by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Coastal Alabama Community College was awarded 2 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is industrial technology.
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Coastal Alabama Community College is ranked #956 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Coastal Alabama Community College held the #1,544 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Coastal Alabama Community College also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in Alabama ranking.
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Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Coastal Alabama Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio at Coastal Alabama Community College is about average at 15 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.
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 Coastal Alabama Community College is 39%. 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 Coastal Alabama Community College this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,653 undergraduates at Coastal Alabama Community College with 2,777 being full-time and 3,876 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $5,700 | $6,405 | $8,905 | $12,032 | $11,706 |
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 Coastal Alabama Community College, 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 Coastal Alabama Community College, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $4,987 a year. That adds up to $19,948 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Coastal Alabama Community College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1900 U S Highway 31 South, Bay Minette, AL 36507-2698 |
| Phone: | 251-580-2100 |
| Website: | www.coastalalabama.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 459 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 196 | NA |
| Nursing | 157 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 149 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 136 | NA |
| Industrial Production Technology | 117 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 107 | NA |
| Business Support & Assistant Services | 28 | NA |
| Drafting & Design Engineering Technology | 26 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 24 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 3,805 students took at least one online class at Coastal Alabama Community College. This is a decrease from the 4,263 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 3,805 | 1,789 |
| 2021-2022 | 4,263 | 2,070 |
| 2020-2021 | 3,376 | 1,251 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,155 | 836 |
Learn more about online learning at Coastal Alabama 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.
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