Chattahoochee Valley Community College was established in 1973 by an Act of the Alabama State Legislature. Located in Phenix City, Alabama, CVCC serves the citizens of Phenix City, Russell County, and parts of Bullock, Lee, Macon, and Barbour counties. Its primary service area is Russell County, the eastern one-third of Macon County, and the southeastern corner of Lee County. It also provides a variety of educational opportunities for the citizens of Fort Moore-Columbus, Georgia, metropolitan area.
CVCC opened in January of 1974 and initially used temporary facilities located throughout Phenix City. CVCC first occupied its present permanent location (2602 College Drive) in 1976. Its campus contains approximately 130 acres upon which are located 14 permanent buildings: an instructional and performing arts center, an administrative/classroom building, a general-purpose classroom building, a learning resources center, a fine arts building, a health and physical education building/gymnasium, an athletic complex, a student services center, an industry training center and a security building; in 2020, the College acquired Adams Hall from Troy University to develop a one-stop student center and instructional facility; in 2021, three additional buildings were acquired from Troy University, a bookstore, a maintenance building, and Pitts Hall, which is now the Workforce Training Center.
During its history, CVCC has had six permanent presidents. Previous presidents include Dr. Ralph Savage (1973-1980), Dr. James Owen (1980-1993), Dr. Richard Frederinko (1993-2002), Dr. Laurel Blackwell (2003-2010), and Dr. Glen Cannon (2011-2014). The current President is Ms. Jacqueline B. Screws, who began her tenure on February 1, 2018.