state competition. Now, the college looks forward not only to resuming men’s soccer but also to adding women’s soccer. 

"Wallace State has always been a leader in athletics in the Alabama Community College Conference, with all put two of its teams advancing to national competition in the postseason. We look forward to reintroducing soccer as support for this sport grows across the conference,” said Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics.

As one of its main objectives, the NJCAA Foundation strives to provide new opportunities to student-athletes and member colleges across the association. "Through the NJCAA Sport Opportunity Grant, the NJCAA Foundation is creating opportunities for member colleges to expand and develop sports offerings," stated Brian Luckett, NJCAA Foundation Executive Director. "Athletics at the two-year level continue to grow and progress, resulting in student-athletes being afforded more significant development opportunities athletically and academically."

Since 2018, the NJCAA Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization, has funded scholarships, community programs, and national awards for the association's student-athletes, member colleges, and administrators.

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About NJCAA Foundation

The mission of the NJCAA Foundation is to enhance the NJCAA national organization, student-athletes, member colleges and local communities through financial support, scholarships, program initiatives and community service.  

About Wallace State

Wallace State Community College (Ala.), a member of the Alabama Community College System, is a comprehensive community college in north central Alabama offering more than 200 options in academic, health and technical programs of study leading to an associate degree, certificate or transfer, as well as workforce-credit training and adult education. An Achieving the Dream Leader College, nationally recognized by the Aspen Institute as a finalist for the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, ranked by Southern Business and Development among the Top 3 institutions in the South for workforce development, named a Center of Excellence by the National League for Nursing and the National Security Administration, rated the Top Online Community College in Alabama, a Military Friendly Institution and an All-Steinway School, Wallace State is an outstanding place for students to pursue their education and career goals. Classes are offered online and on campus, day, evening and on weekends, with numerous start dates each year. Visit Wallace State’s beautiful main campus located on 300-acres in Hanceville, Ala., our satellite location in downtown Oneonta, Ala., find us online at www.wallacestate.edu, or call 256.352.8000.

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