Alabama Southern Community College

Location and Contact Information

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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

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