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Lawson State Community College

Birmingham, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·lawsonstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
Total enrollment
3,453
peer median 3,887
Avg net price
$6,564
-$1.6k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
27%
Full-time retention
59%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 68 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 64 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
68
Passing
3
4.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.5%
+0.9pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

68programs
  • Passing3 · 4.4%
  • No Data64 · 94.1%
  • Failing1 · 1.5%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
No data
64

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.

4
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
-5.2%
$29,307 vs $30,927
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+30.8%
$40,467 vs $30,927
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Engineering Technologies/Technicians
+101.0%
$62,162 vs $30,927
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+139.0%
$73,910 vs $30,927

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,418
$30–48k$6,379
$48–75k$7,114
$75–110k$11,135
$110k+$6,338

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

Avg net price
$6,564
-$1,623vs Community College median $8,188
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$4,980
Out-of-state
$8,790

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,660 students received $12.7M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
2,660
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.7M
$12,727,137 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.

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%
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 Lawsonstate

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs40
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

308 total completions
01Liberal Arts
15650.6%
02Health Professions
5718.5%
03Engineering Tech
289.1%
04Business
258.1%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
134.2%
06Computer Sciences
82.6%
07Family/Consumer Sci
72.3%
08Personal/Culinary
61.9%
09Comm. Technologies
51.6%
10Construction Trades
31.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,453
12-mo unduplicated
4,739
Undergraduate
4,739
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
33%1,544
Women
67%3,195

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
79.8%
White
10.5%
Hispanic
4.7%
Two or more
3.8%
Non-resident
0.4%
Asian
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Unknown
0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
79
53 M · 26 W
Women athletes
32.9%
Athletic aid
$405K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$249K
$156K
Recruiting expense
$6K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$37K
$27K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Baseball
35 M ·
$305K
Basketball
18 M · 14 W
$458K
Volleyball
· 12 W
$186K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.08
9 offenses · 2,919 students

3-year trend

0.712 yrs ago0.971 yr ago3.08Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
14
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
3
Burglary
2
Fondling
2
Rape
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

9total
  • On campus8
  • Public property1

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

3
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
4 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons01
Drugs04
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
74

Lawsonstate vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Lawsonstate selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectLawson State Community College
27%3,453$6,564Community College
Southern Union State Community College
5,063$8,652Community College
Coastal Alabama Community College
7,553$9,514Community College
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
1,705$5,814Community College
Coastal Carolina Community College
3,659$7,779Community College
Sandhills Community College
4,115$8,596Community College
Peer group median27%3,887$8,188

Frequently asked questions about Lawson State Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lawsonstate.

What is the graduation rate at Lawson State Community College?

Lawson State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Lawson State Community College?

Lawson State Community College reports a total enrollment of 3,453 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Lawson State Community College is $6,564 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Lawson State Community College located?

Lawson State Community College is located in Birmingham, Alabama 35221-1717.

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