Houston County Career Academy

Houston County Career Academy Houston County Career Academy is located in Dothan, AL. We offer numerous career and technical programs to students of Houston County school system.

The Houston County Career and Technical Center was established in 1977. The Houston County Career and Technical Center was created to develop the talents and skills of students in classroom settings that are rigorous, progressive and certified to international standards. Students have an opportunity to explore career options and can earn advanced diplomas and college credit. In 2016, the Houston County Career and Technical Center was renamed to the Houston County Career Academy. The Houston County Career Academy was relocated to Dothan, AL to better serve our students at all five county schools.

Nothing but smiles at HCCA! Our students had a little fun celebrating World Smile Day, and we couldn’t let the day go by...
10/02/2026

Nothing but smiles at HCCA!

Our students had a little fun celebrating World Smile Day, and we couldn’t let the day go by without sharing a few of these sweet smiles. 😊

We definitely have a lot to smile about around here!❤️💙

HCCA would be a MESS without Mr. Marcus! ❤️And we mean that quite literally. Mr. Marcus is so much more than our custodi...
10/02/2026

HCCA would be a MESS without Mr. Marcus! ❤️

And we mean that quite literally.
Mr. Marcus is so much more than our custodian. He is our fix-it man, leak stopper, floor-shining expert, problem solver, and all around HCCA hero.

He is one of the first ones here, always working hard, always willing to help, and somehow still always has a smile on his face. Whether something is broken, leaking, falling apart, or just needs a little extra attention, we know exactly who to call.

But more than everything he does, we appreciate the kind of person he is. He takes care of our building, our students, and our staff like we are his family. HCCA simply would not be the same without him.

Mr. Marcus, we appreciate you more than you know! Thank you for taking such good care of all of us and for being one of the very best parts of HCCA.
Everyone needs a Mr. Marcus… you just can’t have ours!

10/02/2026

Planting seeds for the future of eye care right here in the Wiregrass. 💙👁️

We recently welcomed Paxton Trotter of Rehobeth High School, through our partnership with Houston County Career Academy, for a day of job shadowing with Dr. Bentley Hill, also from Rehobeth. Paxton got a firsthand look at the world of Optometry and what a career dedicated to helping others see their best can look like.

For Dr. Hill, the opportunity has special meaning. She earned her Doctor of Optometry degree from the UAB School of Optometry and chose to return home to the Wiregrass to build her career and care for the community that helped shape her. Now, she’s paying it forward by sharing that experience with the next generation.

We love investing time in local students, introducing them to careers in healthcare and, hopefully, inspiring a few future eye care providers to learn, grow and ultimately come home to serve the Wiregrass.

Thanks for spending the day with us, Paxton! We hope this is just the beginning. 💙

🎉 Congratulations to our Employee of the Quarter recipients! 🎉We are so proud to recognize the students selected as Empl...
10/01/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our Employee of the Quarter recipients! 🎉

We are so proud to recognize the students selected as Employee of the Quarter for the 1st 9 Weeks of the 2026-2027 school year! 👏

Students are nominated by their instructors and recognized for demonstrating essential workplace skills, including teamwork, communication, work ethic, initiative, quality of work, attendance, and dependability. These students are putting their career-ready skills into action and showing what it means to be a valuable member of the workforce!

Congratulations to all of our recipients! 🌟 We are so proud of you and all that you are accomplishing!

Our morning and afternoon Health Science students had some very important visitors today! 💙Students had the opportunity ...
09/30/2026

Our morning and afternoon Health Science students had some very important visitors today! 💙

Students had the opportunity to hear from guest speakers from Southeast Health & Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine with the SmokefreeUS Teen campaign about the dangers and health risks associated with va**ng and smoking. 🚭

These conversations are so valuable as our students prepare for their futures in the health science field. The knowledge they gain today will not only help them make informed choices about their own health, but will also help them become future healthcare professionals who can educate, support, and encourage others to make healthy choices.

A huge thank you to our guest speakers for taking the time to speak with our students and share such important information! We appreciate you investing in our students and helping prepare them for both their personal and professional futures! 💙

**Free Lab Friday**Students have the opportunity to choose and practice a skill of their choice in a hands-on salon envi...
09/29/2026

**Free Lab Friday**

Students have the opportunity to choose and practice a skill of their choice in a hands-on salon environment. Depending on their interests and skill level, students may work with a real client or practice techniques such as:

* Installing hair tinsel
* Nail polishing
* Shampooing
* Hairstyling

This open-lab experience allows students to build confidence, refine their techniques, and gain valuable hands-on experience while exploring the skills they enjoy most.

