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 at 143 N. Cotton St. 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
Training for Business & Industry
Explore customized workforce training for business and industry through LBWCC. After assessing workforce needs, LBW instructors develop and facilitate tailored employee training programs to support professional growth, operational success, and workforce development.
Customized Training for Bussiness and Industry
- Explore customized workforce training for business and industry through LBWCC. After assessing workforce needs, LBW instructors develop and facilitate tailored employee training programs to support professional growth, operational success, and workforce development.
Alabama Training Network (ATN)
- LBWCC partners with the Alabama Training Network (ATN) to provide business and industry training designed to strengthen workforce skills and improve operational performance. Training is available in Agribusiness & Food Service, Continuous Improvement, Environmental Health & Safety, Industrial Maintenance & Technology, and Leadership & Management Development. See the attached catalog link. For more information contact Chad Sutton csutton@lbwcc.edu 334-881-2335
https://www.atn.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ATN-Training-Solutions-New-Design-2.pdf
Commercial Drivers License (CDL)
- LBW Workforce partners with local businesses to upskill current employees, with CDL Training. Courses include Class A and Class B CDL training, along with endorsement preparation for Passenger, School Bus, and Hazmat to help meet workforce and industry demands.
Building & Construction Skills
Build practical, hands-on skills for careers in construction and skilled trades through LBWCC Building & Construction Skills training. Course offerings may include Carpentry, Electrical, Fiber Optics, Plumbing, and Heavy Equipment operation such as Skid Steer, Backhoe, Excavator, and Bulldozer training to support workforce readiness and career advancement.
- Carpentry
- Electrical
- Fiber Optics
- Plumbing
- Heavy Equipment
- Skid Steer
- Excavator
- Bulldozer
For more information contact Jeanni Sanders jsanders@lbwcc.edu 334-881-2244
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LBW Workforce Development Online offers flexible, affordable online learning opportunities designed to support career growth, professional advancement, workforce skills, and personal enrichment for individuals across South Alabama and beyond.
Through a partnership with Ed2Go, and Campus Ed students can access a wide range of online courses and career training programs in areas such as healthcare, business, technology, computer applications, computer science, construction and trades, hospitality, information technology, languages, legal studies, math and science, teacher professional development, test preparation, writing, arts and design, health and fitness, and more.
Whether you are preparing for a new career, strengthening workplace skills, exploring healthcare occupations, earning industry-recognized training, or simply learning something new, LBW Workforce Development Online provides convenient, flexible learning options designed to fit your schedule and goals.
Looking for online career training, professional development, or continuing education in South Alabama? Start learning with LBW Workforce Development Online.
LBW Workforce Development Online
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Expand your knowledge, strengthen workplace skills, or explore new interests through LBWCC Continuing Education. Flexible learning opportunities are available in personal enrichment, professional skills, technology, health, business, and lifelong learning to support personal and professional growth at every stage of life.
https://www.ed2go.com/lbwcc/
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Looking for heavy equipment training in South Alabama? LBWCC offers hands-on training in Skid Steer, Excavator, Bulldozer, and Backhoe operation to help individuals build practical skills for construction and workforce opportunities.
- Heavy Equipment
- Skid Steer
- Excavator
- Bulldozer
- Backhoe
For more information contact Jeanni Sanders jsanders@lbwcc.edu 334-881-2244
Business & Industry Testing
Workkeys Testing
For more information contact Jeanni Sanders jsanders@lbwcc.edu 334-881-2244
Registered Apprenticeships - Alabama Office of Apprenticeships
Explore Alabama Office of Apprenticeship (AOA) Registered Apprenticeships at LBWCC in Diesel Mechanics, Welding, Mechatronics, LPN, and RN programs. Apprentices earn real-world experience while developing technical skills through structured workforce training.
For more information contact Mary Ward mward@lbwcc.edu 334-881-2270
Note: It is the policy of Lurleen B. Wallace Community College that no individual shall be discriminated against based on any impermissible criterion or characteristic, including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law.
