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 State Community College, Hanceville was awarded 24 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Wallace State, Hanceville is ranked #1,037 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Wallace State, Hanceville held the #1,121 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Wallace State, Hanceville also holds the #20 spot on the Best Colleges in Alabama ranking.
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Since Wallace State Community College, Hanceville 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 is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Wallace State Community College, Hanceville, this rate is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 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 State Community College, Hanceville is 38%. 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 Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,763 undergraduates at Wallace State, Hanceville with 2,349 being full-time and 2,414 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 State, Hanceville, 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 State, Hanceville, approximately 22% of students took out student loans averaging $5,416 a year. That adds up to $21,664 over four years for those students.
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See which majors at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Wallace State Community College, Hanceville.
Contact details for Wallace State, Hanceville are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 801 Main St Nw, Hanceville, AL 35077-2000 |
| Phone: | 256-352-8000 |
| Website: | https://www.wallacestate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 401 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 258 | NA |
| Electronics Maintenance & Repair | 243 | NA |
| Nursing | 178 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 176 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 167 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 127 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 103 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 99 | NA |
| General Engineering Technology | 98 | 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, 2,961 students took at least one online class at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. This is an increase from the 2,786 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,961 | 1,172 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,786 | 1,156 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,657 | 728 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,212 | 641 |
Learn more about online learning at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville.
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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