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Lurleen B Wallace Community College

Andalusia, Alabama · Fringe rural

#4 best value in Alabama
19%
Transfer rate
$2,792
Avg net price
41%
Grad / completion
$32,307
Median earnings

Lurleen B Wallace Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Andalusia, Alabama (fringe rural setting), enrolling 1,097 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,097 undergradsFringe ruralNJCAA Division II

About Andalusia, Alabama

Andalusia is a city in and the county seat of Covington County, Alabama, United States. Andalusia was settled in 1841 after flooding of the Conecuh River and the surrounding lowlands forced citizens to move to higher ground. The county seat was moved from Montezuma to Andalusia in 1844. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Fringe rural
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
55 miles
Nearest airport
58 miles to Destin-Fort Walton Beach (VPS)

How Lurleen B Wallace Community College compares

Graduation rate41%

Higher than 27% · #20 of 41 in Alabama

First-year retention64%

Higher than 30%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$32,307

Higher than 40% · #20 of 33 in Alabama

Average net price$2,792

Cheaper than 97% · #4 cheapest of 38 in Alabama

Student–faculty ratio16 : 1

Lower than 49%

Undergraduate enrollment1,097

Larger than 74%

Percentiles compare Lurleen B Wallace 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

1,097undergrads
  • Women68562%
  • Men41238%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White67%
  • Black23%
  • Hispanic3.1%
  • Asian0.5%
  • Other or multiracial6.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,097
Student–faculty ratio
16 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
52%
Students over 25
12%
Median family income
$18,213
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$68,670

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 445 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Alabama92%
  • Other U.S. states8.2%

Most first-years stay in state — Lurleen B Wallace 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
$5,190
Out-of-state tuition
$9,060
Room & board
$6,986
Books & supplies
$1,810
Total cost of attendance
$12,392
Average net price
$2,792

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
41%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,010
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$32,307
Median debt at graduation
Students with federal loans
0%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
41%
First-generation
32%

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
94
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
9%
Housing charge (year)
$4,000
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division II
Varsity athletes
124 (59 men · 65 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)

Baseball31
Basketball25
Softball24
Volleyball19
Cross Country12
Golf8
Other Sports5

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)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (2,062 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
0.3 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Robbery
0.3
Burglary
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
$2,054
$30–48k
$2,420
$48–75k
$4,570
$75–110k
$8,263
$110k+
$3,445

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.

41%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,864
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 41% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,864. 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 369 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)
$32,307
Typical debt at graduation
Debt vs. one year's pay
Out-earn a HS grad
36%
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
$29,317
Men
$43,233

Men out-earn women by $13,916 (47%) 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
94°F
Winter low
41°F
Annual rain
59.1″
Annual snow
0.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.06.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Andalusia Opp AP, AL US station (3.6 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.