Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences reports enrollment and construction progress to House committee
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School representatives updated the committee on curriculum, recruiting and construction: phase 1 construction is underway with a projected certificate of occupancy in July; first-year target is 82–85 students (21 admitted so far) and the school aims to produce LPN/ADN graduates with NCLEX prep and allied-health pathways.
Representatives of the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences briefed the House committee on the opening year, curriculum development and construction progress.
Miss Pearson introduced the school’s leadership, including foundation president Scott Huffman and school president Dr. Jimmy Martin. Dr. Martin described planned pathways—LPN/ADN, allied health and a biomedical-pre-med track—and said graduates will take NCLEX-prep coursework and could be certified as nurses at or soon after graduation. "With this, our students will graduate. They will take an NCLEX prep course immediately upon graduation and be certified as a nurse on graduation," Dr. Martin said.
Presenters reported a first-year target enrollment of 82–85 students and an ultimate target of 100 admissions per year (about 400 total enrolled when fully built). They said 21 students have been admitted so far and estimated roughly 20% of admitted students are from the Black Belt region. The presentation included a construction update: phase 1 has broken ground, includes a five-story residential hall and three-story academic center with an anticipated certificate of occupancy in July; a 400-seat auditorium is part of the academic plan.
Committee members asked about clinical experience and partnerships. Dr. Martin and other presenters said the campus sits adjacent to Whitfield Hospital in Demopolis and that Wallace Community College of Selma is building an allied-health satellite nearby; presenters said hospitals and regional CEOs consulted on curriculum and that students will complete many clinicals in their home communities to benefit rural areas.
The committee thanked the presenters and recessed; no formal action on the school was recorded in the transcript.