Southern Union State Community College
Wadley, Alabama
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Rural
- 4,173 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 · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 33 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 42 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 47 finishedGraduates here earned $36,957 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 46 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 61 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 42 finishedGraduates here earned $52,944 a year after finishingNationally: $63,265
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,155
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 126 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 113 finishedGraduates here earned $67,961 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 73 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (6)
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 13 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $40,381
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 306 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 369 finishedGraduates here earned $30,520 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherAssociate degree · 39 finishedNationally: $45,150
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $28,258
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $5,984per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,136sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,460Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 19%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 28%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $37,7356 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $41,90710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $9,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 34%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 33%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 Southern Union 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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