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George C Wallace State Community College-Selma

Selma, Alabama · Distant town

14%
Transfer rate: $9,272
Avg net price: 41%
Grad / completion: $31,598
Median earnings

George C Wallace State Community College-Selma is a public certificate-granting institution in Selma, Alabama (distant town setting), enrolling 855 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 855 undergradsDistant townNJCAA Division II

About Selma, Alabama

Selma is a city in and the county seat of Dallas County, in the Black Belt region of south central Alabama and extending to the west. Later Anglo-Americans called it the Moore's Bluff settlement. Selma was incorporated in 1820. The city was planned and named as Selma by William R. King, a politician and planter from North Carolina who was a future vice president of the United States. Cultural events are held at the Performing Arts Center, and the Selma Art Guild Gallery. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Distant town
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 42 miles to Montgomery, AL
To the ocean: 127 miles
Nearest airport: 38 miles to Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) (MGM)

How George C Wallace State Community College-Selma compares

Graduation rate41%

Higher than 26% · #21 of 41 in Alabama

First-year retention63%

Higher than 28%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,598

Higher than 38% · #23 of 33 in Alabama

Average net price$9,272

Cheaper than 73% · #18 cheapest of 38 in Alabama

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment855

Larger than 71%

Percentiles compare George C Wallace State Community College-Selma 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

Women51260%
Men34340%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White12%
Black83%
Hispanic1.5%
Other or multiracial3.0%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 855
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 38%
First-generation students: 51%
Students over 25: 14%
Median family income: $14,330
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $65,133

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 271 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From Alabama97%
Other U.S. states3.0%

Most first-years stay in state — George C Wallace State Community College-Selma 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: $4,740
Out-of-state tuition: $8,610
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $7,400
Total cost of attendance: $19,175
Average net price: $9,272

Outcomes

Graduated: 41%
First-year retention: 63%
Transferred to another college: 14%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $25,214
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $31,598
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 0%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

41%

First-generation

22%

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: 70 (44 men · 26 women)

Varsity sports (3)

Baseball30

Basketball28

Volleyball12

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

Campus safety

Safety grade: A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 0

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

$8,948

$30–48k

$10,148

$48–75k

$11,516

$75–110k

—

$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.

27%

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,975

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 27% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,975. 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 238 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): $31,598
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 31%

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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

$27,025

Men

$40,341

Men out-earn women by $13,316 (49%) 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: 93°F
Winter low: 36°F
Annual rain: 54.5″
Annual snow: 0.4″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Selma, AL US station (2.4 mi from campus).

What George C Wallace State Community College-Selma graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

204 grads$18k 1 yr$30k 5 yr$9k debt

204$18,355$29,722$8,750 Precision Metal WorkingCert.

75 grads$31k 1 yr$40k 5 yr— debt

75$31,092$39,997—Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

46 grads$42k 1 yr— 5 yr$16k debt

46$41,533—$16,000 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

37 grads$67k 1 yr$78k 5 yr$21k debt

37$67,158$78,217$21,000 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

11 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

11———Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCert.

10 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

10———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

6 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

6———Mason/MasonryCert.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCert.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssoc.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCert.

5 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

5———

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.