-25%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Gadsden State Community College fell 25% between 2009 and 2010 (13.2% → 9.8%).
Alabama · Public · Predominantly certificates
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, Alabama. 3,619 undergraduate students. 41 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Gadsden 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.
+17%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Gadsden State Community College rose 17% between 2007 and 2010 (16.8% → 19.7%).
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.
$32,937+11% · 6→10y
Alabama median $39,017$29,795
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry32.2%+68% · '97→'10
Alabama median 43.4%—
At program completion3,619-31% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS58.5%+49% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$4,032+154% · '00→'24
out-of-state $7,080SECTION 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 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.
+68%
Gadsden State Community College · completion · 150% rose
11.7% → 19.7%
-25%
Gadsden State Community College · completion · 100% fell
13.2% → 9.8%
+49%
Gadsden State Community College · retention rose
42.0% → 62.5%
-31%
Gadsden State Community College · undergrad enrollment fell
5,125 → 3,548
+154%
Gadsden State Community College · in-state tuition rose
$1,680 → $4,272
+127%
Gadsden State Community College · out-of-state tuition rose
$3,240 → $7,368
+27%
Gadsden State Community College · earnings_median_6yr rose
$23,500 → $29,795
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.
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies.$71,603Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$68,352Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$62,305Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$50,080Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies.$48,539Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$48,439Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$44,079Precision Metal Working.$42,143Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.$37,390Business Operations Support and Assistant Services.$27,365Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services.$24,629
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
11 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
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
PRECISION PRODUCTION · CIP 48
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$68,352Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$50,080Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$44,079Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.$48,439
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
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
“Gadsden State Community College graduates earn $X” — not “Gadsden State Community College makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Gadsden 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.