Alabama

Gadsden State Community College

Gadsden, Alabama

PublicTwo-year collegeFounded 1925Small cityHBCUSEVP certified

About

Gadsden State Community College (Gadsden State, Gadsden, or GSCC) is a public community college with campuses in Gadsden, Centre and Anniston, Alabama. The college was founded as a merger between Alabama Technical College (1925), Gadsden State Technical Institute (1960) and Gadsden State Junior College (1965). Gadsden State is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. It offers associate degree, certificate and non-credit courses thorough more than 70 programs. The college's campuses serve Calhoun, Cherokee (all but the northern one-sixth), Cleburne, Etowah and St. Clair (the northeastern third) counties, as well as neighboring counties in Georgia.

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Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state)
US$7,752
Estimated total for international students
US$13,398
Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
US$4,608
Total cost for in-state students
US$10,254
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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates
3,548
International undergraduates
1%
Students per teacher
17 to 1

Outcomes

Graduation rate
31%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
US$37,485

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (41)

Associate's degrees20 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCivil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEnvironmental Control Technologies/TechniciansGeneral Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsHeavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansLegal Support ServicesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsPrecision Metal WorkingRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Undergraduate certificates21 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCarpentersCivil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsDrafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansElectrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEnvironmental Control Technologies/TechniciansHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHeavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesIndustrial Production Technologies/TechniciansLegal Support ServicesMason/MasonryPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsPrecision Metal WorkingSomatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesVehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.