John C Calhoun State Community College

Quick Facts

Location: Southeast
Setting: Small Town Setting
Type: Public
Size: Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)
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Calhoun Community College is a two-year institution of higher learning, located in Decatur, Alabama, United States.

The largest of the 27 two-year institutions comprising The Alabama College System, Calhoun is an open-admission, coeducational, comprehensive community college dedicated to providing education to individuals in its four-county service area.

Offering 49 associate degree programs and 52 career/certificate programs, Calhoun serves just over 9,000 students at its 110-acre Decatur campus; its Huntsville/Cummings Research Park site; at Redstone Arsenal, a local military installation; and at the Limestone County, AL Correctional Facility. Of Calhoun's 302 full-time employees, 133 serve on the college faculty. Over 80 percent of the full-time faculty possess at least a master's degree, and approximately 15 percent hold the doctorate.

For over 50 years, Calhoun has been an active member of North Alabama. Graduates of the college permeate the community, and many of them have gone on to complete baccalaureate degrees at other institutions in the area, or have entered the work force after successfully completing programs of study and training.

Named after John C. Calhoun, the 7th Vice-President of the United States. He was a War Hawk of 1812, hence the Calhoun athletic teams names.

Separate campuses

  • Decatur-Main Campus
  • Huntsville/Cummings Research Park
  • Redstone Arsenal

Athletics

  • Calhoun Community College participates in baseball and softball in the Alabama Community College Conference.
  • The Calhoun mascot is the Warhawk.
  • Area basketball teams also play in the 3,000 seat Carlton Kelley Gymnasium during large sporting events.

Famous alumni

  • Bo Bice - American Idol runner-up - graduated May 1997
  • Jorge Posada- Catcher, New York Yankees - graduated 1991

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Students & Campus Life
Full Time Students: 60%
Athletic Programs: Unavailable
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Expenses
Average Tuition: $ 5,700
Students Receiving Aid: 58%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 60%
Part-Time 40%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 74%
African-American 18%
Other 6%
Hispanic 1%
Asian 1%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 98%
Out-of-State 2%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Alabama 98%
Tennessee 1%
Kentucky 0%
Illinois 0%
Florida 0%
Percent of Students International: 0%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 2,850 $ 5,700  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 2,130 $ 4,260  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 720 $ 720  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,656 44%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 965 11%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 1,172 17%  
Student Loans:
$ 2,128 24%  
Any Aid:
  58%  

Degree Programs at John C Calhoun State Community College

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Certificate Programs at John C Calhoun State Community College

Career Education Majors