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Snead State Community College

Boaz, Alabama·Public, 2-year·Southeast·snead.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
Total enrollment
2,917
peer median 4,108
Avg net price
$6,369
+$815 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
49%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

16.0pp gap
Pell recipients
41%
Non-Pell
25%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 19 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 17 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
19
Passing
2
10.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

19programs
  • Passing2 · 10.5%
  • No Data17 · 89.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
17

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.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+30.6%
$40,404 vs $30,927
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+107.7%
$64,246 vs $30,927

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
18%
$7,254 debt · $40,404 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
14%
$8,893 debt · $64,246 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 1941Next review Dec 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 21

  1. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Feb 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Jun 2024Renewal 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$5,408
$30–48k$5,889
$48–75k$8,248
$75–110k$10,635
$110k+$9,550

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

Avg net price
$6,369
+$815vs Community College median $5,554
Federal loans
12.1%
In-state tuition
$5,472
Out-of-state
$9,536

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 978 students received $5.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
978
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.5M
$5,460,308 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
465 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$665K
237 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$854K
225 loan awards
Parent PLUS$11K
3 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 421 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (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
421
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.5%
2017
16.4%
2018
10.5%
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 Snead State Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs13
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

358 total completions
01Liberal Arts
25170.1%
02Health Professions
4612.8%
03Business
277.5%
04Computer Sciences
154.2%
05Mechanic
133.6%
06Precision Production
41.1%
07Family/Consumer Sci
20.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,917
12-mo unduplicated
7,821
Undergraduate
7,821
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
40%3,157
Women
60%4,664

Race / ethnicity composition

White
64.3%
Hispanic
22.4%
Black
7.6%
Two or more
3.9%
Asian
0.7%
Non-resident
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
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
127
61 M · 66 W
Women athletes
52.0%
Athletic aid
$741K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$360K
$382K
Recruiting expense
$3K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$33K
$20K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Baseball
34 M ·
$491K
Basketball
18 M · 13 W
$474K
Softball
· 25 W
$295K
Volleyball
· 16 W
$182K
Golf
9 M · 5 W
$183K
Tennis
· 7 W
$46K

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 · 2,507 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.891 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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
    20.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    45

    Snead State Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Snead State Community College 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
    SubjectSnead State Community College
    49%2,917$6,369Community College
    Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
    4,203$4,443Community College
    Piedmont Virginia Community College
    5,263$6,347Community College
    Brightpoint Community College
    9,380$5,583Community College
    South Piedmont Community College
    4,013$4,072Community College
    Central Virginia Community College
    3,481$5,525Community College
    Peer group median49%4,108$5,554

    Frequently asked questions about Snead State Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Snead State Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Snead State Community College?

    Snead State Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Snead State Community College?

    Snead State Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,917 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

    The average net price at Snead State Community College is $6,369 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Snead State Community College located?

    Snead State Community College is located in Boaz, Alabama 35957-0734.

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