Alabama Southern Community College

Location and Contact Information

2800 South Alabama Avenue
Monroeville, AL 36460
USA
Main Tel: 25200000000000
Web Site

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Alabama Southern Community College, also known as ASCC, is a community college located in southwest Alabama, United States. Alabama Southern was formed in 1991 by the merger of Patrick Henry Junior College in Monroeville and Hobson State Technical College in Thomasville. ASCC was established in the year 1991. The college offers undergraduate, university transfer, occupational and distance learning programs in the following academic divisions:

  • Business Technology
  • Nursing
  • Allied Health
  • Cosmetology

In addition, the college also offers several honors programs to outstanding students.

ASCC has an active campus life. There are several student clubs and organizations that operate in the campus. ASCC Student Leadership Association, Baptist Campus Ministries and Ethnic Student Society are some of the student associations and student clubs in the campus. Phi Beta Lambda, Phi Theta Kappa and PSI Beta are some of the honors societies operating in the campus.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in production trades, office and administration, and engineering technician.
  • Large number of students.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • Unusually high availability of athletic financial aid.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 2,880
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 5,152
Books and supplies$ 1,500

Financial Aid

Alabama Southern participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 79% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant75%$7,151
Institutional Grant31%$5,071
Federal Grant57%$5,521
Pell Grant57%$4,671
Other Federal Grant8%$6,143
State or Local Grant12%$5,499

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan  
Federal Loan  
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Alabama Southern Community College:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Jefferson Davis Community CollegeBrewton, AL1,234
2Texas State Technical College WacoWaco, TX5,093
3Pearl River Community CollegePoplarville, MS5,224
4Texas State Technical College HarlingenHarlingen, TX5,466
5Honolulu Community CollegeHonolulu, HI4,218
6Ranger CollegeRanger, TX894
7Lurleen B Wallace Community CollegeAndalusia, AL1,697
8Black River Technical CollegePocahontas, AR1,902
9Northeast Wisconsin Technical CollegeGreen Bay, WI8,258
10Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson, TX3,893

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate1256
< 1 year certificate424
1-2 year certificate353

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  46
Without tenure; working toward tenure  14

Students

Student enrollment was 1,316 in 2009-2010 (1,178 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (8 awarded)

  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (23 awarded)

  • Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
  • Industrial Technology/Technician

LIBERAL ARTS (62 awarded)

  • General Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (47 awarded)

  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (22 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PRODUCTION TRADES (40 awarded)

  • Tool and Die Technology/Technician
  • Welding Technology/Welder