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Gadsden State Community College

As of October 3, 2026

The information on this page describes the accreditation relationship between this institution and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. General information about the Commission and the accreditation process is provided at the end of this document.

General Information

CEO Name
Mr. Alan Smith
Address
1001 George Wallace Drive Gadsden, AL 35903
Country
United States
Institutional Phone
(256) 549-8200
Approved to Offer
Associate's Degree

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Accreditation Information

Status
Accredited
Public Sanctions
None
Accreditation Granted
January 1, 2003
Reaffirmation
2018
Distance Education Approval Date
December 3, 2007
Next Reaffirmation
2028
Next Fifth-Year Review
2033
Degree Level
I i See Approved to Offer above for the complete list.
Control
Public
Full Accreditation History

Accreditation History

06/19/2003 – Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL (accredited by SACSCOC in 1968), merged with Ayers State Technical College, Anniston, AL (accredited by SACSCOC in 1997). The newly-merged institution retained the name of Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden, AL.

SACSCOC Staff Member

Holly Hart

Email

In-Progress Reviews

  • 2033 Fifth-Year Interim Report
  • 2027 Reaffirmation Committee
  • 2027 Off-Site Review
  • 2026 Advisory Visit

Most Recent History with SACSCOC

  • 2025 Reaffirmation Orientation
  • 2024 Referral Report
  • 2023 Fifth-Year Interim Report
  • 2023 Interim OCIS Visit

Off-campus Instructional Sites (Additional Locations)

Types

  • Approved >=50%: Site is approved to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval. Only sites offering 50% or more of a program require approval.
  • Approved Branch >=50%: Site is approved as a branch campus to offer any portion of a program. Additional programs may be offered with no further site notification or approval.
  • Notified 25-49%: Less than 50% of a program may be offered at the site. Less than 50% of additional programs may be offered with no further site notification.

Sites offering less than 25% of a program do not require notification or approval.

Status

  • Open: Instruction may be offered at the site consistent with the site type defined above.
  • Closed: Closed sites are not shown. A site is closed when (1) the institution has stopped admitting students to the site and (2) SACSCOC has approved the site teach-out plan. Therefore, instruction may continue at a site under the teach-out plan after the site is closed.
  • Anniston High School
    1301 Woodstock Avenue Anniston, AL 36207 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Anniston Regional Training Center
    5304 McClellan Boulevard Anniston, AL 36206 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Ayers Campus
    1801 Coleman Street Anniston, AL United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Calhoun County Career Academy
    1200 Church Avenue, Southeast Jacksonville, AL 36265 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Cherokee County Career and Technical Center
    600 Bay Springs Road Centre, AL 35960 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Cherokee County High School
    910 Warrior Drive Centre, AL 35960 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Choccolocco Research, Education and Technical Experience (CREATE) Center
    1 Cliff Garrett Drive Oxford, AL 36203 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Cleburne County Career Technical School
    11200 Highway 46 Heflin, AL 36264 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Coosa Christian High School
    2736 Wills Creek Road Gadsden, AL 35904 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Dekalb County Technology Center
    409 Main Street East Rainsville, AL 35986 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • East Broad Campus
    1001 East Broad Street Gadsden, AL 35903 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Eden Career Technical Center
    45 County Road 33 Ashville, AL 35953 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Etowah County Career Technical Center (ECCTC)
    105 Burke Avenue, S.E. Attalla, AL 35954 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Etowah High School
    201 Case Avenue SE Attalla, AL 35954 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Gadsden City High School
    1917 Black Creek Parkway Gadsden, AL 35904 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Gadsden Fire Station 2 Training Center
    5121 Airport Road Gadsden, AL 35906 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Gadsden State Cherokee
    801 Cedar Bluff Road Centre, AL 35960 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Gaston High School
    4550 U.S. Highway 411 Gadsden, AL 35901 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Glencoe High School
    803 Lonesome Bend Road Glencoe, AL 35905 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Hokes Bluff High School
    1865 Appalachian Hwy Hokes Bluff, AL 35903 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Honda Plant
    Lincoln, AL United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Oxford High School
    #1 Yellow Jacket Drive Oxford, AL 36203 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Piedmont High School
    750 Thomas Bible Memorial Highway Piedmont, AL 36272 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Saks High School
    4401 Saks Road Anniston, AL 36206 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Sand Rock High School
    1950 Sand Rock Avenue Sand Rock, AL 35983 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Sardis High School
    1420 Church Street Sardis, AL 35956 United States

