乔治·C. Wallace State Technical Trade School was established in 1949 by the Alabama Regional Trade School Act of 1947. In 1955, the name of the institution was changed to 乔治·C. Wallace State Vocational Trade School, 5月3日, 1963, by decree of the Alabama State Legislature, the institution became 乔治·C. Wallace State Technical Junior College. In response to a recommendation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the technical school and junior college were united in 1969 to form south Alabama’s first comprehensive community college. The Commission on Colleges of SACS accredited 乔治·C. Wallace State Community College to award associate degrees and certificates in 1969, and accreditation was reaffirmed in 1973, 1984年和1994年. On November 12, 1996, the name of the Institution was changed to 乔治·C. Wallace Community College, and the College was reaffirmed for accreditation in 2002, 2012, and 2022.
The 1997 merger between WCC and Alabama Aviation and Technical College in Ozark and Mobile was followed in 1999 by the merger of WCC and Sparks State Technical College in Eufaula. In 2003, the Aviation Campus in Ozark and Aviation Center in Mobile merged with Enterprise State Junior College to enable it to become a community college. WCC provided correctional education programs at Easterling Correctional Facility in Clio, Alabama and Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton, Alabama until 2022, when a consolidation of Correctional 项目 Initiative began through Ingram State Technical College. WCC now includes the Wallace Campus in Dothan and the 火花校园 in Eufaula, as well as several career centers and dual enrollment sites.
The College celebrated its 75th Anniversary in 2024.