Bishop State Community College
Tel:
(251) 405-7000
- Bishop State Community College is a state-supported, open-admission, urban community college located in Mobile, Alabama. The College consists of four city campuses, dedicated to serving the residents of Mobile and Washington counties in southwest Alabama. The College is part of the Alabama College System, the state-supported network of two-year community and technical colleges that serves the residents of Alabama.
School Highlights
Bishop State Community College serves 2,846 students (48% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the state community college average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 72% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 42%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 211 teachers has grown by 22% over five years.
Bishop State Community College | (AL) Community College Avg. | |
Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
Institution Control | Public | Public |
Total Faculty | 211 staff | 153 staff |
School Calendar | Link to School Calendar |
Sports
Total Sports Offered | 4 sports |
Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Golf, SoftballBaseball, Basketball, Golf, Softball, |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- The four campuses make Bishop State the most convenient college option in Mobile. All four campuses -- Main, Baker-Gaines Central, Carver and Southwest -- are located within the city limits. There are seven off-campus sites located in Mobile and Washington counties -- Alma Bryant, Baker, Citronelle, McIntosh, Theodore and Semmes. Bishop State offers high quality educational and support services in each of the College's six academic divisions: Education, Humanities, Natural Science and Mathematics, Business and Economics, Social Sciences, and the Health-Related Professions. Bishop State offers academic and institutional scholarships, athletic scholarships, Federal Pell grants, work study programs and other forms of financial assistance. Bishop State is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges, the Alabama State Board of Education, the National League for Nursing, the Commission on Accreditation for Physical Therapy Education, the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education, the American Culinary Federation Education Institute Accrediting Commission, and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Bishop State Community College is Remington College-Mobile Campus (5.5 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Remington College-Mobile CampusPrivate not-for-profit306 students | 5.50 Mi828 Downtowner Loop W
Mobile, AL 36609
(251) 343-8200 5.50306 - Fortis CollegePrivate for-profit434 students | 8.90 Mi7033 Airport Blvd.
Mobile, AL 36608
(251) 344-1203 8.90434 - 7,535 students | 19.80 Mi1900 U S Highway 31 South
Bay Minette, AL 36507
(251) 580-2100 19.807,535 - Pensacola State CollegePublic9,713 students | 53.10 Mi1000 College Blvd
Pensacola, FL 32504
(850) 484-1000 53.109,713 - 343 students | 60.20 Mi12251 Bernard Pkwy
Gulfport, MS 39503
60.20343
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