Alabama Southern Community College

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2016 Undergraduate Tuition

$3,510

1.74% growth from 2015

2016 Average Net Price

$4,183

After Financial Aid

2016 Enrolled Students

1,362

58.1% Full-Time

2016 Graduation Rate

35.7%

151 Graduates

About

Costs

Admissions

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Alabama Southern Community College is a higher education institution located in Monroe County, AL. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Alabama Southern Community College were .

In 2016, 310 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Alabama Southern Community College. 53.9% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 46.1% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (188 degrees), 1.72 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (109 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Alabama Southern Community College is $3,510, which is $-3,810 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Alabama Southern Community College is $3,510, which is $-3,810 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $4,183.

In 2016, 84% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while N/A% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$3,510

2016 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2016, the cost of tuition at Alabama Southern Community College was $3,510. The cost of tuition at Alabama Southern Community College is $-3,810 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,320).

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Average Net Price

$4,183

2016 Value

20.2%

1 Year Growth

In 2016 Alabama Southern Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $4,183. Between 2015 and 2016, the average net price of Alabama Southern Community College grew by 20.2%.

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Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

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Other Student Expenses

$4,500

Room and Board

$1,500

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Alabama Southern Community College was of $4,500 in 2016. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,500. The cost of room and board did not change between 2015 and 2016. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

84%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

N/A%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

84% of undergraduate students at Alabama Southern Community College received grants or loans in 2016. This represents a decline of 3.45% with respect to 2015, when 87% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

N/A%

N/A Default Rate

N/A

Number of Defaults

In N/A the default rate for borrower's at Alabama Southern Community College was N/A%, which represents N/A out of the N/A total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Admissions

Alabama Southern Community College received N/A undergraduate applications in N/A, which represents a 0% annual growth. Out of those N/A applicants, N/A students were accepted for enrollment, representing a N/A% acceptance rate.

There were 1,362 students enrolled at Alabama Southern Community College in 2016, and N/A% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

Alabama Southern Community College has an overall enrollment yield of N/A%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

Acceptance Rate

N/A%

Acceptance Rate in N/A

N/A

Accepted Out of N/A

In N/A, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Alabama Southern Community College was N/A% (N/A admissions from N/A applications). This is approximately the same as the acceptance rate of N/A, which was N/A%. Between N/A and N/A, the number of applicants stayed by N/A%, while admissions stayed by N/A%.

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SAT Scores

N/A%

Submission Percentage

N/A

Scores Submitted

N/A% of enrolled first-time students at Alabama Southern Community College in N/A submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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Enrollment

Alabama Southern Community College has a total enrollment of 1,362 students. The full-time enrollment at Alabama Southern Community College is 792 students and the part-time enrollment is 570. This means that 58.1% of students enrolled at Alabama Southern Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Alabama Southern Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 54.1% White, 42.5% Black or African American, 1.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.881% Hispanic or Latino, 0.514% Two or More Races, 0.0734% Asian, and 0% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Alabama Southern Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Male (27.9%), followed by White Female (26.5%) and Black or African American Female (25.3%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

58.1%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Alabama Southern Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 1,362 students. The full-time enrollment at Alabama Southern Community College is 792 and the part-time enrollment is 570. This means that 58.1% of students enrolled at Alabama Southern Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 36.5% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

63%

2016 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Alabama Southern Community College was 63%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (60%), Alabama Southern Community College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    737

  2. Black or African American

    579

  3. American Indian or Alaska Native

    19

The enrolled student population at Alabama Southern Community College is 54.1% White, 42.5% Black or African American, 1.4% American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.881% Hispanic or Latino, 0.514% Two or More Races, 0.0734% Asian, and 0% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 46.8% White, 24.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 13% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 7 students (0.514%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2016, 24 more women than men received degrees from Alabama Southern Community College. The majority of degree recipients at Alabama Southern Community College are white (188 degrees awarded). There were 1.72 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (109 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Alabama Southern Community College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Alabama Southern Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Precision Production (50 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (71 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (91 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Alabama Southern Community College are Registered nurses (1,301,832 people), Accountants & auditors (1,083,564 people), Miscellaneous managers (769,914 people), Financial managers (421,627 people), and Chief executives & legislators (326,324 people).

