-17%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville fell 17% between 2007 and 2010 (37.2% → 30.9%).
Alabama · Public · Predominantly certificates
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Hanceville, Alabama. 4,413 undergraduate students. 54 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
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 George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.6% → 0.0%).
+27%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville rose 27% between 2009 and 2010 (9.6% → 12.2%).
+17%
Public certificate-predominant peer
10-year earnings at George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville are 17% above the public certificate-predominant peer median ($39.8k vs $34.0k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Alabama
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.
$39,842+10% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$36,129
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry48.2%+1% · '97→'10
Alabama median 43.4%$8,200+175% · '03→'20
At program completion4,413+1% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS68.1%+17% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$4,980+266% · '00→'24
out-of-state $8,790SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How 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
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
2.7%Median federal debt $8,200 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $39,842 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
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.
+27%
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville · completion · 100% rose
9.6% → 12.2%
+17%
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville · retention rose
56.0% → 65.5%
+266%
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville · in-state tuition rose
$1,428 → $5,220
+226%
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville · out-of-state tuition rose
$2,788 → $9,090
+175%
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville · median debt rose
$4,000 → $11,000
-100%
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville · cohort default rate fell
25.5% → 0.0%
+36%
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville · earnings_median_10yr rose
$29,400 → $39,842
+35%
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville · earnings_median_8yr rose
$27,800 → $37,446
+53%
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville · earnings_median_6yr rose
$23,600 → $36,129
SECTION 05 · 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.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$66,490Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$53,755Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$51,908Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$46,447Health and Medical Administrative Services.$44,619Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$42,302Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$41,281Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$40,103Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$36,628Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.$25,174
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
10 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$66,490Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$53,755Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$41,281Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.$42,302Health and Medical Administrative Services.$44,619Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$46,447Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$36,628
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Alabama
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville graduates earn $X” — not “George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville 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.