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George C Wallace State Community College - Hanceville

Hanceville, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·wallacestate.edu
6-yr Graduation
51%
—
Total enrollment
6,424
peer median 5,613
Avg net price
$13,170
+$6.8k 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
51%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

12.1pp gap
Pell recipients
45%218 of 481
Non-Pell (all)
57%274 of 480
Subsidized loan, no Pell
44%24 of 54
No Federal Aid
59%250 of 426

Non-Pell students graduate at a 12.1-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 56 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 46 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
56
Passing
10
17.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

56programs
  • Passing10 · 17.9%
  • No Data46 · 82.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
9
No data
46

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.

10
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+23.4%
$38,151 vs $30,927
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+25.3%
$38,738 vs $30,927
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+36.8%
$42,314 vs $30,927
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+43.5%
$44,370 vs $30,927
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+57.0%
$48,543 vs $30,927
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+58.4%
$49,001 vs $30,927
Mechanics and Repairers General
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+60.2%
$49,531 vs $30,927
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+82.4%
$56,400 vs $30,927

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$15,342 debt · $49,001 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$10,500 debt · $42,314 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$8,750 debt · $38,738 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$12,649 debt · $56,400 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
20%
$9,012 debt · $44,370 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$12,500 debt · $65,658 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$6,245 debt · $38,145 earn
Engineering Technologies/Technicians General
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
12%
$7,039 debt · $57,028 earn

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 1978Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 27

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  2. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
  3. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  4. Aug 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    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$11,719
$30–48k$12,000
$48–75k$14,002
$75–110k$17,109
$110k+$17,859

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

Avg net price
$13,170
+$6,809vs Community College median $6,362
Federal loans
18.4%
In-state tuition
$5,220
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, 2,942 students received $14.7M in Pell grants, alongside $8.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,942
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.7M
$14,676,686 total
Direct Loans
$8.0M
2,137 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
3k
’21
2k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.5M
1,099 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.4M
1,030 loan awards
Parent PLUS$92K
8 loan awards

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 1,190 borrowers who entered repayment, 32 (2.6%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,190
Defaulted
32
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.2%
2017
11.2%
2018
8.7%
2019
2.6%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Wallacestate

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

960 total completions
01Health Professions
46448.3%
02Liberal Arts
27528.6%
03Mechanic
949.8%
04Personal/Culinary
333.4%
05Business
282.9%
06Engineering Tech
252.6%
07Computer Sciences
151.6%
08Security/Protective
121.3%
09Precision Production
90.9%
10Legal Professions
50.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
6,424
12-mo unduplicated
8,419
Undergraduate
8,419
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
35%2,957
Women
65%5,462

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.7%
Hispanic
11.7%
Black
10.3%
Two or more
4.4%
Asian
0.8%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%
Unknown
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
179
93 M · 86 W
Women athletes
48.0%
Athletic aid
$1.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$2.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$488K
$525K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$139
Head-coach salaries
$36K
$37K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Baseball
33 M · —
$387K
Basketball
15 M · 13 W
$540K
Tennis
18 M · 9 W
$292K
Cross Country
14 M · 11 W
$242K
Softball
— · 16 W
$324K
Volleyball
— · 14 W
$234K

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
0.17
1 offenses · 6,023 students

3-year trend

0.382 yrs ago0.171 yr ago0.17Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs11
Liquor02

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
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
129

Wallacestate vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Wallacestate 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 State Community College-Hanceville
51%—6,424$13,170Community College
Gadsden State Community College
——5,071$3,515Community College
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
——4,044$1,170Community College
H Councill Trenholm State Community College
——2,046$8,325Community College
South Louisiana Community College
——6,238$12,564Community College
Somerset Community College
——6,155$4,398Community College
Peer group median51%—5,613$6,362

Institutions like Wallacestate

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

IPEDS

Wallacestate Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Planning and Assessment
Phone
(866) 350-9722
Address
801 Main Street NW | P.O. Box 2000, Hanceville, AL 35077-2000

The mission of the Office of Planning and Assessment is to provide survey services, data, information, and analysis to our colleagues at Wallace State Community College in support of planning, decision-making and continuous quality improvement.

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Frequently asked questions about George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Wallacestate.

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

George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville reports a 6-year graduation rate of 51% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville?

George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville reports a total enrollment of 6,424 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville is $13,170 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville located?

George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville is located in Hanceville, Alabama 35077-2000.

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

George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville's IR work is done by the Office of Planning and Assessment.

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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