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Lurleen B Wallace Community College

Andalusia, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·lbwcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
41%
Total enrollment
2,062
peer median 2,149
Avg net price
$3,041
-$449 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
41%
Full-time retention
64%

Program outcomes

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

Of 23 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 19 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
23
Passing
4
17.4% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

23programs
  • Passing4 · 17.4%
  • No Data19 · 82.6%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
3
No data
19

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
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+21.8%
$37,675 vs $30,927
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+69.9%
$52,555 vs $30,927
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+132.5%
$71,895 vs $30,927
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+136.5%
$73,148 vs $30,927

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 2003Next review Jun 2026

Action history · 6

  1. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Dec 2023Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jul 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2018Renewal 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,429
$30–48k$3,601
$48–75k$4,928
$75–110k$3,078
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$3,041
-$449vs Community College median $3,490
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, 908 students received $4.9M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
908
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.9M
$4,867,927 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
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%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at LBWCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs20
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

261 total completions
01Liberal Arts
12849.0%
02Health Professions
8331.8%
03Mechanic
3613.8%
04Computer Sciences
72.7%
05Family/Consumer Sci
41.5%
06Natural Resources
20.8%
07Business
10.4%
08Construction Trades
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,062
12-mo unduplicated
2,821
Undergraduate
2,821
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
43%1,205
Women
57%1,616

Race / ethnicity composition

White
68.5%
Black
22.3%
Two or more
4.5%
Hispanic
3.0%
Asian
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Unknown
0.4%
Non-resident
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.

Athletes
113
63 M · 50 W
Women athletes
44.2%
Athletic aid
$595K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$283K
$311K
Recruiting expense
$2K
$3K
Head-coach salaries
$32K
$29K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Basketball
18 M · 13 W
$354K
Baseball
30 M ·
$235K
Softball
· 19 W
$209K
Volleyball
· 16 W
$164K
Cross Country
8 M · 3 W
$40K
Golf
7 M ·
$83K

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
1.04
2 offenses · 1,929 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.04Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Robbery
1
Burglary
1

By location

2total
  • On campus2

Includes 2 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

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
Drugs10
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.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
56

LBWCC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions LBWCC 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
SubjectLurleen B Wallace Community College
41%2,062$3,041Community College
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
1,925$970Community College
Central Alabama Community College
2,140$14,346Community College
Northeast Alabama Community College
3,208$1,612Community College
Southwestern Community College
2,157$4,928Community College
Hopkinsville Community College
2,211$3,939Community College
Peer group median41%2,149$3,490

Frequently asked questions about Lurleen B Wallace Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about LBWCC.

What is the graduation rate at Lurleen B Wallace Community College?

Lurleen B Wallace Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 41% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Lurleen B Wallace Community College?

Lurleen B Wallace Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,062 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Lurleen B Wallace Community College?

The average net price at Lurleen B Wallace Community College is $3,041 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Lurleen B Wallace Community College located?

Lurleen B Wallace Community College is located in Andalusia, Alabama 36420-1224.

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