by our College Data Analytics Team
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Southern Union State Community College was awarded 31 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Southern Union State Community College is ranked #1,418 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Southern Union State Community College held the #1,801 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Southern Union State Community College also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in Alabama ranking.
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Southern Union State Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at Southern Union State Community College is about average at 18 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.
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 Southern Union State Community College is 37%. This is lower 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 Southern Union State Community College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,950 undergraduates at Southern Union State Community College with 2,019 being full-time and 1,931 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,904 | $7,056 | $9,962 | $12,695 | $13,165 |
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 Southern Union State Community College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Southern Union State Community College, approximately 23% of students took out student loans averaging $5,139 a year. That adds up to $20,556 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Southern Union State Community College is 10.9%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Contact details for Southern Union State Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 750 Roberts St, Wadley, AL 36276 |
| Phone: | 256-395-2211 |
| Website: | www.suscc.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, 2,429 students took at least one online class at Southern Union State Community College. This is a decrease from the 2,927 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,429 | 588 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,927 | 1,364 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,371 | 206 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,320 | 287 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,100 | 264 |
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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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