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Most affordable community colleges in Alabama
22 community colleges in Alabama report net price data, ranging from $1,425 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $6,633. Alabama's community colleges cost about the same as the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.
Median net price in Alabama
$6,633
National median for community colleges
$6,359
community colleges reporting in Alabama
22
The most affordable community colleges in Alabama, ranked by net price
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
AL
Net price
$1,425
Receive grant aid
93%
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College
AL
Net price
$4,736
Receive grant aid
90%
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
AL
Net price
$12,785
Receive grant aid
70%
What makes a school affordable here
In Alabama, the most affordable community colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At George C Wallace State Community College-Selma, the most affordable on this list, 93% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.
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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →