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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
$2,792
-$2.7k 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
64%

Pell equity

23.6pp gap
Pell recipients
32%78 of 241
Non-Pell (all)
56%79 of 142
No Federal Aid
56%79 of 142

Non-Pell students graduate at a 23.6-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 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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$2,054
$30–48k$2,420
$48–75k$4,570
$75–110k$8,263
$110k+$3,445

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

Avg net price
$2,792
-$2,749vs Community College median $5,541
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, 912 students received $4.9M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
912
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.9M
$4,899,396 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs20
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

305 total completions
01Liberal Arts
12340.3%
02Health Professions
7825.6%
03Mechanic
4414.4%
04Personal/Culinary
3110.2%
05Natural Resources
103.3%
06Business
93.0%
07Family/Consumer Sci
51.6%
08Precision Production
31.0%
09Computer Sciences
20.7%
10Construction Trades
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,062
12-mo unduplicated
2,824
Undergraduate
2,824
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
37%1,053
Women
63%1,771

Race / ethnicity composition

White
67.3%
Black
22.6%
Two or more
5.6%
Hispanic
3.1%
Asian
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Unknown
0.3%
Non-resident
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
124
59 M · 65 W
Women athletes
52.4%
Athletic aid
$590K
Total student aid
Budget
$1.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$271K
$318K
Recruiting expense
$1K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$30K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Baseball
31 M · —
$214K
Basketball
14 M · 11 W
$310K
Softball
— · 24 W
$203K
Volleyball
— · 19 W
$148K
Cross Country
6 M · 6 W
$67K
Golf
8 M · —
$91K

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 · 2,130 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago1.041 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    2
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    2 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)
    56

    LBWCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions LBWCC 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
    SubjectLurleen B Wallace Community College
    		41%—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
    Northeast Alabama Community College
    		——3,208$2,756Community College
    Southwestern Community College
    		——2,157$5,207Community College
    Hopkinsville Community College
    		——2,211$5,875Community College
    Peer group median41%—2,149$5,541

    Institutions like LBWCC

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

    IPEDS

    LBWCC Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Reports to Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Quality
    Phone
    334.222.6591

    The Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Quality coordinates and provides internal and external data reporting for the College; designs and administers surveys; provides reports; and aids the institutional decision-making process by supplying data for the College's strategic planning and assessment activities.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Shanna Davis
      Director of Institutional Effectiveness and Quality

    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 $2,792 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.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Lurleen B Wallace Community College?

    Lurleen B Wallace Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Quality.

    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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