Community colleges
Community Colleges in Alabama
CampusPin classifies 25 of Alabama's 58 colleges as community (two-year) colleges, about 43.1% 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
- 25
- Share of state colleges
- 43.1%
- Median published in-state tuition
- $5,040
- National public 2-year median
- $4,288
- Lowest published tuition
- Gadsden State Community College ($4,032)
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. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.
All community colleges in Alabama
- Bevill State Community CollegeJasper · $4,678
- Bishop State Community CollegeMobile · $5,280
- Central Alabama Community CollegeAlexander City · $5,040
- Chattahoochee Valley Community CollegePhenix City · $5,040
- Coastal Alabama Community CollegeBay Minette · $4,980
- Enterprise State Community CollegeEnterprise · $5,040
- Fortis Institute-BirminghamBirmingham · $14,561
- Gadsden State Community CollegeGadsden · $4,032
- George C Wallace Community College-DothanDothan · $4,920
- George C Wallace State Community College-HancevilleHanceville · $4,980
- George C Wallace State Community College-SelmaSelma · $4,680
- H Councill Trenholm State Community CollegeMontgomery · $4,890
- J. F. Drake State Community and Technical CollegeHuntsville · $5,130
- Jefferson State Community CollegeBirmingham · $5,040
- John C Calhoun State Community CollegeTanner · $5,060
- Lawson State Community CollegeBirmingham · $4,980
- Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia · $4,980
- Marion Military InstituteMarion · $9,538
- Northeast Alabama Community CollegeRainsville · $4,980
- Northwest Shoals Community CollegeMuscle Shoals · $5,071
- Reid State Technical CollegeEvergreen · $6,100
- Remington College-Mobile CampusMobile · $20,476
- Shelton State Community CollegeTuscaloosa · $5,067
- Snead State Community CollegeBoaz · $5,472
- Southern Union State Community CollegeWadley · $4,980
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.
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