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Coastal Alabama Community College

Bay Minette, Alabama · Public community college

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31%completion rate · Alabama avg 46%
$11,000median debt of graduates
$30,808median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$34,894median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation (Accredited)
Address: 1900 U S Highway 31 South, Bay Minette, AL 36507 · Phone: (251) 580-2100 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Coastal Alabama Commu… Coastal Alabama Commu…: 31.3% 31.3% Alabama average Alabama average: 45.5% 45.5% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$39,880$57,030$61,800
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$36,710$48,490$60,120
Emergency medical technicians$28,620$37,810$44,210
Aircraft mechanics and service technicians$48,350$82,260$94,970
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$21,300$29,150$37,230
Surgical technologists$36,490$49,420$59,990
Dental assistants$30,840$39,080$47,100
Barbers$26,380$29,120$29,120
Automotive service technicians and mechanics$31,030$45,640$61,560
Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters$37,720$58,670$64,730

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Alabama (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 167 $31,675 $28,598 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 139 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 82 not reported not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 29 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 19 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate degree 17 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 15 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 12 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 12 $38,662 $31,839 not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 12 not reported not reported not reported
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Associate degree 11 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 1–2 years 10 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 8 $38,662 $31,839 not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 6 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 3 not reported not reported not reported
Plumbing and Related Water Supply Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 2 not reported not reported not reported
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Certificate, 300–899 hours 1 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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