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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Bishop State Community College is ranked #1,464 out of 2,198 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Bishop State Community College held the #1,733 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Bishop State Community College is also ranked #23 out of 40 schools in Alabama.
Bishop 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 is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Bishop State Community College, this ratio is 18 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
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 Bishop State Community College is 43%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Bishop State Community College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,176 undergraduates at Bishop State Community College with 755 being full-time and 1,421 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 Bishop State Community College, 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 Bishop State Community College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $6,682 a year. That adds up to $26,728 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Bishop State Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 351 North Broad Street, Mobile, AL 36603-5898 |
| Phone: | 251-405-7000 |
| Website: | www.bishop.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Ground Transportation | 214 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 115 | NA |
| Nursing | 74 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 54 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 25 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 21 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 20 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 18 | NA |
| Graphic Communications | 16 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 15 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 1,070 students took at least one online class at Bishop State Community College. This is a decrease from the 1,341 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,070 | 368 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,341 | 602 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,411 | 673 |
| 2018-2019 | 351 | 51 |
Learn more about online learning at Bishop 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.
References
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