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Shelton State Community College

Tuscaloosa, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·sheltonstate.edu
6-yr Graduation
30%
—
Total enrollment
4,601
peer median 4,633
Avg net price
$10,880
+$6.0k 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
30%
Full-time retention
58%

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 36 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 30 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
36
Passing
6
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

36programs
  • Passing6 · 16.7%
  • No Data30 · 83.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
5
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.

6
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+2.1%
$31,569 vs $30,927
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+27.5%
$39,442 vs $30,927
Business/Commerce General
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+32.4%
$40,943 vs $30,927
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+81.0%
$55,975 vs $30,927
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Mechanic And Repair Technologies/Technicians
+141.5%
$74,695 vs $30,927
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+144.6%
$75,661 vs $30,927

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+2.1%
+$642

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 1994Next review Jun 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 14

  1. Nov 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs
  3. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Jun 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Feb 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (PNUR) - Practical nursing programs

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$10,256
$30–48k$10,835
$48–75k$13,628
$75–110k$13,687
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$10,880
+$5,983vs Community College median $4,897
Federal loans
0.0%
In-state tuition
$5,067
Out-of-state
$8,877

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, 1,991 students received $9.5M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
1,991
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.5M
$9,473,188 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
2k
’23
2k
’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 Sheltonstate

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs28
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

479 total completions
01Liberal Arts
17937.4%
02Health Professions
9018.8%
03Mechanic
5311.1%
04Business
479.8%
05Precision Production
336.9%
06Personal/Culinary
326.7%
07Engineering Tech
153.1%
08Computer Sciences
122.5%
09Family/Consumer Sci
122.5%
10Construction Trades
61.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
4,601
12-mo unduplicated
7,400
Undergraduate
7,400
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%2,929
Women
60%4,471

Race / ethnicity composition

White
51.0%
Black
38.7%
Hispanic
5.1%
Two or more
3.4%
Non-resident
0.8%
Asian
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Unknown
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
120
72 M · 48 W
Women athletes
40.0%
Athletic aid
$957K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$562K
$395K
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$44K
$59K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Baseball
41 M · —
$516K
Basketball
15 M · 13 W
$829K
Softball
— · 22 W
$391K
Cross Country
8 M · 7 W
$167K
Golf
8 M · 6 W
$370K

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 · 4,166 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    18.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    104

    Sheltonstate vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Sheltonstate 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
    SubjectShelton State Community College
    		30%—4,601$10,880Community College
    Northwest Shoals Community College
    		——4,665$4,545Community College
    Bevill State Community College
    		——4,378$5,249Community College
    Bishop State Community College
    		——4,001$4,176Community College
    Jefferson State Community College
    		——9,240$9,024Community College
    Southern Regional Technical College
    		——5,381$1,085Community College
    Peer group median30%—4,633$4,897

    Frequently asked questions about Shelton State Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Sheltonstate.

    What is the graduation rate at Shelton State Community College?

    Shelton State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 30% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Shelton State Community College?

    Shelton State Community College reports a total enrollment of 4,601 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

    The average net price at Shelton State Community College is $10,880 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Shelton State Community College located?

    Shelton State Community College is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405-8522.

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