Public Schools

 

Mobile County Public Schools

1 Magnum Pass, Mobile

251-221-4000

www.mcpss.com

Mobile County Public Schools has nearly 60,000 children, making it Alabama’s largest public school system. The system has two International Baccalaureate high schools, a magnet program serving students in K-8 and 13 National Blue Ribbon Schools, the highest award given by the U.S. Department of Education.

 

The Regional School for the Deaf and Blind and Augusta Evans Special School offer services to special-needs students.

 

There are three additional public school systems in Mobile County – Chickasaw, Saraland and Satsuma.

 

New students enrolling in a public school should bring their parent or legal guardian, a photo ID, two proofs of residence and the student’s social security card, birth certificate, certificate of immunization and report cards. Immunizations are required for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Rubella, Measles and Mumps.

 

Entrance age requirements: Any child who will be five or six years old on or before Sept. 1 is eligible for kindergarten or first grade, respectively.

 

Alabama School of Mathematics and Science

1255 Dauphin St., Mobile

251-441-2100

www.asms.net

The Alabama School of Mathematics and Science attracts some of the brightest high school sophomores, juniors and seniors from all parts of the state and offers outreach programs for local students and schools.

 

Private Schools

 

The area has a large parochial school system operated by the Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile, including McGill-Toolen Catholic High School, St. Mary’s Catholic School and Little Flower Catholic School. Many other schools are operated through churches or private boards. In all, there are more than 40 private and denominational schools in Mobile.

 

Mobile Area Chamber-member private and parochial schools include:

 

Catholic School System

Board of Catholic Education

352 Government St., Mobile

251-438-4611

www.mobilearchdiocese.org

There are eight elementary schools and one high school in Mobile County.

 

Little Flower Catholic School

Pre-K (3&4), K – 8

2103 Government St., Mobile

251-479-5761

www.littleflower.cc

 

McGill-Toolen Catholic High School

Grades 9 – 12

1501 Old Shell Road, Mobile

251-445-2900

www.mcgill-toolen.org

 

St. Luke’s Episcopal School

Pre-K – 12

3975 Japonica Lane, Mobile

251-666-2991

www.stlukesmobile.com

 

St. Mary’s Catholic School

Grades K – 8

107 N. Lafayette St., Mobile

251-433-9904

www.stmarymobile.org

 

St. Paul’s Episcopal School

Grades Pre-K – 12

161 Dogwood Lane, Mobile

251-342-6700

www.stpaulsmobile.net

 

UMS-Wright Preparatory School

Grades Pre-K – 12

65 N. Mobile St., Mobile

251-479-6551

www.ums-wright.org

The Mobile area is home to several four-year institutions and two-year community colleges and career training establishments

 

Alabama Aviation Center at Mobile

A Unit of Enterprise State Community College

1975 Avenue C, Mobile

251-438-2816

www.escc.edu

Alabama Aviation Center at Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley trains students to work in aviation maintenance and avionics. It was the first two-year college to be designated as an official FAA Educational Resource Center. The facility accommodates 300 students.

 

Bishop State Community College

Main Campus

351 N. Broad St., Mobile

251-405-7000

www.bishop.edu

 

Carver Campus

414 Stanton Rd., Mobile

251-662-5362

 

Southwest Campus

925 Dauphin Island Pkwy., Mobile

251-665-4100

 

Baker-Gaines Central Campus

1365 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., Mobile

251-405-4400

Bishop State Community College has four campuses and works with local industries to provide training programs for new and existing employees. In addition to university transfer programs, the college is expanding its technology training to match the needs of Mobile industries.

 

Coastal Alabama Community College

1900 S. U.S. Hwy. 31, Bay Minette

251-580-2100

www.coastalalabama.edu

Coastal Alabama Community College, a public two-year institution in Baldwin County, has three campuses located in Bay Minette, Gulf Shores and Fairhope.

