Career Programs at Shelton State CC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Shelton State Community College is $8,730 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

57% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,338 (exclude student loans).

Shelton State CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$8,730
Average Financial Amount	$4,338

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Shelton State Community College offers 34 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 771 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Shelton State Community College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	15	1	127
2 Years Certificate	19	1	107
Total	34	2	771

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

127 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
107 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
537 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	✕	4	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	4	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	1	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (other)	✕	6	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Electrician	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology	✕	36	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	11	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Tool and Die Technology/Technician	✕	18	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	8	-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	5 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✔	5	-
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	23	-
	Total	127

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Barbering/Barber	✕	0	-
Nail Technician/Specialist and Manicurist	✕	0	-
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	✕	6	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	1	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	0	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Electrician	✕	1	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	$55,700
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Tool and Die Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	3	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	78 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✔	0	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	78	-
Business [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	0	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	9	$22,400
	Total	107

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	6	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Salon/Beauty Salon Management/Manager	✕	25	-
Culinary Arts/Chef Training	✕	9	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	15	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	11	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	8	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✔ (1 completers)	184 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✔	116	-
General Studies	✕	68	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Electrician	✕	11	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	79 completers	-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	✕	63	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	16	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Tool and Die Technology/Technician	✕	9	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	11	-
Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) Machinist Technology/CNC Machinist	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	122 completers	-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	✔	5	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	15	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	102	-
Business [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	16	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	24	-
	Total	537

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,166 students are attending at Shelton State Community College. There are 99 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 79 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 (5.88%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 270 (full-time) and 140 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Shelton State Community College is 27% and transfer-out rate is 23%. The retention rate is 64% at the school.

Shelton State CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	4,166
Graduation Rate	27%
Number of Faculty	178
Student to Faculty Ratio	17 to 1

Student Population at Shelton State CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,659 students enrolled into Shelton State Community College. By gender, 1,794 male and 2,865 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Shelton State Community College.

Student Population By Gender
Shelton State Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,659	1,794	2,865
Full-time	1,671	770	901
Part-tme	2,988	1,024	1,964

There are 2,456 White (52.72%), 1,840 Black/African American (39.49%), 153 Hispanic (3.28%), 32 Asian (0.69%), and 329 students with other races attending Shelton State Community College. 44 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Shelton State Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,659	1,794	2,865
American Indian/Native American	17	12	5
Asian	32	12	20
Black/African American	1,840	538	1,302
Hispanic	153	60	93
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	2,456	1,098	1,358
Two More	96	35	61
Un-Known	19	5	14
Non-resident Alien	44	33	11

Shelton State Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

1,804 students (38.72% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,326 students (28.46% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Shelton State Community College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Shelton State Community College
	Number of Students
Total	4,659
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,804
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,326
Not in Online Courses	1,529

By age range, at Shelton State Community College, 1,716 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.83% of total students), 1,540 students are aged below 20 (33.05%), 221 students are aged above 50 (7.51%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Shelton State Community College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	4,659	1,794	2,865
Under 18	345	110	235
Age 18-19	1,195	521	674
Age 20-21	1,085	502	583
Age 22-24	631	257	374
Age 25-29	460	146	314
Age 30-34	259	59	200
Age 35-39	169	47	122
Age 40-49	294	82	212
Age 50-64	175	56	119
Over 64	46	14	32

Directory and Accreditation Information

Shelton State Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1994 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Shelton State Community College.

9500 Old Greensboro Rd, Tuscaloosa, AL

205-391-2211

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

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