
Andalusia, ALpubliclbwcc.edu
Acceptance & SAT from Common Data Set / IPEDS; net price, earnings & graduation from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. Figures lag ~1–2 years — verify with the school.
Lurleen B. Wallace Community College (LBWCC) is a public community college in Andalusia, Alabama, offering open admissions and a range of associate degrees and technical programs. With a 100% acceptance rate, LBWCC serves a diverse student body of over 2,000 students, focusing on affordability and workforce readiness. The college emphasizes student engagement through clubs and activities while maintaining a graduation rate of 24-43%.
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Outcomes & value
Earnings = median of students working ~10 years after entry; debt = median of graduates. Value divides 10-yr earnings by one year’s net price — read it as earnings per dollar of annual cost, not a full lifetime ROI; it favors lower-cost schools. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. Figures lag ~2 years and reflect all students, not your intended major.
Campus & location
On-campus criminal offenses classed as violent (murder/non-negligent manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault) for the most recent reported year. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education Campus Safety and Security (Clery Act). Counts reflect what’s reported to the school, and urban campuses often report more partly due to non-student incidents nearby — read alongside campus size and setting, not as a standalone safety verdict.
Pleasant days counts days per year with a mean temperature of 55–75°F, a high at or below 90°F, a low at or above 45°F, and little precipitation — a transparent comfort measure, not a weighting we invented. Computed from Open-Meteo ERA5 daily history (2019–2023). Natural-hazard risk is the county’s composite rating from the FEMA National Risk Index.
Institutional research volume and impact from OpenAlex. The h-index reflects large research universities and will be low for teaching-focused liberal-arts colleges — not a measure of undergraduate quality.
Mobility rate = the share of students who both start in the bottom household-income quintile and reach the top quintile; bottom → top is that chance conditional on starting at the bottom. Source: Opportunity Insights Mobility Report Cards (Chetty, Friedman, Saez, Turner & Yagan). Reflects 1980–82 birth cohorts, so it’s directional, not current.
Lurleen B. Wallace Community College has an open admissions policy, meaning there is no application deadline and no ACT or SAT score requirement for admission. The Acceptance rateThe share of applicants a college admits in a given year. A 10% acceptance rate means it admits about 1 in 10 applicants. is 100%, with all 1,778 applicants accepted in recent data. Enrollment includes 744 full-time and 1,318 part-time students, making part-time students the majority (36.1% full-time). The college does not require standardized test scores but may use them for placement purposes.
LBWCC offers Associate in Arts (AA) and Associate in Science (AS) degrees designed for transfer to four-year institutions. The college also provides in fields such as:
As part of the Alabama Community College System, LBWCC focuses on workforce development and career readiness.
LBWCC encourages student involvement through clubs and organizations, including the LBWCC Ambassadors, an honorary group for full-time students. The college promotes values such as accountability, kindness, and service. While specific housing details are not provided, the campus fosters engagement through academic and civic-oriented activities, including visual arts programs.
Graduation rates at LBWCC vary by source:
Retention rates are 66% for full-time and 54% for part-time students. Graduates report median earnings of $36,427 one year after graduation, increasing to $30,800 after 10 years (varies by source). The transfer-out rate is 19-22%.
Tuition and fees at LBWCC are $3,930 for in-state and $7,860 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid package is $3,832, with 61% of students receiving federal grants (avg. $6,670) and 19% receiving state/local grants (avg. $1,126). Institutional grants are awarded to 44% of students (avg. $4,658). The college provides a Net Price Calculator to estimate costs after aid.
LBWCC distinguishes itself through: