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Shelton State Community College is ranked #1,782 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Shelton State Community College held the #1,910 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Shelton State Community College also holds the #29 spot on the Best Colleges in Alabama ranking.
See all of the rankings for Shelton State Community College.
Since Shelton State Community College 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 Shelton State Community College is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Shelton State Community College is 56%. 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 Shelton State Community College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,743 undergraduates at Shelton State Community College with 1,603 being full-time and 2,140 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 Shelton State Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
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Get more details about the location of Shelton State Community College.
Contact details for Shelton State Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 9500 Old Greensboro Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35405-8522 |
| Phone: | 205-391-2211 |
| Website: | www.sheltonstate.edu/ |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 3,130 students took at least one online class at Shelton State Community College. This is a decrease from the 3,277 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,130 | 1,804 |
| 2019-2020 | 3,277 | 2,508 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,845 | 651 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,509 | 593 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,347 | 475 |
Learn more about online learning at Shelton State Community College.
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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