Lawson State Community College
Birmingham, Alabama
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 2,900 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 42 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 22 finishedGraduates here earned $47,412 a year after finishingNationally: $56,437
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Plumbing and pipefitting
- Plumbing and Related Water Supply ServicesCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,980
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $76,304 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (12)
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 20 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $37,255
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 156 finishedGraduates here earned $29,047 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $45,150
- Real EstateCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $45,163
- Social WorkAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,827
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $6,248per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,971sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,215Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 24%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $33,0386 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $36,45710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 26%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 61%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Lawson State Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 6, 2026.
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