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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
$2,756
-$1.9k 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

20.9pp gap
Pell recipients
48%106 of 220
Non-Pell (all)
69%91 of 132
Subsidized loan, no Pell
57%8 of 14
No Federal Aid
70%83 of 118

Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.9-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.

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$1,451
$30–48k$2,130
$48–75k$5,212
$75–110k$7,316
$110k+$5,648

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

Avg net price
$2,756
-$1,895vs Community College median $4,651
Federal loans
11.9%
In-state tuition
$5,040
Out-of-state
$8,910

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
$6,613,253 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
453 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$348K
92 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

495 total completions
01Liberal Arts
31864.2%
02Health Professions
6112.3%
03Business
316.3%
04Mechanic
275.5%
05Personal/Culinary
255.1%
06Construction Trades
112.2%
07Computer Sciences
81.6%
08Engineering Tech
71.4%
09Security/Protective
51.0%
10Family/Consumer Sci
20.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,208
12-mo unduplicated
4,413
Undergraduate
4,413
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
38%1,661
Women
62%2,752

Race / ethnicity composition

White
72.6%
Hispanic
17.7%
Two or more
5.9%
Black
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Asian
0.5%
Non-resident
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Unknown
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
52
17 M · 35 W
Women athletes
67.3%
Athletic aid
$292K
Total student aid
Budget
$966K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$74K
$218K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$13K
$58K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Softball
· 23 W
$530K
Cross Country
9 M · 8 W
$183K
Golf
8 M · 4 W
$153K

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
0.34
1 offenses · 2,905 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.34Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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

Burglary
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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$2,756Community College
2,062$2,792Community College
1,925$9,272Community College
2,140$15,996Community College
2,825$5,571Community College
3,371$3,731Community College
Peer group median56%2,483$4,651

Institutions like NACC

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

NACC Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Planning and Assessment
Email
doddo [at] nacc.edu
Phone
256-638-4418
Address
121 Wallace Administration Building, Northeast Alabama Community College, 138 AL Hwy 35, Rainsville, Alabama 35986

Our office supports fulfillment of the entire institutional mission through coordination of accreditation processes; institutional research, planning, and assessment; and institutional effectiveness.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Olivia Dodd
    Director of Institutional Planning and Assessment/SACSCOC Accreditation Liaison

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 $2,756 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.

Who runs Institutional Research at Northeast Alabama Community College?

Northeast Alabama Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Planning and Assessment.

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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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