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Lurleen B Wallace Community College

Andalusia, Alabama Public 2-year Rural area

Overview

Located in Andalusia, Alabama, Lurleen B Wallace Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a rural area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,062 students. It is part of Alabama Community College System.

Lurleen B Wallace Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 20 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Welding Technology, and Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician. It awarded 546 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 64% 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
2,062
Students enrolled
64%
First-year retention
546
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
20
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 20

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 5
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Precision Production 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 4
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Construction Trades 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
64%
First-year retention, part-time students
39%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
305
Certificates under 1 year
187
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
54

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,062
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,062
Full-time, fall 2024
36%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,824
Full-time, 2024-25
31%
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
70%
Hispanic or Latino
3%
Black or African American
19%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
16
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
34%
Students taking some online courses
46%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
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
Brock Kelley
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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