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George C Wallace Community College-Dothan

Dothan, Alabama · Public community college

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35%completion rate · Alabama avg 46%
not reportedmedian debt of graduates
$28,431median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$31,399median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Edu | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Accredited)
Address: 1141 Wallace Drive, Dothan, AL 36303 · Phone: (334) 983-3521 · 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
George C Wallace Comm… George C Wallace Comm…: 35% 35% 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)
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$21,300$29,150$37,230
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$39,880$57,030$61,800
Emergency medical technicians$28,620$37,810$44,210
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$36,710$48,490$60,120
Medical assistants$29,630$36,100$38,360
Electricians$37,640$55,690$64,450
Radiologic technologists and technicians$41,060$60,700$71,620
Surgical technologists$36,490$49,420$59,990

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 69 $32,465 $28,381 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 300–899 hours 48 not reported not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 1–2 years 38 $12,218 $11,851 not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 35 $12,218 $11,851 not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 23 not reported $33,281 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 20 $28,113 $36,221 not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate, 300–899 hours 14 not reported not reported not reported
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate degree 11 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 11 not reported $33,281 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 10 $38,491 $32,467 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 9 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 7 $38,491 $32,467 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate degree 5 $38,491 $32,467 not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 5 $28,113 $36,221 not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate, 1–2 years 3 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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