by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Wallace Community College, Dothan was awarded 372 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Wallace, Dothan is ranked #1,137 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Wallace, Dothan held the #1,342 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 40 colleges in Alabama, Wallace, Dothan is ranked at #13.
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Since Wallace Community College, Dothan has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
The student to faculty ratio at Wallace Community College, Dothan is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Wallace Community College, Dothan is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Wallace Community College, Dothan is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,681 undergraduates at Wallace, Dothan with 1,215 being full-time and 2,466 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Wallace, Dothan, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Wallace, Dothan, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $6,844 a year. That adds up to $27,376 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of Wallace Community College, Dothan.
Contact details for Wallace, Dothan are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1141 Wallace Drive, Dothan, AL 36303-9234 |
| Phone: | 334-983-3521 |
| Website: | www.wallace.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 1,576 students took at least one online class at Wallace Community College, Dothan. This is a decrease from the 1,879 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 1,576 | 695 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,879 | 802 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,100 | 412 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,065 | 347 |
| 2016-2017 | 904 | 256 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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