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George C Wallace Community College - Dothan

Dothan, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·wallace.edu
6-yr Graduation
35%
—
Total enrollment
4,044
peer median 3,943
Avg net price
$1,170
-$5.0k 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
35%
Full-time retention
62%

Pell equity

40.3pp gap
Pell recipients
17%50 of 287
Non-Pell (all)
57%130 of 227
No Federal Aid
57%130 of 227

Non-Pell students graduate at a 40.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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 27 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 20 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
27
Passing
5
18.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
7.4% of portfolio
Fail rate
7.4%
+6.8pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

27programs
  • Passing5 · 18.5%
  • No Data20 · 74.1%
  • Failing2 · 7.4%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
3
No data
20

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.

7
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-37.1%
$19,444 vs $30,927
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
-4.2%
$29,620 vs $30,927
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+18.5%
$36,643 vs $30,927
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+22.7%
$37,933 vs $30,927
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+38.0%
$42,693 vs $30,927
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+67.7%
$51,857 vs $30,927
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+138.2%
$73,659 vs $30,927

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
-4.2%
−$1,307

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 2000Next review Dec 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 11

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  2. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  3. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Oct 2022Grant 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$1,199
$30–48k$852
$48–75k$1,432
$75–110k$2,367
$110k+$0

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

Avg net price
$1,170
-$4,985vs Community College median $6,155
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$4,980
Out-of-state
$8,850

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, 2,598 students received $12.3M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
2,598
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.3M
$12,276,222 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
3k
’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 Wallace

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs22
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

514 total completions
01Health Professions
22143.0%
02Liberal Arts
18335.6%
03Business
316.0%
04Family/Consumer Sci
183.5%
05Security/Protective
163.1%
06Engineering Tech
152.9%
07Construction Trades
132.5%
08Computer Sciences
91.8%
09Mechanic
81.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
4,044
12-mo unduplicated
5,533
Undergraduate
5,533
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
32%1,778
Women
68%3,755

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.2%
Black
33.5%
Hispanic
8.0%
Two or more
5.7%
Asian
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
0.2%
Unknown
0.1%
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
65
37 M · 28 W
Women athletes
43.1%
Athletic aid
$374K
Total student aid
Budget
$882K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$235K
$139K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$27K
$25K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
24 M · —
$452K
Softball
— · 22 W
$310K
Cross Country
6 M · 6 W
$56K
Golf
7 M · —
$49K

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
0.50
2 offenses · 4,010 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.261 yr ago0.50Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
8
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

2total
  • Public property2

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
2 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs50
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
125

Wallace vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Wallace 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
SubjectGeorge C Wallace Community College-Dothan
35%—4,044$1,170Community College
Gadsden State Community College
——5,071$3,515Community College
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
——6,424$13,170Community College
H Councill Trenholm State Community College
——2,046$8,325Community College
Louisiana Delta Community College
——3,463$7,702Community College
East Mississippi Community College
——3,841$4,608Community College
Peer group median35%—3,943$6,155

Institutions like Wallace

Explore the federal data for institutions in Wallace's comparison group.

IPEDS

Wallace Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
msessions [at] wallace.edu
Phone
334-556-2235
Address
1141 Wallace Drive, Dothan, AL 36303

The Institutional Effectiveness Office directs and coordinates ongoing, integrated, and institution-wide, research-based planning of the College. It ensures that the strategic and operational planning processes incorporate a systematic review of the institutional mission, goals, and outcomes, resulting in continuous improvement in institutional quality.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Mandy Sessions
    Director of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Jeanne Stribling
    Assistant to the Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about George C Wallace Community College-Dothan

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Wallace.

What is the graduation rate at George C Wallace Community College-Dothan?

George C Wallace Community College-Dothan reports a 6-year graduation rate of 35% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend George C Wallace Community College-Dothan?

George C Wallace Community College-Dothan reports a total enrollment of 4,044 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at George C Wallace Community College-Dothan?

The average net price at George C Wallace Community College-Dothan is $1,170 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is George C Wallace Community College-Dothan located?

George C Wallace Community College-Dothan is located in Dothan, Alabama 36303-9234.

Who runs Institutional Research at George C Wallace Community College-Dothan?

George C Wallace Community College-Dothan's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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