John C Calhoun State Community College
- Calhoun Community College exemplifies the two-year college mission of commitment to excellence in teaching and service. For 59 years, Calhoun Community College has been involved in building an educational foundation for the residents of north Alabama.
School Highlights
John C Calhoun State Community College serves 9,736 students (34% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 36:1 is higher than the state community college average of 29:1.
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 39%.
Top Rankings
John C Calhoun State Community College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Alabama for:
- Category Attribute
- Community Size Largest student body
School Overview
The teacher population of 271 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| John C Calhoun State Community College | (AL) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-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 | 271 staff | 75 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- The largest of the two-year institutions comprising The Alabama College System, Calhoun is an open-admission, community-based, state-supported, coeducational, comprehensive community college dedicated to providing affordable, high-quality and accessible education to individuals in its four-county service area. Offering 49 associate degree programs and 52 career/certificate programs.At Calhoun Community College the instructional program is dedicated to providing high quality academic transfer courses as well as technology based programs designed to prepare students for entry into the workforce. Well prepared faculty and up-to-date programs of study ensure that Calhoun students are prepared for the world of work or for continued studies.Business and Industry Services is a division of the college committed to partnering with companies to support and extend training capabilities to meet increasingly complex job skill needs.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to John C Calhoun State Community College is Huntsville Bible College (21.3 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Huntsville Bible CollegePrivate not-for-profit128 students | 21.30 Mi906 Oakwood Ave
Huntsville, AL 35811
(256) 469-7536 21.30128 - 831 students | 23.00 Mi3421 Meridian St N
Huntsville, AL 35811
(256) 539-8161 23.00831 - 5,057 students | 40.80 Mi801 Main St NW
Hanceville, AL 35077
(256) 352-8000 40.805,057 - 3,539 students | 41.90 Mi800 George Wallace Blvd
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
(256) 331-5200 41.903,539 - 2,280 students | 53.70 Mi102 Elder Street
Boaz, AL 35957
(256) 593-5120 53.702,280
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