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Alabama Community Colleges

There are 45 community colleges located throughout Alabama (32 public colleges and 13 private colleges), serving 110,899 students.

Alabama Community College by County:

Town	College	# Students
Alexander City	Central Alabama Community College (Public)	2,247
Andalusia	Lurleen B Wallace Community College (Public)	1,917
Anniston	Gadsden state community college-Ayers Campus (Public)	n/a
Bay Minette	James H Faulkner State Community College (Public)	4,279
Bessemer	Itt Technical Institute-Bessemer (Private, for profit)	733
Bessemer	Lawson State Community College-Bessemer Campus (Public)	n/a
Birmingham	Virginia College-Birmingham (Private, for-profit)	5,264
Birmingham	Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus (Public)	4,788
Birmingham	Herzing University Birmingham (Public)	425
Birmingham	Jefferson State Community College (Public)	9,961
Birmingham	Herzing University (Birmingham) (Public)	411
Boaz	Snead State Community College (Public)	2,438
Brewton	Jefferson Davis Community College (Public)	1,327
Deatsville	J F Ingram State Technical College (Public)	567
Dothan	George C Wallace Community College-Dothan (Public)	4,881
Enterprise	Enterprise State Community College (Public)	2,703
Evergreen	Reid State Technical College (Public)	718
Gadsden	Gadsden State Community College (Public)	6,953
Hanceville	George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville (Public)	6,318
Huntsville	Huntsville Bible College (Private not-for-profit)	148
Huntsville	Virginia College-Huntsville (Private for-profit)	844
Huntsville	J F Drake State Technical College (Public)	1,533
Jasper	Bevill State Community College (Public)	4,694
Madison	ITT Technical Institute - Madison (Madison - 35758) (Private for-profit)	515
Marion	Marion Military Institute (Public)	452
Mobile	Fortis College (Mobile) (Private for-profit)	332
Mobile	Remington College-Mobile Campus (Private for-profit)	473
Mobile	ITT Technical Institute-Mobile (Private for-profit)	537
Mobile	Bishop State Community College (Public)	3,681
Mobile	Virginia College-Mobile (Private for-profit)	801
Monroeville	Alabama Southern Community College (Public)	1,476
Montgomery	Prince Institute (Private, for profit)	114
Montgomery	Fortis College (Montgomery) (Private for-profit)	432
Montgomery	H Councill Trenholm State Technical College (Public)	1,772
Montgomery	South University-Montgomery (Private for-profit)	726
Montgomery	H councill trenholm state technical college-Patter (Public)	943
Muscle Shoals	Northwest Shoals Community College-Muscle Shoals (Public)	4,124
Opp	Lurleen b wallace community college-Macarthur Camp (Public)	475
Phenix City	Chattahoochee Valley Community College (Public)	1,528
Rainsville	Northeast Alabama Community College (Public)	3,396
Selma	Concordia College-Selma (Private, not-for-profit)	539
Selma	George C Wallace State Community College-Selma (Public)	1,974
Tanner	John C Calhoun State Community College (Public)	12,158
Tuscaloosa	Shelton State Community College (Public)	6,433
Wadley	Southern Union State Community College (Public)	4,869

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Low Standards Mean Higher Failure Rates at Community Colleges

Published June 15, 2013

We look at a recent study by the National Center on Education and the Economy that indicates standards are too low at community colleges today. That low bar results in a high failure rate in the job market.

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California Community Colleges Boost Summer Programs, Thanks to More Funding
After two dismal summers with few courses to choose from, California community colleges are back in action this summer with plenty of offerings for their students.

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Note: Data has been gathered from the Dept. of Education, schools, and commercial data sources.