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Private for-profit · Community college

Blue Cliff Career College

Mobile, Alabama · Midsize city

#4 graduation rate in Alabama
0%
Transfer rate
$14,275
Avg net price
80%
Grad / completion
$21,365
Median earnings

Blue Cliff Career College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Mobile, Alabama (midsize city setting), enrolling 107 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 107 undergradsMidsize cityNear the coast

About Mobile, Alabama

Mobile is a city and the county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The Mobile tribe became allies with the French colonists and suggested the location for the original town of Mobile and a river fort. Unlike other Alabama cities, Mobile's French and Spanish colonial history has given it a culture distinguished by French, Spanish, Creole, African, and Catholic heritage, in addition to later British and American influences. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
Nearest big city
5 miles to Mobile, AL
To the ocean
4 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Mobile (MOB)

How Blue Cliff Career College compares

Graduation rate80%

Higher than 77% · #4 of 41 in Alabama

First-year retention81%

Higher than 66%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,365

Higher than 8% · #33 of 33 in Alabama

Average net price$14,275

Cheaper than 53% · #24 cheapest of 38 in Alabama

Median debt at graduation$7,917

Lower than 75%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment107

Larger than 30%

Percentiles compare Blue Cliff Career College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Alabama.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

107undergrads
  • Women9488%
  • Men1312%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White54%
  • Black28%
  • Hispanic10%
  • Asian5.6%
  • Other or multiracial1.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
107
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
42%
First-generation students
—
Students over 25
12%
Median family income
$22,401

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$14,275

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
80%
First-year retention
81%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$20,654
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$21,365
Median debt at graduation
$7,917
Students with federal loans
45%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
27%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$100

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$12,573
$30–48k
$15,770
$48–75k
$15,862
$75–110k
$15,870
$110k+
—

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

79%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$104
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 79% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $104. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 33 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$21,365
Typical debt at graduation
$7,917
Debt vs. one year's pay
37%
Out-earn a HS grad
22%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
92°F
Winter low
42°F
Annual rain
60.5″
Annual snow
0.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.57.1JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mobile Dwtn AP, AL US station (4.1 mi from campus).

What Blue Cliff Career College graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
35 grads$20k 1 yr$23k 5 yr$10k debt
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.