 

Faulkner University

3943 Airport Blvd., Mobile

251-380-9090

www.faulkner.edu

Faulkner University maintains a campus in Mobile where students can attain associate degrees in most major subjects.

 

Fortis College

7033 Airport Blvd., Mobile

251-344-1203

www.fortis.edu

Fortis College offers a variety of programs in healthcare and air conditioning and refrigeration.

 

MTI Business Solutions

6300 Grelot Rd., Ste. G123, Mobile

251-281-1060

www.mtibusiness.com

MTI Business Solutions provides business training and computer training to individuals as well as to companies of all sizes.

 

Remington College

828 Downtowner Loop W., Mobile

251-243-0639

www.remingtoncollege.edu/mobile

Remington College offers programs including medical technology, computer technology and criminal justice.

 

Spring Hill College

4000 Dauphin St., Mobile

251-380-4000

www.shc.edu

Spring Hill College, founded in 1830, is one of the nation’s oldest Jesuit institutions. Recognized as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the South, it offers graduate programs in business administration, theology, liberal arts, nursing and education, as well as a Division for Lifelong Studies for adults wishing to further their education.

 

University of South Alabama

307 University Blvd., Mobile

251-460-6101

www.southalabama.edu

The University of South Alabama has more than 16,000 students at campuses in Mobile and Baldwin counties. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degree programs. In healthcare, USA provides students with an exceptional medical education through the colleges of Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health Professions.

 

University of Mobile

5735 College Parkway, Mobile

251-675-5990

www.umobile.edu

The University of Mobile is a private institution affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. The university offers on-campus and online bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in over 40 areas of study.

 

Virginia College of Mobile

3725 Airport Blvd., Mobile

251-343-7227

www.vc.edu

Virginia College offers a wide variety of programs preparing students for careers in business, medical technology, pharmacy, office management, culinary arts and media arts.

A highly skilled workforce and excellent training programs are just two of many assets that make the Mobile area the perfect location for a business to expand. Among the diverse industries with the highest skilled employees are aviation/aerospace, shipbuilding, steel, manufacturing and healthcare. Below are links to resources for those seeking training opportunities in these industries:

 

AIDT

AIDT, the state’s workforce training program, offers comprehensive pre-employment selection and training, leadership development, on-the job training and industrial safety assessments and training – all specific to a qualifying company’s needs. In Mobile, AIDT operates the Alabama Aviation Training Center and the AIDT Maritime Training Center.

 

AIDT Aviation Training Center – 251-432-3336

AIDT Maritime Training Center – 251-405-8698

 

Programs at the Mobile campus include Airframe, Powerplant (A&P) and Avionics. An Advanced Composite Program is currently under development.

In Mobile, AIDT operates the Alabama Aviation Training Center and the AIDT Maritime Training Center.

 

Alabama Technology Network (ATN)

A part of the Alabama Community College System and Alabama’s affiliate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership, ATN’s team of experts provides services through a variety of training options and methods. In 2014, ATN serves 377 business clients in the Mobile area and saved clients a total of $58.6 million.

 

Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment (SWAPTE)  – 251-432-0909

Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment (SWAPTE)  provides comprehensive employment, career counseling and job training services to businesses through the one-stop Alabama Career Center in Mobile. It also offers job seekers training designed to help them find better job opportunities.

 

SWAPTE helps local businesses leverage their training investment and add profit back to their bottom line. SWAPTE On-the-Job Training program pays up to 50 percent of costs to train a company’s eligible new hires from 11 to 26 weeks; while SWAPTE Incumbent Worker Training program pays up to 50 percent of a company’s total training costs for existing staff, up to $15,000 maximum per contract. Businesses cover the other 50 percent of costs and may provide in-kind contributions, as well as cash, toward the match.

 

Training Centers

AIDT

Alabama Technology Network

Mobile Technical Institute

Safety Plus

Third Coast Safety

University of South Alabama Professional Development and Training Center for Continuing Education and Conference Services