+114%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Central Alabama Community College rose 114% between 2007 and 2010 (8.8% → 18.7%).
Alabama · Public · Predominantly certificates
Central Alabama Community College
Central Alabama Community College is a public community college in Alexander City, Alabama, offering associate degrees, certificates, and workforce training across campuses in east-central Alabama.
1,134 undergraduate students. 23 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Central Alabama Community College
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Central Alabama Community College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (4.3% → 0.0%).
+28%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Central Alabama Community College rose 28% between 2021 and 2024 (940 → 1.2k).
-22%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Central Alabama Community College fell 22% between 2017 and 2020 ($12.4k → $9.8k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
Central Alabama Community College earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Alabama median
Each tile compares this institution to the Alabama median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$33,506+9% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$30,739
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry24.0%-9% · '97→'10
Alabama median 43.4%$5,500+272% · '01→'20
At program completion1,134-33% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS58.5%-38% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$5,040+184% · '00→'24
out-of-state $8,850SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How Central Alabama Community College earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at Central Alabama Community College
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.2%Median federal debt $5,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $33,506 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Central Alabama Community College enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-38%
Central Alabama Community College · retention fell
97.0% → 59.9%
-33%
Central Alabama Community College · undergrad enrollment fell
1,792 → 1,203
+184%
Central Alabama Community College · in-state tuition rose
$1,800 → $5,110
+167%
Central Alabama Community College · out-of-state tuition rose
$3,360 → $8,980
+272%
Central Alabama Community College · median debt rose
$2,625 → $9,766
-100%
Central Alabama Community College · cohort default rate fell
30.6% → 0.0%
-51%
Central Alabama Community College · pell share fell
65.5% → 31.8%
+32%
Central Alabama Community College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$23,200 → $30,739
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Central Alabama Community College programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
2 Central Alabama Community College programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to Central Alabama Community College in Alabama
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Central Alabama Community College graduates earn $X” — not “Central Alabama Community College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Central Alabama Community College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.