Community colleges
Community Colleges in Alabama
CampusPin lists 23 public community colleges among Alabama's 58 colleges, about 39.7% of the state's institutions. Community colleges are the most affordable on-ramp to higher education, with a median published in-state tuition of $5,040 in this snapshot.
Alabama community colleges by the numbers
- Community colleges
- 23
- Share of state colleges
- 39.7%
- Median published in-state tuition
- $5,040
- National public 2-year median
- $4,288
- Lowest published tuition
- Gadsden State Community College ($4,272)
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published in-state figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Those cover every community college in the state. Here a community college means a public two-year college; private two-year and career schools are not counted. The list below covers all 23 of them. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.
What work without a bachelor's degree pays in Alabama
74% of jobs in Alabama are in occupations the federal government reports as typically entered with an associate degree, a certificate, some college, a high-school diploma, or no formal credential. 30% of that employment pays more than $45,670, the median wage across all occupations there.
- Jobs not typically needing a bachelor's
- 74%
- Of those, paying above the local median
- 30%
- Alabama median wage, all occupations
- $45,670
- Best-paid such occupation in Alabama
- Nuclear power reactor operators ($119,000) — typically entered with a high school diploma or equivalent
These figures describe occupations, not graduates. They do not measure what community-college students in Alabama earn, and they are not evidence that any credential caused the pay. Typical entry education is a national assignment describing what people entering an occupation usually hold, not a requirement and not a guarantee that a particular employer accepts it. A median describes everyone working in an occupation, experienced and new alike, so it is not a starting salary, and wages are not adjusted for cost of living.
All community colleges in Alabama
- Bevill State Community College, Jasper · $4,734 published in-state tuition
- Bishop State Community College, Mobile · $5,340 published in-state tuition
- Central Alabama Community College, Alexander City · $5,110 published in-state tuition
- Chattahoochee Valley Community College, Phenix City · $5,100 published in-state tuition
- Coastal Alabama Community College, Bay Minette · $5,040 published in-state tuition
- Enterprise State Community College, Enterprise · $5,100 published in-state tuition
- Gadsden State Community College, Gadsden · $4,272 published in-state tuition
- George C Wallace Community College-Dothan, Dothan · $4,980 published in-state tuition
- George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville, Hanceville · $5,220 published in-state tuition
- George C Wallace State Community College-Selma, Selma · $4,740 published in-state tuition
- H Councill Trenholm State Community College, Montgomery · $5,190 published in-state tuition
- J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College, Huntsville · $5,190 published in-state tuition
- Jefferson State Community College, Birmingham · $5,100 published in-state tuition
- John C Calhoun State Community College, Tanner · $5,120 published in-state tuition
- Lawson State Community College, Birmingham · $5,040 published in-state tuition
- Lurleen B Wallace Community College, Andalusia · $5,190 published in-state tuition
- Marion Military Institute, Marion · $9,538 published in-state tuition
- Northeast Alabama Community College, Rainsville · $5,040 published in-state tuition
- Northwest Shoals Community College, Muscle Shoals · $5,131 published in-state tuition
- Reid State Technical College, Evergreen · $5,454 published in-state tuition
- Shelton State Community College, Tuscaloosa · $5,127 published in-state tuition
- Snead State Community College, Boaz · $5,278 published in-state tuition
- Southern Union State Community College, Wadley · $5,040 published in-state tuition
Why start at a Alabama community college?
Community colleges typically offer open or less-selective admission, the lowest published tuition of any sector, and transfer pathways that let students complete lower-division coursework before moving to a four-year university. They also serve working and returning students with part-time, evening, and online options. Confirm transfer-credit and articulation agreements with each college and your target university. Because two-year colleges anchor the low-cost end of every state's mix, our cost and outcomes by state research puts that affordability in context against each state's overall medians.
Community colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Community-college counts and shares for Alabama come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Community Colleges in Alabama. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/community-colleges-in/alabama