The most specialized majors at Alabama Southern Community College are Precision Production (50 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (71 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (91 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (22 degrees), and Health (45 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Physicians & surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Alabama Southern Community College are Physicians & surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Chief executives & legislators, Personal financial advisors, and Other Sales Workers

The most specialized majors at Alabama Southern Community College are Precision Production (50 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (71 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (91 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (22 degrees), and Health (45 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

Hospitals

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Alabama Southern Community College are Hospitals (1,703,144 people), Elementary & secondary schools (683,605 people), Insurance carriers & related activities (588,466 people), Banking & related activities (483,323 people), and Computer Systems Design (444,837 people).

The most specialized majors at Alabama Southern Community College are Precision Production (50 degrees awarded), Engineering Technologies (71 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (91 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (22 degrees), and Health (45 degrees).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Alabama Southern Community College.

Most Common

  1. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  2. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  3. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

In N/A, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Alabama Southern Community College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 143

  2. 167

In 2016, 143 degrees were awarded to men at Alabama Southern Community College, which is 0.856 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (167).

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Most Common Male Majors

In N/A, 40 degrees were awarded to men at Alabama Southern Community College in Industrial Technology, which is 1.9 times more than the 21 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In N/A, 39 degrees were awarded to women at Alabama Southern Community College in General Studies, which is 1.11 times more than the 35 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

25%

100% Completion Time

33%

150% Completion Time

In 2016, 25% of students graduating from Alabama Southern Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 33% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 42% within 200%.

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Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Alabama Southern Community College is Male and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (67.2%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.662% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    188 degrees awarded

  2. Black or African American

    109 degrees awarded

  3. American Indian or Alaska Native

    4 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Alabama Southern Community College is white (188 degrees awarded). There were 1.72 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (109 degrees).

0.645% of degree recipients (2 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    95 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    93 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American Female

    66 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Alabama Southern Community College is white female (95 degrees awarded). There were 1.02 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (93 degrees).

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Operations

Alabama Southern Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $28.5k (N/A%), compared to the 1.4% average return ($43.5k on $3.12M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2015, Alabama Southern Community College had a total expenditure of $17.4M. Of that $17.4M, they spent $7.77M on salaries and $17.4M on benefits.

Alabama Southern Community College employs N/A N/A, N/A N/A, and N/A N/A. Most academics at Alabama Southern Community College are N/A (N/A), N/A(N/A), and N/A (N/A).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Alabama Southern Community College are: Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 38 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 25 employees, and Management with 11 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2015 Endowment

0%

growth from 2014

Alabama Southern Community College has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. The endowment of Alabama Southern Community College stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $N/A approximately the same as than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $2.35M - Federal

  2. $432k - State

  3. $63.4k - Local

As of 2015, Alabama Southern Community College received $2.35M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $432k from state grants and contracts, and $63.4k from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Primary Expenses

Expenditure values can vary depending on whether the institution is public or private, and are not available for private-for-profit schools.

$7.77M

Salary Expenditure

$17.4M

Benefits Expenditure

In 2015, Alabama Southern Community College had a total expenditure of $17.4M. Of that $17.4M, they spent $7.77M on salaries and $17.4M on benefits.

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Expenditure by Category

This tree map shows all of the primary expenses of Research at Alabama Southern Community College as a share of total expenditure.

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Salary Expenditure

$7.77M

2015 Salaries

0.32%

growth from 2014

In 2015, Alabama Southern Community College paid a median of $7.77M in salaries, which represents 44.6% of their overall expenditure ($17.4M) and a 0.32% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.158% growth from 2013 and a 4.23% decline from 2012.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 14.3M (44.1% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$1.82M

Instructional Salaries

35

Number of Employees

In 2015, Alabama Southern Community College paid a total of $1.82M to 35 employees working as instructors, which represents 23.4% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.44M (31%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

N/A

Most Common Instructor

N/A Employees

Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

38 Employees

In N/A, the most common positions for instructional staff at Alabama Southern Community College were N/A with N/A employees; N/A with N/A employees; and N/A with N/A employees.

In N/A, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Alabama Southern Community College were Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 38 employees; Office and Administrative Support with 25 employees; and Management with 11 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. N/A

  2. N/A

  3. N/A

In N/A, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Alabama Southern Community College was N/A with N/A employees, N/A with N/A employees, and N/A with N/A employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Alabama Southern Community College.

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