🚚 CONCEPT TO CURBSIDE: SIMULATION COMPLETE! 🎉WHEW! Five weeks later… WE DID IT! 🎉Our Concept to Curbside simulation is o...
09/29/2026

🚚 CONCEPT TO CURBSIDE: SIMULATION COMPLETE! 🎉
WHEW! Five weeks later… WE DID IT! 🎉

Our Concept to Curbside simulation is officially complete, and today was the perfect way to wrap up five weeks of learning, creating, problem-solving, and stepping into the world of entrepreneurship.

Our Marketing students started with an idea for a food truck and spent the past five weeks building that idea into a business. They worked through branding, business organization, financing, insurance, legal services, food safety, purchasing, packaging, pricing, promotion, placement, and presentation — all while navigating a simulated business community filled with people who helped bring the experience to life.

And today, they got to put it ALL together. 🚚

A very special thank-you to the incredible people who invested their time and expertise into our students:
⭐ Darin Moseley with Schutz Insurance
⭐ Our friends at Bama RV
⭐ Mr. Tony with the National Peanut Festival
⭐ Our financial team at Five Star Credit Union
⭐ Mrs. Ashley Wright with WTVY
⭐ Stacey Turvin, retired teacher
⭐ Our Central Office friends, Kathy Hannah and James Blissett
⭐ Mrs. Hill

And a HUGE thank-you to Ralph Riley with Triple R Foods for bringing his REAL food truck to HCCA! Ralph shared his experiences as a food truck owner, answered questions, encouraged our students, and then baked pizzas for them for lunch! And he had Dr. Kennedy to help him🍕🚚
There was something pretty special about watching our students, who had spent five weeks building their simulated food truck businesses, hear firsthand from someone who actually lives the food truck life. ❤️

After lunch, it was time for the official presentations! 🎤
Our students presented their food truck concepts to our judges and shared the businesses they had worked so hard to create.

And I can't think of a better group to have in those seats than HCCA alumni!

Thank you to our judges:
❤️ Lyla
❤️ Daya
❤️ Alexus

It meant so much to have former HCCA students return to their school and invest in the next generation of students.
This project has been five weeks of learning by doing, and today was the culmination of all of it.

Our students didn't just learn about entrepreneurship.
They experienced it.
They made decisions.
They made mistakes.
They solved problems.
They worked with professionals.
They learned how businesses work.

And they learned what it takes to turn a CONCEPT TO CURBSIDE. 🚚

To every person who walked through our doors, answered a student’s question, played a role in our simulation, judged a presentation, shared your expertise, brought equipment, brought your real-world experience — or simply encouraged our kids:
THANK YOU. ❤️

You helped us create an experience our students will remember long after this project is over.
And to my students…
YOU DID IT. 🎉
23 food trucks.
5 weeks.
Countless decisions.
One very exhausted teacher. 😂
But what a way to finish.

CONCEPT TO CURBSIDE: COMPLETE. ✅🚚

🖨️✨ HCCA Print Shop Spotlight! ✨🖨️Our Marketing students are taking their skills from the classroom into a real-world, h...
09/21/2026

🖨️✨ HCCA Print Shop Spotlight! ✨🖨️

Our Marketing students are taking their skills from the classroom into a real-world, hands-on experience through the HCCA Print Shop!

From designing and printing to cutting, pressing, packaging, and serving customers, our students are learning what it takes to turn an idea into a finished product.

🎨 Posters & Banners
👕 DTF & Apparel
📚 Booklets & Printed Materials
📋 Customer Orders & Custom Projects

This experience allows students to practice design, marketing, customer service, production, and business skills while creating products for our school and community.

We are so proud of the creativity, teamwork, and professionalism our students are putting into their work! 💙

This is Career & Technical Education in action!

09/21/2026

🎥✨ Straight from our HCCA Marketing students!

Our students aren’t just learning about marketing. They’re putting those skills to work! From creativity and planning to filming and editing, we love seeing them take what they’re learning in the classroom and bring it to life.

This is just another example of the opportunities happening every day at HCCA.

You can go anywhere from here!

09/15/2026

🌟 Our Child Development Dual Enrollment Students Are Off to a Great Start! 🌟

Our Houston County Career Academy Child Development dual enrollment students are settled in and loving their classes! 💙📚

We have two wonderful groups of students who are excited to learn more about child development, early childhood education, and the importance of hands-on learning. They are also looking forward to participating in valuable lab experiences at their local schools, where they can put what they are learning into practice. 🧸🧒📖

We are so proud of their enthusiasm, curiosity, and commitment to learning! We can’t wait to see all they accomplish this semester. 🌱✨

📸 Pictured: Our morning and afternoon Child Development classes at Houston County Career Academy.

Address

662 W Main Street
Dothan, AL
36301

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 3:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 3pm

Telephone

+13348993308

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