Gadsden State Community College in Gadsden
Gadsden, AL
Gadsden State Community College offers 186-degree programs and 12 via distance education. Student-to-faculty ratio is 18:1. 1 high safety campus. 40.5% are women, and 59.5% are men. 2% percents of international students. Gadsden State Community College is a member of 2 athletic associations. The average annual total cost of attendance at Gadsden State Community College is 4352$, that is at the level of national average. Total price of living is between $7585 and $8693 per year. 14% of full-time Gadsden State Community College students completed their education in 150 percent of time: graduation rate is at the level of national average. Average salary after attending is $25,700, so if you studied 2 years, you’ll get your funds back in less than 2 years.
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Average Annual Cost
Average annual cost includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, minus the average grant/scholarship aid. Separate metrics have calculated for different institutions depends on calendar system and sector of the establishment (public or private).
The Gadsden State Community College is a public and non-academic-year institution, so it’s net price represents an average of all programs and includes only undergraduates who first enrolled in the fall term and pay in-state tuition and receive Title IV aid.
BELOW AVERAGE
By Family Income
Depending on the federal state, or institutional grant and available, Gadsden State Community College students in your income bracket may pay more of less than the overall average costs.
| Family Income | Average cost |
|---|---|
| $0 - $30,000 | $4,223 |
| $30,001 - $48,000 | $5,497 |
| $48,001 - $75,000 | $6,599 |
| $75,001 - $110,000 | $8,848 |
| $110,001+ | -- |
Finance
Charges:
Typical room charge for academic year: -
Typical board charge for academic year: -
Combined charge for room and board: 3600
Percent of students with financial aid
Types of financial aids
3850 of Gadsden State Community College undergraduates were awarded with some type of financial aid, it’s 73 percents of all undergraduate students. This makes Gadsden State Community College number 16 in the amount of financial aid awarded to students among all educational institutions in Alabama.
Students at Gadsden State Community College awarded 4 types of loans or aids, the biggest percent of students received a any financial aid.
Salary After Attending
According to College Scorecard Data from U.S. Department of Education
Students services
Career
Academic/career counseling service
Employment services for students
Living & meal
Full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking students required to live on campus
Institution provide on-campus housing
Institution provides board or meal plan
Veteran Services Available
Credit for military training
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military servicemembers, and their families
Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges
Disability services
Percent indicator of undergraduates formally registered as students with disabilities
Undergraduate programs or courses are offered via distance education
Alternative tuition plans
Any alternative tuition plans offered by institution
Prepaid tuition plan
Prepaid tuition plan - a program that allows students or their families to purchase college tuition or tuition credits for future years, at current prices.
Special learning opportunities
Here are the learning opportunities available in Gadsden State Community College.
ROTC
ROTC - Army
Study abroad
Weekend/evening college
ROTC - Reserve Officers' Training Corps, a college program providing scholarships for training commissioned officers covering college tuition.
Study abroad - programs and arrangements offering students a possibility to complete part of the college program studying in another country.
Weekend/evening college allows students to complete courses and attend classes only on weekends or only in evenings.
Athletic associations
- Member of National Athletic Association
- Member of National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA)
Graduation Rate
Gadsden State Community College graduation rate is below the national average.
14% of full-time students enrolled for the first time to Gadsden State Community College completed the education program and got a degree in 150 percent of the expected time of completion.
The graduation rate value includes only programs that were completed less than six years for four-year degrees or less than three years for two-year degrees.
Graduation rate is the percentage of institution’s new-entering, first-time, first-year undergraduate students who complete their program within 150% of the published time for the program. Graduation rate excludes a huge number of students. This indicator doesn’t consider students of nontraditional enrollments - part-time students, students who enroll mid-year, and who transfer from one institution to another. So graduation rate alone can create a misleading picture. Completion rate in the form of total number of students receiving any types of awards/degrees creates a complete picture. Combining this data with graduation rate is a better way to compare educational institutions.
Student Body
The student-to-faculty ratio at Gadsden State Community College is 18:1, that means that for every 18 students the institution has one professor, lecturer or specialist with a degree in education. Lower student-to-faculty ratio is better - it means that professors can dedicate more time and attention to each student.
