Shelton State Community College
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- City
- 3,148 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 · 48 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 41 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $21,306 a year after finishingNationally: $23,214
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $62,256 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 43 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 42 finishedGraduates here earned $84,004 a year after finishingNationally: $53,952
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 110 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 27 finishedGraduates here earned $27,569 a year after finishingNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 121 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 68 finishedGraduates here earned $72,501 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 66 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 33 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (5)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 24 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 20 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degreeNationally: $40,381
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 179 finishedGraduates here earned $29,248 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $28,258
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $8,931per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $16,460sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,520Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 27%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $35,9766 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $42,04510 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 24%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 32%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 Shelton 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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