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Snead State Community College

Boaz, Alabama Public 2-year Town

Overview

Located in Boaz, Alabama, Snead State Community College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a town setting. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,917 students. It is part of Alabama Community College System.

Snead State Community College offers certificates and associate degrees across 14 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are General Studies, Computer and Information Sciences, General, and Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician. It awarded 840 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,917
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
840
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
14
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 14

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 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Precision Production 1
Health Professions 3
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
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
35%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
401
Certificates under 1 year
386
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
53

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,917
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,917
Full-time, fall 2024
33%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
8,476
Full-time, 2024-25
15%
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
59%
Men
41%
White
74%
Hispanic or Latino
12%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
82%
Students taking some online courses
13%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Town
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Alabama Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Dr. Joe Whitmore
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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