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Bishop State Community College

Mobile, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·bishop.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
—
Total enrollment
4,001
peer median 4,490
Avg net price
$4,176
-$771 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
55%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 28 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 24 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
28
Passing
4
14.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

28programs
  • Passing4 · 14.3%
  • No Data24 · 85.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
24

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+12.5%
$34,784 vs $30,927
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+44.8%
$44,791 vs $30,927
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+74.0%
$53,809 vs $30,927
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+160.5%
$80,576 vs $30,927

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1992Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 25

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  4. Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Mar 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,902
$30–48k$4,411
$48–75k$5,809
$75–110k$4,974
$110k+$970

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$4,176
-$770vs Community College median $4,947
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$5,280
Out-of-state
$9,090

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 2,398 students received $11.9M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
2,398
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$11.9M
$11,936,549 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-13.2pp vs 13.2% national
Borrowers in repayment
0
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Bishop

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs36
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

307 total completions
01Liberal Arts
14246.3%
02Health Professions
7825.4%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
299.4%
04Engineering Tech
185.9%
05Personal/Culinary
113.6%
06Computer Sciences
113.6%
07Family/Consumer Sci
92.9%
08Business
62.0%
09Comm. Technologies
31.0%
10Mechanic
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
4,001
12-mo unduplicated
4,895
Undergraduate
4,895
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%1,819
Women
63%3,076

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
67.5%
White
21.9%
Two or more
3.7%
Hispanic
2.3%
Asian
1.9%
Non-resident
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Unknown
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
94
47 M · 47 W
Women athletes
50.0%
Athletic aid
$1.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$2.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$827K
$963K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$99K
$87K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
31 M · —
$505K
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$1.1M
Softball
— · 21 W
$595K
Volleyball
— · 13 W
$353K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.34
1 offenses · 2,968 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.401 yr ago0.34Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
66

Bishop vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Bishop selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBishop State Community College
36%—4,001$4,176Community College
Bevill State Community College
——4,378$5,249Community College
Northwest Shoals Community College
——4,665$4,545Community College
Shelton State Community College
——4,601$10,880Community College
Jefferson State Community College
——9,240$9,024Community College
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
——1,187$4,644Community College
Peer group median36%—4,490$4,947

Frequently asked questions about Bishop State Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Bishop.

What is the graduation rate at Bishop State Community College?

Bishop State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Bishop State Community College?

Bishop State Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,001 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Bishop State Community College?

The average net price at Bishop State Community College is $4,176 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Bishop State Community College located?

Bishop State Community College is located in Mobile, Alabama 36603-5898.

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