    Type: Notified 25-49% Status: Open

  • Southside High School
    2361 School Drive Southside, AL 35907 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Universidad Francisco Marroquin
    6ta Calle, Final Zona, 10 Ciudad de Guatemala Guatemala

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Valley Street Campus
    600 Valley Street Gadsden, AL 35901 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

  • Westbrook Christian School
    100 Westminster Drive Rainbow City, AL 35906 United States

    Type: Approved >= 50% Status: Open

About SACSCOC and Accreditation

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), the accreditation name of The Commission on Colleges and Universities, is the commission responsible for accrediting degree-granting institutions across the nation and internationally. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees is the representative body of the member institutions also known as the College Delegate Assembly. To gain or maintain accreditation, an institution must comply with SACSCOC policies, procedures, and with all standards contained in the Principles of Accreditation: Foundations for Quality Enhancement in the professional judgment of peer reviewers. SACSCOC’s institutional accreditation includes all degree levels regardless of location or mode of instruction. The Commission accredits the institution as a whole.

Components of the Review Process

The SACSCOC Board of Trustees conducts several types of institutional reviews: (1) Candidate Committee reviews of applicant institutions seeking candidacy, (2) Accreditation Committee reviews of candidate institutions seeking initial membership, (3) Reaffirmation Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following a comprehensive review, (4) Special Committee reviews of member institutions seeking continued accreditation following evaluation of institutional circumstances that are accreditation related, and (5) Substantive Change Committee reviews of member institutions seeking approval and continued accreditation following the review of a change of a significant modification or expansion to the institution’s nature and scope. Each of the above type of reviews has its own evaluation documents and peer review procedures and can be found on the SACSCOC website at www.sacscoc.org.

The Committees on Compliance and Reports (C&R), standing committees of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, review reports prepared by evaluation committees and the institutional responses to those reports. A C&R Committee’s recommendation regarding an institution’s accreditation-related matters is forwarded to the Executive Council for review. The Executive Council recommends action to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees, which makes the final decision on reaffirmation and any monitoring activities that it may require of an institution. The SACSCOC Board of Trustees convenes twice a year.

Complaints Against SACSCOC Accredited Institutions

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) recognizes the value of information provided by students, employees, and others in determining whether an institution’s performance is consistent with SACSCOC standards for obtaining or maintaining accreditation. The Commission’s interest also is in ensuring that member institutions maintain appropriate grievance procedures and standards of procedural fairness and that the procedures are applied appropriately and consistently. The procedures for the review of complaints involving member institutions enable SACSCOC to address possible violations of its Principles of Accreditation, its Core Requirements and Standards, SACSCOC policies or procedures, as well as to address possible violations of an institution’s own policies and procedures, if related to the Principles.

Since SACSCOC’s complaint procedures are for the purpose of addressing any significant non-compliance with SACSCOC Principles of Accreditation, policies, or procedures, the procedures are not intended to be used to involve SACSCOC in disputes between individuals and member institutions, or cause SACSCOC to interpose itself as a reviewing authority in individual matters of admission, grades, granting or transferability of credits, application of academic policies, fees or other financial matters, disciplinary matters or other contractual rights and obligations. Nor does SACSCOC seek redress on an individual’s behalf. Under no circumstances does SACSCOC respond to, or take action on, any complaint or any allegation that contains defamatory statements. Further, SACSCOC will not serve as a grievance panel when the outcome of institutional grievance or appeal processes is unsatisfactory to the complainant.

SACSCOC expects individuals to attempt to resolve the issue through all means available to the complainant, including following the institution’s own published grievance procedures, before submitting a complaint to SACSCOC. Therefore, SACSCOC is under no obligation to consider additional information submitted by the complainant subsequent to the receipt of the formal complaint. SACSCOC’s usual practice is not to consider a complaint that is currently in administrative proceedings, including institutional proceedings, or in litigation. However, if there is substantial, credible evidence that indicates systemic problems with an accredited institution, SACSCOC may, at its discretion, choose to proceed with the review.

For the fastest and most secure review by SACSCOC personnel, we strongly encourage you to submit your formal complaint online. You can easily file your concerns by completing the digital “Complaints Against Institutions: Information Sheet and Form” directly through our secure online portal. Please note that to maintain the integrity of the review process, SACSCOC cannot evaluate oral or anonymous complaints, nor can we accept complaints submitted on behalf of another individual or forwarded from another entity. Filing your complaint electronically ensures it is received immediately and streamlines the review process.

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