Jefferson State Community College is a public community college located in Birmingham, AL. It offers 43 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 6 programs).

It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.

The 2025 tuition & fees of Jefferson State Community College is $5,100 for Alabama residents and $8,970 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Alabama public community colleges' average ($9,065).

The school has 9,240 students, which is higher than Alabama community collleges' average (2,963). In addition, 3,199 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1, which is lower than the average ratio (17 to 1) of Alabama community colleges.

2025 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Jefferson State Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Alabama community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2025 Cost Of Attendance - JSCC
Alabama ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$5,100$8,970
Books & Supplies$1,120
Off-Campus Living Costs$19,672
Average Financial Aid$3,127
Cost of Attendance$25,892$29,762
After Financial Aid$22,765$26,635
JSCC Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
Alabama ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Jefferson State Community College$5,100$8,970
Public Community Colleges in Alabama$5,181$9,065
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$5,207$8,749

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Jefferson State Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online Programs42NOT OFFERED
Total Programs2320NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.

What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Computer and Information Sciences30 completers
 29 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science39 completers
 34 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Engineering Technology39 completers
 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician18 completers
 18 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Child Care and Support Services Management2 completers
 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 141 completers
 NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED 297 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Criminal Justice/Police Science8 completers
 5 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 20 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)11 completers
 11 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Respiratory Care Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED 14 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED 25 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory TechnicianNOT OFFERED 9 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Histologic TechnicianNOT OFFERED 10 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 184 completers
 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Office Management and Supervision25 completers
 19 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping10 completers
 6 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science13 completers
 15 completers
 NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management17 completers
 13 completers
 NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 9,240 students at Jefferson State Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 3,229 male students and 5,610 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total8,8392,0876,752
Male Students3,2298332,396
Female Students5,6101,2544,356

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 9,240 total students, 5,284 students enrolled through distance learning (3,199 students enrolled exclusively and 2,085 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment9,240
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,199
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,085
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,956

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Jefferson State Community College.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address2601 Carson Rd, Birmingham, AL
Phone205-853-1200
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) »In-State$5,100
Out-of-State$8,970
Student Population »9,240 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »26%
Transfer-out Rate37%
Retention Rate59% (Full-time)
44% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$3,127
Students to Faculty19:1 (5.26%)