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Central Alabama Community College

Alexander City, Alabama · Public

LPN / LVN programsWelding schoolsCNC & machining programsCosmetology schoolsMedical assistant programs
33%completion rate · Alabama avg 46%
$9,766median debt of graduates
$30,739median earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$33,506median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
not reportedannual cost of attendance
Yesfederal aid (FAFSA / Pell) eligible
Accreditation: Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (Accredited)
Address: 1675 Cherokee Rd, Alexander City, AL 35010 · Phone: (256) 234-6346 · School website ↗ · Verify on College Scorecard ↗
Accountability record (federal accreditation database, last 36 months; Department of Education oversight)
No accreditor sanctions in the last 36 months
Sanctions are probation, warning, show-cause and loss-of-accreditation actions by any recognized accreditor, including program-specific accreditors (a nursing-program probation counts for the campus). Routine monitoring reviews and voluntary withdrawals are not counted. Ask the school what the action concerned and how it was resolved.
Completion rate vs. benchmarks
Central Alabama Commu… Central Alabama Commu…: 32.9% 32.9% Alabama average Alabama average: 45.5% 45.5% National average National average: 62.1% 62.1%

What these trades pay once you're working

OccupationStarting (10th pct)MedianExperienced (75th)
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses$39,880$57,030$61,800
Welders, cutters, solderers and brazers$36,710$48,490$60,120
Machinists$37,770$55,560$66,190
Hairdressers, hairstylists and cosmetologists$21,300$29,150$37,230
Medical assistants$29,630$36,100$38,360

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wages for everyone employed in the occupation in Alabama (May 2025; national where the state figure is not published). The program table below shows what this campus's own graduates earned in their first year, whatever job they took.

Trade programs at this campus

ProgramCredentialGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Earnings, yr 2Median debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Certificate, 1–2 years 59 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 24 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 19 not reported not reported not reported
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 17 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Certificate, 300–899 hours 6 not reported not reported not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate degree 5 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 5 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 1–2 years 3 not reported not reported not reported
Precision Metal Working Certificate, 300–899 hours 2 not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Graduates per year from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey. Earnings and debt are College Scorecard field-of-study medians for graduates of this program at this campus (reported at the 4-digit program level, so closely related programs share a figure); "not reported" means too few graduates were counted to publish a figure.

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Data: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026. Figures are the U.S. Department of Education's official measures, not Career Training Path's opinion. Tuition, schedules and program availability change — confirm with the school before enrolling.

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