Snead State Community College

Overview

Rankings

• #2 Best Online Colleges in Alabama
• #3 Most Affordable Colleges in Alabama
• #12 Best Trade Schools
• #26 Most Affordable Hispanic-Serving Institutions
• #31 Best Vocational & Technical Schools
• #43 Best Online Colleges for First-Generation Students
• #48 Best Hispanic-Serving Institutions

Academics & Admissions

Is It Hard to Get Into Snead State Community College? Acceptance Rate & Requirements

Based in Boaz, Alabama, Snead State Community College enrolls students across a range of programs. The graduation rate is roughly 49%.

Retention Rate

68%

Full-Time Faculty

33%

Faculty Salary (mo)

$7,792

Student–Faculty Ratio

21:1

Diversity Index

0.54

First-Gen Students

53%

Cost & Financial Aid

How Much Does It Cost to Attend Snead State Community College? Tuition, Net Price & Aid

Published tuition at Snead State Community College is $9,664, but few families pay that. The number to watch is net price, what students actually pay each year after federal grants and institutional scholarships. Here it averages about $3,249. Students from families earning under $30,000 typically pay closer to $2,256 after need-based grants. The median graduate leaves with about $9,000 in federal student loans.

In-State Tuition

$5,278

Out-of-State

$9,664

Avg Net Price

$3,249

Median Debt

$9,000

Pell Grant Rate

31%

Federal Loan Rate

10%

Students Like You

Tell us a little about yourself to see what students like you have typically experienced at Snead State Community College — the net price for your income, your admission odds, and the outcomes that follow. These are patterns from federal data, not predictions.

Graduate Outcomes

Is Snead State Community College Worth It? Graduate Earnings & ROI

Ten years out, alumni of Snead State Community College report median earnings of $35,735, a figure worth comparing against the cost of attendance before enrolling.

6 Years After Entry

$32,858

8 Years

$33,915

10 Years

$35,735

Debt-to-Earnings

0.25x

Earning > $25K

42%

Social Mobility

Data: Raj Chetty's Mobility Report Card · 30M+ anonymized tax records

Does Snead State Community College Drive Upward Mobility? Economic Mobility & Low-Income Outcomes

Snead State Community College is a genuine engine of upward mobility. Its mobility rate, the share of students who start in the bottom income quintile and climb to the top, is 1.95%, well above the typical college. Access is a real strength here. Roughly 21.3% of students come from families in the bottom income quintile, a high share that gives low-income students a real foothold. Among bottom-quintile students who attend, roughly 9.2% go on to reach the top of the income ladder. The median family income of students sits near $52,500, a snapshot of the campus's socioeconomic mix.

Mobility Rate

1.95%

Bottom 20% → Top 20%

Success Rate

9.2%

If bottom 20% get in

From Bottom 20%

21.3%

Share of students

Parent Median Income

$71,329

today's $ (2015 cohort data)

Institutional Finances

Data: NCES IPEDS

Endowment

$2,516,549

Federal Grants

$910,807

Investment Income

$-1,306,387

Top Programs

The fields Snead State Community College awards the most degrees in, by share of completions. Where federal field-of-study data exists, we show what graduates in that major earned early in their careers. Each links to its degree guide — or see what someone with your income, scores, and major would pay and earn here in the Students Like You simulator.

• Humanities 57%
• Mechanic & Repair Tech 17%
• Computer Science & IT 8% $40,390 early-career
• Business & Marketing 5% $23,279 early-career
• Precision Production 5%
• Health Professions 5% $62,763 early-career

Early-career median earnings by major (typically 1–2 years after completion, bachelor's level where available), in today's dollars (CPI-adjusted). Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard field of study. Distinct from the school-wide 10-year median; suppressed for small programs.