# @bhamnow on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DZOHrXZvlOc
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/66479961-bhamnow-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-06-05T22:16:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bham Now (@bhamnow) — https://gondola.cc/bhamnow

## Caption

🛟 COAST GUARD CENTER OFFICIALLY OPENS: After a ceremony on Fri Jun 5, the former BSC campus is now a training center (TRACEN) for the US Coast Guard. Here’s what to know 👇

🏫 The 192-acre campus was home to Birmingham Southern College from 1898 to 2024
🚨 In March 2026 it was sold to the Dept of Homeland Security for $126.5M
⚓️ Now a training center for the U.S. Coast Guard, the spot is officially titled TRACEN Birmingham-Southern

The new center:
⛑️ Will train several thousand active-duty personnel each year
🧑‍🏫 Will be operated by 300 Coast Guard staff + 100 more civilian contractors
🗓️ Personnel will receive 2 to 12 weeks of training

📸 Bham Now

Are you excited for the new training center? Tag a friend who needs to know!

#bhamnow #birminghamAL #uscg #bsc CJM

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