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Northeast Alabama Community College

Rainsville, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·nacc.edu
6-yr Graduation
56%
Total enrollment
3,208
peer median 2,483
Avg net price
$1,612
-$1.7k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
56%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
48%
Non-Pell
57%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 33 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
33
Passing
2
6.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
3.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
3.0%
+2.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

33programs
  • Passing2 · 6.1%
  • No Data30 · 90.9%
  • Failing1 · 3.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
30

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.

3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-9.1%
$28,110 vs $30,927
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+41.7%
$43,826 vs $30,927
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+123.3%
$69,051 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
14%
$6,285 debt · $43,826 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$7,050 debt · $63,090 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
8%
$5,625 debt · $69,051 earn

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 1969Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 14

  1. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. May 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    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$260
$30–48k$1,258
$48–75k$3,441
$75–110k$8,201
$110k+$9,684

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

Avg net price
$1,612
-$1,677vs Community College median $3,289
Federal loans
11.9%
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, 1,296 students received $6.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,296
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$6.6M
$6,621,436 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
452 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
361 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$347K
91 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.

Of 234 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (3.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.8%
+1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
234
Defaulted
9
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.1%
2017
17.9%
2018
15.8%
2019
3.8%
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 NACC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs23
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

525 total completions
01Liberal Arts
34165.0%
02Health Professions
6813.0%
03Business
346.5%
04Mechanic
295.5%
05Personal/Culinary
234.4%
06Construction Trades
112.1%
07Engineering Tech
71.3%
08Computer Sciences
51.0%
09Family/Consumer Sci
51.0%
10Security/Protective
20.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,208
12-mo unduplicated
4,009
Undergraduate
4,009
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%1,529
Women
62%2,480

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.9%
Hispanic
16.0%
Two or more
7.6%
Black
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Asian
0.4%
Non-resident
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
16
10 M · 6 W
Women athletes
37.5%
Athletic aid
$74K
Total student aid
Budget
$249K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$49K
$24K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$13K
$13K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 2

Cross Country
7 M · 5 W
$107K
Golf
5 M · 3 W
$136K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 2,590 students

3-year trend

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

    Student-to-faculty
    17.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    65

    NACC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions NACC 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
    SubjectNortheast Alabama Community College
    56%3,208$1,612Community College
    Lurleen B Wallace Community College
    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
    Central Carolina Technical College
    2,825$5,027Community College
    Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College
    3,371$3,537Community College
    Peer group median56%2,483$3,289

    Frequently asked questions about Northeast Alabama Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NACC.

    What is the graduation rate at Northeast Alabama Community College?

    Northeast Alabama Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Northeast Alabama Community College?

    Northeast Alabama Community College reports a total enrollment of 3,208 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Northeast Alabama Community College?

    The average net price at Northeast Alabama Community College is $1,612 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Northeast Alabama Community College located?

    Northeast Alabama Community College is located in Rainsville, Alabama 35986.

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