Pickens County College and Career Center

What Pickens County College and Career Center does

Pickens County College and Career Center (P4C) is a public career and technical education (CTE) institution operated under the Pickens County School System in Carrollton, Alabama. It serves high school students from all Pickens County public high schools as well as private and home school students, providing tuition-free career-focused education and dual enrollment college credit opportunities. The center delivers six core CTE programs — Agriscience, Computer Science, Education and Training (Teacher Cadet), Electrical Systems Technology (Industrial Maintenance), Health Science, and Welding — supplemented by specialized pathways in Medical Assisting Technology (nursing preparation) and Pipefitting, plus academic dual enrollment courses (Biology, English, History, Math, Music Appreciation, Psychology, Speech). Career and technical student organizations (HOSA, FFA, SkillsUSA) and individualized career coaching round out the support offering.

The institution's operating model is structurally anchored by partnerships with Bevill State Community College (primary dual enrollment partner for both academic and technical tracks, including a full dual enrollment pathway in Electrical Systems) and The University of West Alabama (dual enrollment credit in Welding and Teacher Cadet). It runs on standard K-12 administrative technology — PowerSchool for student information and portals, Frontline Education for time and attendance, Canvas LMS and OneACCS via Bevill State for online dual enrollment courses, ACCUPLACER for placement testing, TrueNorth Logic for professional development, and AIMS PORTAL for state certification and compliance. There are no proprietary software products, AI/ML capabilities, or commercial technology offerings disclosed.

As a public government entity under the Pickens County Board of Education, the center is funded through state education allocations and district budgets rather than tuition or commercial revenue. Leadership is led by Director/Principal Byron Fair, with supporting roles in guidance counseling, dual enrollment coordination, and career coaching. Its service area is restricted to a single county in Alabama, and its market position is functionally a regulated monopoly within that catchment for CTE programming delivered through the public school infrastructure.

Name

Pickens County College and Career Center

Legal name

Pickens County College and Career Center

Website

https://pickens4c.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pickens County College and Career Center is a public CTE institution in Carrollton, Alabama, operated by the Pickens County School System. It delivers tuition-free career technical programs and dual enrollment college credit to high school students county-wide through partnerships with Bevill State and the University of West Alabama.

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Product category

Career and Technical Education (CTE)

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Career Exploration & Job Shadowing Programs (EDAMAKAC)

Keywords

• Career technical education
• Dual enrollment programs
• Workforce training
• High school CTE
• College credit courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Carrollton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pickens County College and Career Center is a public career and technical education (CTE) center delivering six hands-on technical programs (Agriscience, Computer Science, Education and Training/Teacher Cadet, Electrical Systems Technology, Health Science, and Welding) to Pickens County high school students. It also provides tuition-free academic dual enrollment courses through Bevill State Community College and additional dual enrollment pathways through The University of West Alabama, allowing students to earn industry credentials and college credit while still in high school.

Product overview

Pickens County College and Career Center is a career and technical education (CTE) institution serving Pickens County, Alabama high school students. The center offers a unified portfolio of career-focused programs including Agriscience, Computer Science, Education and Training (Teacher Cadet), Electrical Systems Technology, Health Science, and Welding. These programs provide industry-recognized credentials and dual enrollment college credit through partnerships with Bevill State Community College and The University of West Alabama. Academic dual enrollment courses in Biology, English, History, Math, Music Appreciation, Psychology, and Speech supplement the technical curriculum. The center also provides student support services including career coaching, guidance counseling, and organized student clubs (HOSA, FFA, SkillsUSA). The institution operates as a single integrated educational center rather than a platform with modular add-ons.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agriscience Program Career technical education program providing hands-on training in agricultural sciences, with dual enrollment credit options through Bevill State Community College, for Pickens County high school students.
• Computer Science Program Career technical education program focused on computing and software skills, offering dual enrollment pathways for college credit, for Pickens County high school students.
• Education and Training (Teacher Cadet) Program Career technical education program preparing students for education careers, with dual enrollment credit through The University of West Alabama, for Pickens County high school students.
• Electrical Systems Technology (Industrial Maintenance) Program Career technical education program with full dual enrollment track through Bevill State Community College, preparing students for industrial electrical careers, for Pickens County high school students.
• Health Science Program Career technical education program providing foundational training for healthcare careers, for Pickens County high school students.
• Welding Program Career technical education program with dual enrollment credit options through Bevill State Community College, providing hands-on welding certification preparation, for Pickens County high school students.
• Academic Dual Enrollment Courses College-level academic courses in Biology, English, History, Math, Music Appreciation, Psychology, and Speech offered through Bevill State Community College so that Pickens County high school students can earn both high school and college credit.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bevill State Community CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBevill State Community College is the primary dual enrollment partner, offering academic courses (Biology, English, History, Math, Music Appreciation, Psychology, Speech) as well as career technical program pathways including Agriscience, Computer Science, ELT, Health Science, Medical Assisting Technology, Pipefitting, Teacher Cadet, and Welding. The Electrical Systems program is a full dual enrollment track with Bevill State.
• The University of West AlabamaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe University of West Alabama partners with Pickens County College and Career Center to provide dual enrollment credit opportunities, particularly for Welding and Teacher Cadet programs.
• PowerSchoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationPowerSchool provides the student information system used by Pickens County College and Career Center for parent portals, teacher administration, and student records management.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• HOSA-Future Health Professionals: The national career-technical student organization supporting the Health Science and Medical Assisting pathways at Pickens CCC; an industry-aligned ecosystem enabler for CTE healthcare credentials.
• National FFA Organization: National student organization supporting the Agriscience pathway at Pickens CCC; provides curriculum structure, recognition, and competitive credentialing events analogous to those referenced for other CTE programs at the center.
• Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE): The national professional association for CTE educators and institutions; sets program quality standards and policy frameworks that govern Pickens CCC's program structure and career technical curriculum.
• SkillsUSA: A national nonprofit student organization that serves as the CTE student-org umbrella for many of the center's pathways (welding, electrical, computer science, etc.); functions as an ecosystem enabler for CTE outcomes and credentialing referenced in Pickens CCC's program portfolio.

Direct peers

• Pell City Career Technical Center: A public CTE center serving Pell City high school students in Alabama with career technical program areas similar to Pickens CCC, including industry-aligned pathways and dual-enrollment opportunities.
• Walker County Center of Technology: A public secondary CTE center in Walker County, Alabama offering multiple career technical programs (welding, health science, computer science, etc.) with dual-enrollment partnerships to nearby community colleges; directly comparable rural-to-mid-Alabama CTE institution.
• Tuscaloosa Career & Technology Academy: A public career and technical education center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama serving high school students across multiple districts with similar CTE program areas and dual-enrollment pathways; directly comparable in mission, structure, and student base to Pickens County College and Career Center.
• Bibb County Career Academy: A small rural Alabama CTE-focused secondary institution offering career technical programming for high school students; comparable in scale, rural geography, and CTE focus to Pickens County College and Career Center.

Regional players

• Bevill State Community College: Primary dual-enrollment partner institution for Pickens County College and Career Center. A regional community college in west Alabama offering technical and trade-school coursework that overlaps substantially with the center's CTE programs and serves the same regional student pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• Gadsden State Community College: An Alabama community college with a wide array of technical and career programs (welding, electrical, health science, computer information systems) that overlap directly with P4C's program portfolio; serves a broader postsecondary audience but competes for the same credential pathways.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Pickens4C
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Profiles4 records

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