Lawson State Community College, Birmingham

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Lawson State Community College is a public, historically black community college with campuses in Birmingham and Bessemer, Alabama. The technical division of the college was founded as Wenonah State Technical Institute in Birmingham in 1949. Lawson State is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and offers nearly 200 associate degree and certificate programs. ()

Established: 1949 (75 years ago)Coordinates: 33°27'4"N, 86°53'23"W

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3060 Wilson Rd SWGrasselli (Industrial Center)Birmingham 35221 United States

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Lawson State Community College – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Legion Field, Western Hills Mall, Rickwood Field, Bessemer Hall of History.

5 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Legion Field, Birmingham
127 min walk • Legion Field is an outdoor stadium in the southeastern United States in Birmingham, Alabama, primarily designed to be used as a venue for American football, but occasionally used for other large outdoor events. Opened in 1927, it is named in honor of the American Legion, a U.S. organization of military veterans.
1.7 miNW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Western Hills Mall, Birmingham
43 min walk • Western Hills Mall is a shopping mall in metro Birmingham, Alabama. There are 2 vacant anchor stores that were once Walmart Supercenter and Burlington. The mall opened in 1969 as the second in Birmingham, under the development of Aronov Realty. Loveman's of Alabama, which became Pizitz in 1980, was one of its original anchor stores.
4 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Rickwood Field, Birmingham
103 min walk • Rickwood Field, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is the oldest professional baseball park in the United States. It was built for the Birmingham Barons in 1910 by industrialist and team-owner Rick Woodward and has served as the home park for the Birmingham Barons and the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro leagues.
4.9 miSW
History museum, Museum
Bessemer Hall of History, Bessemer
125 min walk • The Bessemer Hall of History is a museum located in, and devoted to the history of, the city of Bessemer, Alabama. The museum is housed in the former Alabama Great Southern Railroad depot in downtown Bessemer.
4.5 miNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens, Birmingham
114 min walk • Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens, or Arlington Historic House, is a former plantation house and 6 acres of landscaped gardens near downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The two-story frame structure was built between 1845–50 and features antebellum-era Greek Revival architecture.
4.9 miNW
Church
Faith Chapel Christian Center, Birmingham
125 min walk • Faith Chapel is a non-denominational, Christian, megachurch located in Birmingham, Alabama. The congregation, though largely African American, also consists of a variety of individuals from various ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds.
3.2 miNE
33°28'33"N • 86°50'35"W
Joe Minter's African Village in America, Birmingham
82 min walk • Museum
2.3 miS
33°25'9"N • 86°52'42"W
RTJ at Oxmoor Valley, Birmingham
59 min walk • Valley, Nature, Golf
3.6 miNE
Cemetery
Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham
93 min walk • Elmwood Cemetery is a 412 acres cemetery established in 1900 in Birmingham, Alabama northwest of Homewood by a group of fraternal organizations. It was renamed in 1906 and gradually eclipsed Oak Hill Cemetery as the most prominent burial place in the city.
4.9 miE
33°28'25"N • 86°48'31"W
Art Alley, Birmingham
126 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
4.8 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Mount Ararat Baptist Church, Birmingham
122 min walk • Mount Ararat Baptist Church is a historic church at 1920 Slayden Avenue, Ensley in Birmingham, Alabama. It is located in the Ensley suburb, west of downtown Birmingham, and overlooks Highway 239. It was originally built in 1929 but was modified in 1950 to add a red brick veneer.