unitid 251260 · Wadley, AL · public 2-year · rural (remote)
Southern Union State Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 6,109
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
4,173
71st pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
34%
undergrads on Pell grants
63rd pctl among public 2-years
completion
36%
finish within 150% time
45th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$13,637
32nd pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$6,142
after aid, aided students
35th pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$36,597
after entry, Title IV students
34th pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$11,000
65th pctl among public 2-years
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 $3,543 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
- 0-30k52%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k13%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $23,096
- First-generation students
- 44%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,040
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.3× the median graduate debt.
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. | 445 | $36,998 | $9,860 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 366 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 108 | $67,692 | $13,250 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 102 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 84 | — | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 78 | — | — |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 68 | — | — |
| Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 45 | — | — |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 41 | $46,877 | — |
| Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 39 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 36 | — | — |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 31 | — | — |
— 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.