Alabama · Public · Predominantly certificates

Shelton State Community College

Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 3,191 undergraduate students. 36 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at Shelton 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.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-26%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at Shelton State Community College fell 26% between 2007 and 2010 (13.1% → 9.7%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER+25%

100%-time completion

100%-time completion at Shelton State Community College rose 25% between 2009 and 2010 (4.2% → 5.3%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-22%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at Shelton State Community College fell 22% between 2021 and 2024 (4.0k → 3.1k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+12%

In-state tuition

In-state tuition at Shelton State Community College rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($4.6k → $5.1k).

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.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$35,014+11% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$31,581
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
21.5%-43% · '97→'10
Alabama median 43.4%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
3,191-37% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
56.9%+2% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$5,067+229% · '00→'24
out-of-state $8,877
SECTION 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).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
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.

UNDERGRAD · 199620243,148
5,7573,14819962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 199720109.7%
36%8%19972010
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
COMPLETION · 150% · 19972010-43%

Shelton State Community College · completion · 150% fell

17.1% → 9.7%

COMPLETION · 100% · 20092010+25%

Shelton State Community College · completion · 100% rose

4.3% → 5.3%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 19962024-37%

Shelton State Community College · undergrad enrollment fell

5,007 → 3,148

IN-STATE TUITION · 20002024+229%

Shelton State Community College · in-state tuition rose

$1,560 → $5,127

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 20002024+200%

Shelton State Community College · out-of-state tuition rose

$3,000 → $8,997

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 20072020+36%

Shelton State Community College · earnings_median_10yr rose

$25,800 → $35,014

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 20052020+34%

Shelton State Community College · earnings_median_8yr rose

$24,800 → $33,221

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 20032020+48%

Shelton State Community College · earnings_median_6yr rose

$21,300 → $31,581

CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

Shelton State Community College graduates earn $X” — not “Shelton State Community College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Shelton 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.

Methodology →