DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (WRBL) — Gov. Kay Ivey says on Tuesday, national leaders, educators, healthcare professionals, philanthropists, and local officials held a groundbreaking for the new Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences (ASHS).
The ceremony marked a milestone for education and workforce development in rural West Alabama, according to Ivey.
Photo Credit: Gov. Kay Ivey
“This school represents more than bricks and mortar,” Ivey expressed.
Ivey has led the way in creating ASHS in the Legislature and its location in the rural West Alabama Black Belt.
“It is fresh potential for our young people and a milestone in addressing healthcare needs here in Alabama,” Ivey said.
Ivey says representatives of the Alabama federal government delegation, a contingent of local and state stakeholders, and special guest Kate Herman of Bloomberg Philanthropies were in attendance.
Bloomberg Philanthropies has committed $26.4 million to ASHS as part of its $250 million initiative to launch healthcare-focused CTE high schools in 10 communities across the country, according to Ivey.
Photo credit: Gov. Kay Ivey
ASHS is set to open in August 2026 and will welcome the first freshman class at a temporary campus on the grounds of the University of West Alabama in Livingston while construction proceeds in Demopolis toward an August 2027 opening, according to Ivey.
The groundbreaking took place at the 10-acre campus at 908 S. Cedar Avenue.
For more updates on construction progress, curriculum development and statewide recruitment event, visit Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences’ homepage.
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