Public · Community college

Snead State Community College

Boaz, Alabama · Distant town

14%
Transfer rate
$3,249
Avg net price
49%
Grad / completion
$35,735
Median earnings

Snead State Community College is a public certificate-granting institution in Boaz, Alabama (distant town setting), enrolling 1,427 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicSmall · 1,427 undergradsDistant townOther

About Boaz, Alabama

Boaz is a city in Marshall and Etowah counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. First settled in the 1850s, the town of Boaz was officially founded November 11, 1878, by the Sparks family of Georgia. A post office has been in operation since 1887. The city was named after Boaz, from the Bible. It was incorporated in 1897. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
To the ocean
253 miles
Nearest airport
46 miles to Huntsville (HSV)

How Snead State Community College compares

Graduation rate49%

Higher than 36% · #15 of 41 in Alabama

First-year retention68%

Higher than 40%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$35,735

Higher than 51% · #10 of 33 in Alabama

Average net price$3,249

Cheaper than 96% · #6 cheapest of 38 in Alabama

Median debt at graduation$9,000

Lower than 66%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment1,427

Larger than 77%

Percentiles compare Snead 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

1,427undergrads
  • Women89563%
  • Men53237%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White63%
  • Black7.8%
  • Hispanic24%
  • Asian0.9%
  • Other or multiracial4.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,427
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
31%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
14%
Median family income
$23,735
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$70,128
Endowment
$2,786,815

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,278
Out-of-state tuition
$9,664
Room & board
$4,700
Books & supplies
$720
Total cost of attendance
$11,220
Average net price
$3,249

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
49%
First-year retention
68%
Transferred to another college
14%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$32,858
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$35,735
Median debt at graduation
$9,000
Students with federal loans
10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
31%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
49%
Low-income (Pell)
26%
First-generation
26%

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
87
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
6%
Housing charge (year)
$2,800
Meal plan (year)
$1,900
Application fee
Free
Athletics
Other
Varsity athletes
130 (62 men · 68 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 (6)

Baseball36
Basketball28
Softball25
Volleyball18
Golf15
Tennis8

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

Campus safety

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

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (2,917 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.

0.3reported offenses a year
0 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

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
$2,256
$30–48k
$3,266
$48–75k
$4,433
$75–110k
$7,011
$110k+
$9,878

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.

15%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,424
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 15% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,424. 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 502 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)
$35,735
Typical debt at graduation
$9,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
25%
Out-earn a HS grad
38%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 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
$31,672
Men
$44,915

Men out-earn women by $13,243 (42%) 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
89°F
Winter low
33°F
Annual rain
56.8″
Annual snow
0.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.06.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Guntersville, AL US station (12.9 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.