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Coastal Alabama Community College

Bay Minette, Alabama Public 2-year Town

Overview

Coastal Alabama Community College is a public two-year institution based in Bay Minette, Alabama. Its campus is in a town setting. It enrolled 7,553 students in fall 2024. It is part of Alabama Community College System.

Coastal Alabama Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 33 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Industrial Technology/Technician, and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 2,017 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 62% 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
7,553
Students enrolled
62%
First-year retention
2,017
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
33
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 33

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 9
Engineering Technologies 4
Precision Production 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Communications Technologies 1
Visual and Performing Arts 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Construction Trades 2

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
62%
First-year retention, part-time students
44%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
948
Certificates under 1 year
780
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
289

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
7,553
Undergraduates, fall 2024
7,553
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
10,378
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
61%
Men
39%
White
64%
Hispanic or Latino
5%
Black or African American
23%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
33%
Students taking some online courses
35%

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Alabama Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Aaron Milner
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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