-38%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Jefferson State Community College fell 38% between 2009 and 2010 (3.9% → 2.4%).
Alabama · Public · Predominantly associate's
Jefferson State Community College
Birmingham, Alabama. 5,443 undergraduate students. 29 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Jefferson State 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 Jefferson State Community College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (2.6% → 0.0%).
-18%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Jefferson State Community College fell 18% between 2007 and 2010 (8.9% → 7.3%).
-11%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Jefferson State Community College fell 11% between 2021 and 2024 (6.1k → 5.5k).
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.
$40,719+15% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$35,502
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry23.3%+55% · '97→'10
Alabama median 43.4%$4,500+269% · '97→'20
At program completion5,443+42% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS57.7%+12% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$5,040+254% · '00→'24
out-of-state $8,850SECTION 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
1.5%Median federal debt $4,500 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $40,719 (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.
+52%
Jefferson State Community College · completion · 150% rose
4.7% → 7.3%
-38%
Jefferson State Community College · completion · 100% fell
3.9% → 2.4%
+12%
Jefferson State Community College · retention rose
53.0% → 59.2%
+42%
Jefferson State Community College · undergrad enrollment rose
3,841 → 5,470
+254%
Jefferson State Community College · in-state tuition rose
$1,440 → $5,100
+234%
Jefferson State Community College · out-of-state tuition rose
$2,688 → $8,970
+269%
Jefferson State Community College · median debt rose
$2,625 → $9,689
-100%
Jefferson State Community College · cohort default rate fell
11.1% → 0.0%
+142%
Jefferson State Community College · pell share rose
14.4% → 34.8%
+26%
Jefferson State Community College · earnings_median_10yr rose
$32,400 → $40,719
+27%
Jefferson State Community College · earnings_median_8yr rose
$29,100 → $36,997
+29%
Jefferson State Community College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$27,600 → $35,502
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.$69,606Engineering Technology, General.$61,350Engineering Technology, General.$60,202Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$54,402Computer and Information Sciences, General.$54,123Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$53,495Funeral Service and Mortuary Science.$47,877Funeral Service and Mortuary Science.$46,158Hospitality Administration/Management.$42,433Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$40,346Business Administration, Management and Operations.$36,925Business Administration, Management and Operations.$35,779Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.$34,776Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$34,601Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.$34,237Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.$32,878Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$27,313Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.$26,505
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
18 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
AGRICULTURE · CIP 01
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
“Jefferson State Community College graduates earn $X” — not “Jefferson State Community College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Jefferson State 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.