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Local Students Get a Jump On College Completion at WCC

Matt Boster

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: Jul 29 2015 9:42 AM

Every summer, Wallace Community College experiences an influx of students from an unlikely source — four-year universities. Many local students return home for the summer and use their time productively by taking challenging courses at WCC, where classes are typically smaller, providing a smaller student-instructor ratio. And it costs less, too. Two local transient students recently had a lot to say about the advantages of “summer” school.



Hunter Whatley, who will be a junior this year at The University of Alabama, said that taking classes at WCC was an easy decision. He is taking Organic Chemistry I and II, which is offered in two mini-terms. Instead of spending two semesters in a traditional schedule, he will complete both courses in 12 weeks and return to Alabama two courses ahead. “The expense was a big factor. Taking these classes at Wallace is half the cost of tuition at a four-year university,” said Whatley. A 2013 graduate of Houston Academy, Whatley is majoring in Chemical Engineering at Alabama with plans to obtain a master’s in Biomedical Engineering. His career emphasis is on making prosthesis and artificial organs.



Alex Raley is attending Huntingdon College in Montgomery and is a Chemistry major. In addition to the reduced cost, his incentive for taking both Organic Chemistry classes this summer is early graduation. Taking the courses now will enable him to get ahead of the schedule of required courses at Huntingdon. “If I didn’t take Organic Chemistry I and II this summer, I wouldn’t be able to graduate in spring 2016,” said Raley. “Even though summer is a short semester, I would rather take a test directly after learning such challenging material than only have two or three tests in a regular semester.” Raley, who attended Rehobeth High School, plans to transfer to Auburn University after graduation and attend pharmacy school.



For more information about becoming a transient student at Wallace Community College, go to www.wallace.edu/transient.




(left to right): WCC transient students Alec Raley and Hunter Whatley will complete Organic Chemistry I and II this summer before returning to classes in the fall. Raley is a student at Huntingdon College and Whatley attends The University of Alabama.


 



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