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unitid 101462 · Huntsville, AL · public 2-year · city (midsize)

J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College

enrollment 2023
1,378
predominant degree
Certificate

scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years

The record

admission rate

not reported

undergraduates

755

20th pctl among public 2-years

Pell share

44%

undergrads on Pell grants

86th pctl among public 2-years

completion

14%

finish within 150% time

3rd pctl among public 2-years

sticker cost / yr

$14,456

44th pctl among public 2-years

avg net price / yr

$6,005

after aid, aided students

34th pctl among public 2-years

median earnings, 10 yr

$28,281

after entry, Title IV students

2nd pctl among public 2-years

median grad debt

not reported

what families actually pay

Cost

Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.

Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort

Families earning under $30k paid $5,916 per year after aid.

Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).

Who enrolls, by family income

  • 0-30k
    77%
  • 30-48k
    15%
  • 48-75k
    not reported
  • 75-110k
    not reported
  • 110k+
    not reported
Median family income
$13,959
First-generation students
59%
In-state tuition & fees
$5,190

earnings · debt · programs

Outcomes

Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.

What programs pay — top fields of study

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.46
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.35
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.31
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians.19
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.18$55,022
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.8
Computer and Information Sciences, General.7
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.7
Business Administration, Management and Operations.7
Business Administration, Management and Operations.5
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians.4
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.3

— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.

annual scorecard files, 1996–2026

Trajectory

Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.

Admission rate

no years reported

Price per year

  • sticker
  • net

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

Undergraduates

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built 2026-07-17

Provenance

  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.