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John C Calhoun State Community College

Tanner, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·calhoun.edu
6-yr Graduation
41%
—
Total enrollment
9,119
peer median 2,674
Avg net price
$7,660
+$2.0k 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
41%
Full-time retention
65%

Pell equity

13.4pp gap
Pell recipients
34%136 of 398
Non-Pell (all)
47%231 of 487
Subsidized loan, no Pell
59%19 of 32
No Federal Aid
47%212 of 455

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.4-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 30 Title IV programs, 6 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
30
Passing
6
20.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

30programs
  • Passing6 · 20.0%
  • No Data24 · 80.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
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.

6
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+14.3%
$35,361 vs $30,927
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+53.2%
$47,381 vs $30,927
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+61.4%
$49,902 vs $30,927
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+71.6%
$53,064 vs $30,927
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+129.3%
$70,926 vs $30,927
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+155.3%
$78,956 vs $30,927

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$17,166 debt · $70,926 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
22%
$10,398 debt · $47,381 earn
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
14%
$11,000 debt · $78,956 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 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 41

  1. Nov 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Oct 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2025Deferral of Action
    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$5,217
$30–48k$6,903
$48–75k$8,807
$75–110k$11,039
$110k+$12,404

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

Avg net price
$7,660
+$2,036vs Community College median $5,625
Federal loans
17.9%
In-state tuition
$5,120
Out-of-state
$8,990

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, 3,920 students received $18.4M in Pell grants, alongside $9.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,920
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$18.4M
$18,377,402 total
Direct Loans
$9.8M
2,698 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$4.1M
1,341 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$5.5M
1,328 loan awards
Parent PLUS$192K
29 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 1,602 borrowers who entered repayment, 77 (4.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.8%
+2.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,602
Defaulted
77
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.8%
2017
14.1%
2018
11.0%
2019
4.8%
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 Calhoun

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs17
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,408 total completions
01Liberal Arts
79056.1%
02Health Professions
29821.2%
03Engineering Tech
16011.4%
04Computer Sciences
594.2%
05Visual/Performing Arts
392.8%
06Business
312.2%
07Mechanic
151.1%
08Family/Consumer Sci
130.9%
09Security/Protective
30.2%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
9,119
12-mo unduplicated
14,153
Undergraduate
14,153
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%6,236
Women
56%7,917

Race / ethnicity composition

White
59.8%
Black
18.1%
Hispanic
10.8%
Two or more
7.2%
Asian
2.1%
Non-resident
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Unknown
0.2%
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
128
62 M · 66 W
Women athletes
51.6%
Athletic aid
$791K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.8M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$385K
$406K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$31K
$30K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Soccer
30 M · 21 W
$57K
Basketball
15 M · 16 W
$419K
Baseball
31 M · —
$333K
Softball
— · 24 W
$264K
Cross Country
9 M · 7 W
$132K
Volleyball
— · 16 W
$198K

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 · 8,736 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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

    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
    Drugs01
    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
    22.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    180

    Calhoun vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Calhoun 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
    SubjectJohn C Calhoun State Community College
    		41%—9,119$7,660Community College
    Northeast Alabama Community College
    		——3,208$2,756Community College
    Lurleen B Wallace Community College
    		——2,062$2,792Community College
    George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
    		——1,925$9,272Community College
    Central Alabama Community College
    		——2,140$15,996Community College
    Fayetteville Technical Community College
    		——11,755$3,589Community College
    Peer group median41%—2,674$5,625

    Institutions like Calhoun

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

    IPEDS

    Calhoun Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Research
    Phone
    256-306-2500
    Address
    6250 Hwy 31 North Tanner, AL, 35671

    The Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Research supports the college’s efforts in regard to accreditation, assessment, institutional research, and strategic planning, ensuring compliance with accreditation requirements, and facilitates outcomes assessment in a meaningful way.

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    1 member
    • Tammy Ellis
      Senior Institutional Research Analyst

    Frequently asked questions about John C Calhoun State Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Calhoun.

    What is the graduation rate at John C Calhoun State Community College?

    John C Calhoun State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 41% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend John C Calhoun State Community College?

    John C Calhoun State Community College reports a total enrollment of 9,119 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at John C Calhoun State Community College?

    The average net price at John C Calhoun State Community College is $7,660 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is John C Calhoun State Community College located?

    John C Calhoun State Community College is located in Tanner, Alabama 35671.

    Who runs Institutional Research at John C Calhoun State Community College?

    John C Calhoun State Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Research.

    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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