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George C Wallace State Community College-Selma

Selma, Alabama Public 2-year Town

Overview

George C Wallace State Community College-Selma is a public two-year institution based in Selma, Alabama. The campus sits in a town setting. It enrolled 1,925 students in fall 2024. It is part of Alabama Community College System.

George C Wallace State Community College-Selma offers certificates and associate degrees across 17 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Welding Technology, General Studies, and Liberal Arts and Sciences. It awarded 550 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
1,925
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
550
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
17
Programs and majors
15:1
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.

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Precision Production 1
Construction Trades 2
Health Professions 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Business, Management and Marketing 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Engineering Technologies 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 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
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
36%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
264
Certificates under 1 year
168
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
118

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,925
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,925
Full-time, fall 2024
27%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,972
Full-time, 2024-25
23%
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
21%
Hispanic or Latino
2%
Black or African American
73%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
6
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
45%
Students taking some online courses
30%
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
Dr. Donitha Griffin
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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