GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
www.gadsdenstate.edu
About: Gadsden State Community College provides educational
opportunities that prepare students for successful careers in
professional and career technical fields. In addition, Gadsden
State retrains existing employees and promotes local and state
workforce development initiatives that meet employer needs.
Number of students: 6,456
Student/faculty ratio: 17:1
Academics: Gadsden State offers more than 80 programs that
can lead to an Associate in Science, Associate in Arts, Associate
in Applied Science, certificate or short-term certificate. There
are career technical programs that require two years or less to
complete. Students also have the opportunity to take two years
of courses at Gadsden State before transferring to a four-year
university or college. The Skills Training Division offers many
short-term, non-credit training programs, and Adult Education
Services offers courses in General Equivalency Diploma
preparation, High School Diploma Option, English Language
Acquisition and Ready-to-Work certification.
Cost of Attendance:
In-State Tuition & Fees: $1,944 per semester ($162 per credit hour)
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Room and Board: $2,400 per semester
Scholarships and Financial Aid:
Percentage of students receiving financial aid: 60%
Scholarship Deadline: March 1
Cool Factors:
• Gadsden State serves Calhoun, Etowah, Cherokee, Cleburne
and St. Clair counties at five campuses and instructional sites.
• Almost 50% of Gadsden State’s students are completing general
education courses with the intent to pursue a bachelor’s degree
at a four-year college.
• Gadsden State offers a number of unique degree programs,
including Civil Engineering Technology and Court Reporting.
Both are the only of its kind in Alabama. Gadsden State is also
the only college in the state to offer Human Gross Anatomy
courses and to utilize a cadaver lab for dissection and
instruction.
• Established in 1973, the Alabama Language Institute is the oldest
continuously running English language institute in Alabama
and is one of the oldest in the Southeastern United States.
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