Gadsden State Community College

Gadsden State Community College is a public institution located in Gadsden, Alabama, with an enrollment of approximately 3,548 students.

In-state tuition is $4,272 per year, and out-of-state tuition is $7,368 per year. The average annual net price — the total estimated cost of attendance, including tuition, fees, and living expenses, after grant and scholarship aid is applied — is $3,515. This figure suggests that many students receive aid that offsets costs beyond tuition alone. Nearly half of students (46.3%) receive Pell Grants, which are need-based federal awards that do not require repayment. Notably, none of the student body takes out federal student loans, meaning students appear to cover their costs through a combination of aid, out-of-pocket payment, or other non-federal sources.

Gadsden State offers programs across a range of career-focused fields. Representative areas of study include accounting, health services management, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, industrial machinery mechanics, and paralegal studies, among others in technical and healthcare-related disciplines.

Median earnings stand at $32,937 per year, measured approximately ten years after enrollment. This figure covers all federally-aided students who enrolled at the school — including those who did not complete a credential — so it reflects a broad range of outcomes rather than the earnings of graduates alone.

Gadsden State is a community college, and many of its programs are designed to lead to workforce entry or transfer to four-year institutions within two years. Adults researching career-focused credentials may find the low net price and the range of technical and healthcare programs relevant to their planning.