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Central Alabama Community College

Alexander City, Alabama Public 2-year Town

Overview

Located in Alexander City, Alabama, Central Alabama Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 2,140 students in fall 2024. It is part of Alabama Community College System.

Central Alabama Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 17 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Welding Technology, and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 739 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 60% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,140
Students enrolled
60%
First-year retention
739
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
17
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 17

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Precision Production 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Engineering Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
60%
First-year retention, part-time students
31%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
195
Certificates under 1 year
423
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
121

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,140
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,140
Full-time, fall 2024
27%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,042
Full-time, 2024-25
22%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
63%
Men
37%
White
63%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
26%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
29%
Students taking some online courses
43%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Alabama Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Jeff Lynn
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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