Welcome to the POWER Center
The POWER Center (Professional Opportunities for Workforce Education and Readiness) serves as the hub for Workforce Development, Continuing Education, and Adult Education at Lurleen B. Wallace Community College, located in downtown Andalusia, Alabama.
The POWER Center is dedicated to strengthening individuals, businesses, and communities through career training, workforce development, adult education, professional development, continuing education, customized industry training, and online learning opportunities. Whether individuals are seeking a new career, upgrading workplace skills, earning certifications, completing a high school credential, improving foundational skills, or exploring personal enrichment opportunities, the POWER Center provides flexible pathways for lifelong learning and career success.
Through partnerships with employers, industry leaders, and workforce organizations, the POWER Center supports regional workforce needs with non-credit training, Skills for Success programs, customized business and industry training, healthcare training, CDL training, registered apprenticeships, online workforce education, and adult education services.
Whether you are a student, job seeker, employer, or community member, the POWER Center is committed to creating opportunities for workforce readiness, career advancement, lifelong learning, and economic growth across South Alabama.
Chad Sutton - Associate Dean of Workforce Development and Strategic Initiatives
Jeanni Sanders - Workforce Coordinator
Mary Ward - Work Based Learning Coordinator
Christy Hawkins - Workforce Success Coach