Men/Women
Percent of international students
Race/ethnicity breakdown
Students enrollment in distance education
In Gadsden State Community College the biggest percent of students are enrolled in on-campus courses.
Distance education location breakdown
Here are the students enrolled exclusively in distance education courses at Gadsden State Community College and grouped by their location. Distance education courses are the most popular for students located in Alabama.
Campus Safety
The percentage of crimes on Gadsden State Community College
The campus located by Po Box 227 address in Gadsden, Alabama.
Gadsden State Community College in comparison of all branches in the US. It is calculated as the average percent of crimes yearly by five years of data for every campus, based on an overall number of students studying there. The branch is a part of Gadsden State Community College with 0.49% of maximum crimes a year. The most often crimes detected on Gadsden State Community College are burglary, aggravated assault, and motor vehicle theft.
Academic Programs
Number of degree programs offered
This is one of the lowest number of programs in comparison with other 94 universities in Alabama state, with one of the highest number of Associate's degree , less than 1-year certificate and 1-year, but less than-2-year certificate programs offered.
Number of degree programs offered via distance education
There are 12 distance education programs that are offered in the Gadsden State Community College: 12 are for Associate's degree.
Note, that programs offered via distance education might be fully online as well as partially online and contain real-time elements. So look carefully into each program to make sure you can commit.
Total credit/contact hours
Here you can find the data on instructional activity in measured in total credit and/or contact hours delivered by institutions during a 12-month period. Also we shown the Alabama state average data to help you compare.
Gadsden State Community College provides coursework for undergraduate students оnly.
In 2014-2015 academic year estimated full-time equivalent undergraduate enrollment was 4136 students with 124081 сredit hours for 12-month instructional activity period.
TOP 5 Popular Majors
The most popular majors counted as percentage breakdown of degrees awarded in every single discipline in Gadsden State Community College
- 10% — Health Professions and Related Programs
- 7% — Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- 7% — Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
- 4% — Engineering Technologies and Engineering-related Fields
- 4% — Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursin
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Source of the review: Google Places, Google Maps™THIS COLLEGE PRESIDENT, THE DIRECTOR OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES, AND THE DIRECTOR OF MLT (Medical Laboratory Technology) AND WERE ALL THE OTHER MLT TEACHERS WERE ALL, CROOKED, CRUEL, AND CORRUPT IN THERE DEALINGS WITH ME AS A STUDENT! THEY HAD TOTAL CONTEMPT FOR AND HAD ABSOLUTELY NO RESPECT FOR ME AS A STUDENT! I PASSED ALL BUT ONE REVIEW COURSE WHERE THE TEACHER WAS ALLOWING THE STUDENTS TO CHEAT WITH EACH OTHER. BECAUSE HE WAS LETTING THE OTHER STUDENTS CHEAT ON THE LAB REVIEW EXAMS, THEY ALL MADE GOOD GRADES SO HE (TEACHER) DIDN'T HAVE TO SCALE THE GRADES. THEY TOOK MY MONEY AND FLUNKED ME OUT OF THE MLT PROGRAM AND LAUGHED ABOUT IT! FOR THEM IT IS ALL ABOUT GETTING YOUR MONEY! THEY ALL STICK TOGETHER AGAINST THE STUDENTS! IT IS A GOOD OLD BOY CLUB! IF THE MLT DIRECTOR DECIDES SHE DOES NOT LIKE YOU, SHE WILL LET YOU GET ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE PROGRAM, LET YOU SPEND ALL OF YOUR MONEY AND THEN FAIL YOU AND BLOCK YOU FROM PASSING AND LAUGH ABOUT IT! IT HAPPENED TO ME! I AM GETTING READY TO FILE A LAWSUIT AGAINST TIHS COLLEGE! DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND FIND ANOTHER COLLEGE! DON'T COME HERE!
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Address: 1001 George Wallace Dr
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Religious affiliation: Not applicable
Calendar system: Semester
General Phone Number: +2565498200
Institution is active in current year: 1
Institution's internet website address: gadsdenstate.edu
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