
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.
Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus was awarded 13 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked LSCC - Birmingham Campus as #909 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when LSCC - Birmingham Campus held the #1,842 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
LSCC - Birmingham Campus is also ranked #16 out of 42 schools in Alabama.
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Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus 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 Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus, this ratio is 16 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 Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus is 49%. This is comparable to 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 Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,823 undergraduates at LSCC - Birmingham Campus with 1,198 being full-time and 1,625 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $3,354 | $4,123 | $6,494 | $9,796 | $7,387 | 
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 LSCC - Birmingham Campus, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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Contact details for LSCC - Birmingham Campus are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3060 Wilson Rd Sw, Birmingham, AL 35221-1717 | 
| Phone: | 205-925-2515 | 
| Website: | www.lawsonstate.edu/ | 
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates | 
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 158 | NA | 
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 60 | NA | 
| Allied Health Professions | 36 | NA | 
| Environmental Control Technology | 35 | NA | 
| Nursing | 33 | NA | 
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 32 | NA | 
| Human Development & Family Studies | 30 | NA | 
| Computer Information Systems | 24 | NA | 
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 23 | NA | 
| Culinary Arts | 21 | 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, 1,599 students took at least one online class at Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus. This is a decrease from the 2,417 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online | 
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,599 | 604 | 
| 2021-2022 | 2,417 | 1,518 | 
| 2020-2021 | 2,399 | 2,065 | 
| 2018-2019 | 671 | 167 | 
Learn more about online learning at Lawson State Community College - Birmingham Campus.
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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