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 306 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is dental assisting/assistant.
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Wallace State, Hanceville is ranked #1,121 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 Wallace State, Hanceville held the #1,456 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Wallace State, Hanceville is also ranked #12 out of 40 schools in Alabama.
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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.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, Wallace State Community College, Hanceville is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
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 40%. 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 64%, 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.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $6,020 | $7,344 | $8,440 | $10,303 | $5,942 |
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 20% of students took out student loans averaging $4,901 a year. That adds up to $19,604 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Wallace State, Hanceville is 8.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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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/ |
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, 2,786 students took at least one online class at Wallace State Community College, Hanceville. This is an increase from the 2,657 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,786 | 1,156 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,657 | 728 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,357 | 711 |
| 2017-2018 | 2,212 | 641 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,328 | 654 |
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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