unitid 101569 · Birmingham, AL · public 2-year · city (midsize)
Lawson State Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 4,531
- predominant degree
- Associate's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
2,900
59th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
60%
undergrads on Pell grants
97th pctl among public 2-years
completion
27%
finish within 150% time
16th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$14,895
48th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$6,275
after aid, aided students
37th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$31,701
after entry, Title IV students
9th 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 $6,102 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
- 0-30k72%
- 30-48k21%
- 48-75knot reported
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $16,188
- First-generation students
- 47%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,040
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
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 162 | $37,298 | $7,500 |
| Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 45 | $42,068 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 36 | — | $11,882 |
| Precision Metal Working. | 29 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 23 | $40,432 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | 21 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 20 | — | — |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 20 | — | $15,926 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | 19 | $53,700 | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 18 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 17 | — | — |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 16 | — | — |
— 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
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
- Fletcher Technical Community College →
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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.