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Alabama Community Colleges Average Statistics

There are 27 community colleges (2-4 years colleges, offer Associate degree/program dominantly) located in Alabama - 24 schools are public and 3 private. 25 community colleges in Alabama have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools without open admission policies is 62.70% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 50.00%.
Total 79,200 students are attending Alabama community colleges and, among them, 20,587 students enrolled online exclusively. 22 schools offer online degree/programs out of Alabama community colleges. The following table summarizes the average statistics for key academic facts for the academic year 2023-2024.
Alabama Community Colleges Average Statistics (2023-2024)
Number of Schools27 community colleges (24 public, 3 private)
Open Admission Policy25 out of 27 schools
Acceptance Rate62.70%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)50.00%
Tuition & Fees$5,193 Alabama Residents
$9,964 out-of-state Students
Financial Aid Amounts$4,723
Student PopulationTotal 79,200 (2,933 on average)
Online Student PopulationTotal 20,587 (936 on average) in 22 schools offering online classes)
Graduation Rate28.58%
Transfer-out Rate19.29%
Student to Faculty Ratio15.78 to 1
Salary After 10 Years of Graduation$31,929

Alabama Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts

Marion Military Institute is ranked first among Alabama community colleges and Gadsden State Community College and Southern Union State Community College are second and third position in the ranking. The average tuition & fees of the schools are $5,193 for Alabama residents and $9,964 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Alabama community colleges with average key statistics by ranking.
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2024 Tuition & Academic Comparison Between Community Colleges in Alabama
AL RankNameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidAverage Earning after 10 Years of GraduationStudent PopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Alabama ResidentsOut-of-State
1 Marion Military InstituteMarion, AL
$9,538$15,538 $9,989 $49,800 320 26% 11 to 1
2 Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden, AL
$4,032$7,080 $5,560 $30,200 4,352 25% 17 to 1
3 Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley, AL
$4,980$8,790 $5,630 $35,100 4,386 24% 19 to 1
4 George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville, AL
$4,980$8,790 $4,719 $34,800 5,965 45% 19 to 1
5 Enterprise State Community CollegeEnterprise, AL
$5,040$8,850 $4,605 $42,700 2,010 28% 17 to 1
6 Bevill State Community CollegeJasper, AL
$4,678$8,234 $3,720 $31,300 3,703 36% 13 to 1
7 Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL
$5,040$8,850 $3,113 $33,800 8,431 21% 18 to 1
8 Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette, AL
$4,980$8,790 $3,927 $33,900 6,800 22% 15 to 1
9 Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville, AL
$4,980$8,790 $3,890 $31,700 2,590 44% 17 to 1
10 Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia, AL
$4,980$8,790 $3,900 $32,000 1,929 33% 16 to 1
11 John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner, AL
$5,060$8,870 $3,294 $32,200 8,163 36% 20 to 1
12 Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham, AL
$4,980$8,790 $6,485 $26,600 2,919 22% 16 to 1
13 George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothan, AL
$4,920$8,730 $5,322 $29,800 3,832 29% 14 to 1
14 Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreen, AL
$6,100$10,700 $5,190 $26,800 434 44% 14 to 1
15 J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsville, AL
$5,130$8,940 $3,757 $27,600 976 12% 12 to 1
16 Bishop State Community CollegeMobile, AL
$5,280$9,090 $6,341 $28,300 2,968 22% 18 to 1
17 H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery, AL
$4,890$8,700 $4,141 $28,000 1,984 20% 17 to 1
18 Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa, AL
$5,067$8,877 $3,827 $31,100 4,166 22% 17 to 1
19 George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelma, AL
$4,680$8,490 $5,743 $27,300 1,860 36% 15 to 1
20 Snead State Community CollegeBoaz, AL
$5,472$9,536 $4,635 $30,700 2,507 39% 21 to 1
21 Northwest-Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals, AL
$5,071$8,881 $3,726 $30,800 4,032 26% 16 to 1
22 Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander City, AL
$5,040$8,850 $3,479 $32,400 1,777 21% 16 to 1
24 Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City, AL
$5,040$8,850 $4,639 $31,300 1,641 25% 15 to 1
- Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirmingham, AL$14,561 $5,508 $28,100 381 36% 15 to 1
- Remington College-Mobile CampusMobile, AL$20,476 $4,272 $28,100 255 40% 14 to 1
- J F Ingram State Technical CollegeDeatsville, AL$4,680$6,084 $1,962 - 768 9% 11 to 1
- Cardiac and Vascular Institute of UltrasoundMobile, AL$18,100 $6,151 - 51 - 13 to 1
Average$5,193$9,964 $4,723$31,9292,933 28.58%15.78 to 1
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