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H Councill Trenholm State Community College

Montgomery, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·trenholmstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
16%
—
Total enrollment
2,046
peer median 3,141
Avg net price
$8,325
+$5.1k 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
16%
Full-time retention
51%

Pell equity

3.4pp gap
Pell recipients
17%35 of 210
Non-Pell (all)
14%6 of 44
No Federal Aid
14%6 of 44

Pell recipients here graduate at a 3.4-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 35 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
35
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

35programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data35 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
35

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.

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2013Next review Jun 2029
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1972Next review Dec 2011

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 26

  1. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Apr 2025Initial Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. 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
  4. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    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$7,847
$30–48k$8,263
$48–75k$11,016
$75–110k$13,852
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$8,325
+$5,122vs Community College median $3,204
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$5,190
Out-of-state
$9,060

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, 1,819 students received $9.3M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,819
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.3M
$9,305,328 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’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 1 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2009
0.0%
2019
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at CTSCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs23
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

192 total completions
01Health Professions
4221.9%
02Engineering Tech
3819.8%
03Liberal Arts
3518.2%
04Computer Sciences
168.3%
05Business
147.3%
06Personal/Culinary
147.3%
07Mechanic
136.8%
08Family/Consumer Sci
94.7%
09Construction Trades
73.6%
10Comm. Technologies
42.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,046
12-mo unduplicated
2,945
Undergraduate
2,945
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
35%1,017
Women
65%1,928

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
73.2%
White
16.3%
Hispanic
5.1%
Two or more
3.8%
Asian
0.8%
Non-resident
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Unknown
0.2%

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
0.52
1 offenses · 1,907 students

3-year trend

0.542 yrs ago0.501 yr ago0.52Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
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

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
53

CTSCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CTSCC 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
SubjectH Councill Trenholm State Community College
16%—2,046$8,325Community College
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
——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
Robeson Community College
——2,238$2,892Community College
Reid State Technical College
——641$1,739Community College
Peer group median16%—3,141$3,204

Institutions like CTSCC

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

IPEDS

CTSCC Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Email
info [at] trenholmstate.edu
Phone
334-420-4243
Address
Learning Resource Center, 3086 Mobile Highway, Montgomery, AL 36108

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness has the primary mission of conducting research within the college to provide information that supports institutional planning, policy formation and decision-making.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Dr. Mimi Evelyn Johnson
    Director of Institutional Research and Effectiveness
  • Eboni Love
    Assessment and Accountability Coordinator

Frequently asked questions about H Councill Trenholm State Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CTSCC.

What is the graduation rate at H Councill Trenholm State Community College?

H Councill Trenholm State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 16% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend H Councill Trenholm State Community College?

H Councill Trenholm State Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,046 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at H Councill Trenholm State Community College?

The average net price at H Councill Trenholm State Community College is $8,325 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is H Councill Trenholm State Community College located?

H Councill Trenholm State Community College is located in Montgomery, Alabama 36108-3199.

Who runs Institutional Research at H Councill Trenholm State Community College?

H Councill Trenholm State Community College'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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