Public · Community college

Enterprise State Community College

Enterprise, Alabama · Distant town

#3 for grad earnings in Alabama
19%
Transfer rate
$12,609
Avg net price
42%
Grad / completion
$42,572
Median earnings

Enterprise State Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Enterprise, Alabama (distant town setting), enrolling 1,585 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,585 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division II

About Enterprise, Alabama

Enterprise is a city in the southeastern part of Coffee County and the southwestern part of Dale County in Southeastern Alabama, United States. The founder of Enterprise, John Henry Carmichael, first settled there in 1881. Carmichael opened a store, which attracted more settlers to the area, and by the next year, a post office was relocated from the settlement of Drake Eye to the north to Enterprise. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
59 miles
Nearest airport
23 miles to Dothan (DHN)

How Enterprise State Community College compares

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 28% · #18 of 41 in Alabama

First-year retention63%

Higher than 30%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$42,572

Higher than 78% · #3 of 33 in Alabama

Average net price$12,609

Cheaper than 60% · #20 cheapest of 38 in Alabama

Median debt at graduation$7,499

Lower than 80%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 44%

Undergraduate enrollment1,585

Larger than 79%

Percentiles compare Enterprise State 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

1,585undergrads
  • Women81952%
  • Men76648%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White62%
  • Black20%
  • Hispanic8.5%
  • Asian1.3%
  • Other or multiracial7.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,585
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
35%
First-generation students
42%
Students over 25
20%
Median family income
$20,456
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$65,160
Endowment
$18,592

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 554 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Alabama95%
  • Other U.S. states4.9%

Most first-years stay in state — Enterprise State 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
$5,100
Out-of-state tuition
$8,970
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$19,956
Average net price
$12,609

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
42%
First-year retention
63%
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,883
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,572
Median debt at graduation
$7,499
Students with federal loans
19%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
36%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
42%
First-generation
9%

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
143 (84 men · 59 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 (7)

Basketball29
Soccer27
Baseball26
Softball24
Cross Country15
Volleyball14
Golf8

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
3

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (2,699 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.

1.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year1.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
0.7
Fondling
0.3
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
$11,191
$30–48k
$12,347
$48–75k
$14,457
$75–110k
$16,322
$110k+
$17,300

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.

44%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,439
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 44% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,439. 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 354 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)
$42,572
Typical debt at graduation
$7,499
Debt vs. one year's pay
18%
Out-earn a HS grad
48%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 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
$30,050
Men
$53,839

Men out-earn women by $23,789 (79%) 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
92°F
Winter low
38°F
Annual rain
57.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.57.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Enterprise 4 W, AL US station (3.7 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.