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Drake State was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
See all of the rankings for J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College.
If you are worried about getting into J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
The student to faculty ratio at Drake State is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a measure of what percentage of first-year, full-time students come back for their sophomore year. The 41% rate at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College is a good bit lower than the national rate of 68%. This could be for a number of reasons, such as students transferring after a year because they changed majors.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 825 undergraduates at Drake State with 252 being full-time and 573 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 Drake State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Drake State, approximately 2% of students took out student loans averaging $10,000 a year. That adds up to $40,000 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College.
Contact details for Drake State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3421 Meridian St N, Huntsville, AL 35811 |
| Phone: | 256-539-8161 |
| Website: | https://www.drakestate.edu/ |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 511 students took at least one online class at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College. This is an increase from the 508 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 511 | 119 |
| 2019-2020 | 508 | 194 |
| 2018-2019 | 347 | 69 |
| 2017-2018 | 358 | 64 |
| 2016-2017 | 355 | 47 |
Learn more about online learning at J. F. Drake State Community and Technical 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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