Public · Community college

Coastal Alabama Community College

Bay Minette, Alabama · Distant town

25%
Transfer rate
$13,644
Avg net price
31%
Grad / completion
$34,894
Median earnings

Coastal Alabama Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Bay Minette, Alabama (distant town setting), enrolling 4,798 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 4,798 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division INear the coast

About Bay Minette, Alabama

Bay Minette is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. In the first days of Baldwin County, the town of McIntosh Bluff (now in Mobile County, west of Baldwin County) on the Tombigbee River was the county seat. After being transferred to the town of Blakeley in 1810, the county seat was later moved to the city of Daphne in 1868. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
19 miles to Mobile, AL
To the ocean
16 miles
Nearest airport
30 miles to Mobile (MOB)

How Coastal Alabama Community College compares

Graduation rate31%

Higher than 14% · #32 of 41 in Alabama

First-year retention62%

Higher than 27%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$34,894

Higher than 49% · #13 of 33 in Alabama

Average net price$13,644

Cheaper than 56% · #22 cheapest of 38 in Alabama

Median debt at graduation$11,000

Lower than 36%

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment4,798

Larger than 91%

Percentiles compare Coastal 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

4,798undergrads
  • Women3,13465%
  • Men1,66435%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White62%
  • Black24%
  • Hispanic5.0%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial8.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
4,798
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
36%
First-generation students
44%
Students over 25
19%
Median family income
$24,150
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$72,720

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 1,505 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Alabama93%
  • Other U.S. states6.9%

Most first-years stay in state — Coastal 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
$5,040
Out-of-state tuition
$8,910
Room & board
$10,850
Books & supplies
$2,750
Total cost of attendance
$20,605
Average net price
$13,644

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
31%
First-year retention
62%
Transferred to another college
25%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,808
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$34,894
Median debt at graduation
$11,000
Students with federal loans
64%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
30%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
31%
Low-income (Pell)
10%
First-generation
11%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
572
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
12%
Housing charge (year)
$5,600
Meal plan (year)
$5,250
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
299 (154 men · 145 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 (8)

Baseball66
Basketball61
Other Sports41
Softball34
Tennis33
Volleyball29
Golf22
Cross Country13

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
5

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 10 campuses (7,553 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.

3.0reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
1.3
Burglary
0.7
Arson
0.7
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

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
$11,916
$30–48k
$11,904
$48–75k
$15,603
$75–110k
$17,856
$110k+
$19,588

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.

30%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,224
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 30% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,224. 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 1,191 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)
$34,894
Typical debt at graduation
$11,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
32%
Out-earn a HS grad
41%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.2 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
$31,178
Men
$43,890

Men out-earn women by $12,712 (41%) 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
90°F
Winter low
41°F
Annual rain
71.8″
Annual snow
0.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.04.18.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bay Minette, AL US station (2.3 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.