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Central Alabama Community College

Alexander City, Alabama · Distant town

37%
Transfer rate
$15,996
Avg net price
33%
Grad / completion
$33,506
Median earnings

Central Alabama Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Alexander City, Alabama (distant town setting), enrolling 1,203 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,203 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division IICold winters

About Alexander City, Alabama

Alexander City, known to locals as "Alex City", is the largest city in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. Alexander City was incorporated in 1872 as Youngsville, after its founder James Young. In 1873, the Savannah and Memphis Railroad came to the city. Russell Corporation, maker of Russell Athletic, Cross Creek, Jerzees, and Country Cottons apparel, was founded in 1902 and was the largest employer in the city until around 2012. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
168 miles
Nearest airport
50 miles to Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) (MGM)

How Central Alabama Community College compares

Graduation rate33%

Higher than 16% · #31 of 41 in Alabama

First-year retention60%

Higher than 23%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$33,506

Higher than 44% · #16 of 33 in Alabama

Average net price$15,996

Cheaper than 47% · #27 cheapest of 38 in Alabama

Median debt at graduation$9,766

Lower than 50%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment1,203

Larger than 75%

Percentiles compare Central Alabama Community 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

1,203undergrads
  • Women72660%
  • Men47740%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White62%
  • Black27%
  • Hispanic5.2%
  • Asian0.6%
  • Other or multiracial5.2%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,203
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
55%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$22,217
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$63,009
Endowment
$152,713

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

Where students come from

Home state of the 381 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Alabama96%
  • Other U.S. states4.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Central Alabama Community College draws overwhelmingly from Alabama.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,110
Out-of-state tuition
$8,980
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,050
Total cost of attendance
$21,413
Average net price
$15,996

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
33%
First-year retention
60%
Transferred to another college
37%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,739
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$33,506
Median debt at graduation
$9,766
Students with federal loans
17%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
19%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
33%
Low-income (Pell)
16%
First-generation
16%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
73 (50 men · 23 women)

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%.

Varsity sports (4)

Baseball40
Softball20
Golf7
Tennis6

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (2,140 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.7reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$15,042
$30–48k
$13,909
$48–75k
$16,172
$75–110k
$19,426
$110k+
$18,997

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.

31%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,938
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 31% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,938. 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 270 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)
$33,506
Typical debt at graduation
$9,766
Debt vs. one year's pay
29%
Out-earn a HS grad
40%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$30,641
Men
$41,370

Men out-earn women by $10,729 (35%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
32°F
Annual rain
57″
Annual snow
0.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alexander City, AL US station (1.4 mi from campus).

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.