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Jefferson State Community College

Birmingham, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·jeffersonstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
26%
—
Total enrollment
9,240
peer median 4,633
Avg net price
$9,086
+$3.4k 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
26%
Full-time retention
59%

Pell equity

15.0pp gap
Pell recipients
18%74 of 417
Non-Pell (all)
33%148 of 449
Subsidized loan, no Pell
18%10 of 55
No Federal Aid
35%138 of 394

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-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 29 Title IV programs, 5 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
29
Passing
5
17.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

29programs
  • Passing5 · 17.2%
  • No Data24 · 82.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
5
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.

5
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+41.7%
$43,829 vs $30,927
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+44.8%
$44,770 vs $30,927
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+64.0%
$50,716 vs $30,927
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+76.3%
$54,512 vs $30,927
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+142.4%
$74,975 vs $30,927

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
18%
$7,750 debt · $43,829 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$8,500 debt · $54,512 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$11,000 debt · $74,975 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 1968Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 17

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
  3. Aug 2025Deny Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Apr 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
  5. Jun 2024Renewal 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$6,836
$30–48k$7,091
$48–75k$9,884
$75–110k$12,322
$110k+$12,274

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

Avg net price
$9,086
+$3,419vs Community College median $5,667
Federal loans
29.0%
In-state tuition
$5,100
Out-of-state
$8,970

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, 3,547 students received $15.6M in Pell grants, alongside $6.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,547
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$15.6M
$15,560,949 total
Direct Loans
$6.2M
2,155 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
’20
3k
’21
3k
’22
3k
’23
4k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.8M
1,683 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
472 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 1,263 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (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
1,263
Defaulted
34
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
13.8%
2017
14.5%
2018
10.1%
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 JSCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs21
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

897 total completions
01Liberal Arts
43848.8%
02Health Professions
27330.4%
03Business
535.9%
04Engineering Tech
455.0%
05Personal/Culinary
343.8%
06Computer Sciences
293.2%
07Agriculture
151.7%
08Security/Protective
50.6%
09Family/Consumer Sci
50.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
9,240
12-mo unduplicated
13,512
Undergraduate
13,512
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%4,968
Women
63%8,544

Race / ethnicity composition

White
54.7%
Black
26.4%
Hispanic
10.4%
Two or more
3.8%
Non-resident
2.2%
Asian
2.1%
Unknown
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.0%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
27
14 M · 13 W
Women athletes
48.1%
Athletic aid
$210K
Total student aid
Budget
$481K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$111K
$99K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$14K
$14K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Golf
9 M · 5 W
$315K
Cross Country
5 M · 8 W
$140K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 8,839 students

3-year trend

0.352 yrs ago0.241 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
9
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs10
    Liquor10

    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
    19.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    136

    JSCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions JSCC 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
    SubjectJefferson State Community College
    		26%—9,240$9,086Community College
    Shelton State Community College
    		——4,601$14,557Community College
    Northwest Shoals Community College
    		——4,665$2,838Community College
    Bevill State Community College
    		——4,378$5,937Community College
    Bishop State Community College
    		——4,001$5,397Community College
    Hinds Community College
    		——8,859$4,060Community College
    Peer group median26%—4,633$5,667

    Institutions like JSCC

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

    IPEDS

    JSCC Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Effectiveness

    Jefferson State Community College’s institutional effectiveness plan is based on a self-regarding institution model, exemplified by Ewell and Lisensky, to achieve its purposes through refined planning, implementation, and evaluation processes.

    Visit IR office page

    Frequently asked questions about Jefferson State Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about JSCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Jefferson State Community College?

    Jefferson State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 26% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Jefferson State Community College?

    Jefferson State Community College reports a total enrollment of 9,240 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

    The average net price at Jefferson State Community College is $9,086 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Jefferson State Community College located?

    Jefferson State Community College is located in Birmingham, Alabama 35215-3098.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Jefferson State Community College?

    Jefferson 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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